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WA will significantly ease its interim lockdown restrictions and mask wearing requirements from midnight tomorrow, after the state recorded no new cases of COVID-19 for the fourth consecutive day.

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have laid out their priorities for next week's budget, with a bottom line looking in better shape than had been predicted just a few months ago.

Australia has indicated it is on track to restart repatriation flights from India where thousands of people are stranded under a controversial travel ban.

Cutting the regulatory burden and cash for green tech have been among the priorities listed ahead of the May 11 federal budget.

The pause in flights out of India has dramatically halted the rate of positive COVID-19 cases in quarantine in Australia.

Western Australian craft beer and spirits producers have welcomed the federal government’s decision to increase tax relief for the industry, but some say more change is needed.

Communities hit by natural disasters will get support from a new national agency tasked with helping them rebuild and recover.

WA's mining sector has welcomed the federal government's decision to reinvest in a national exploration scheme over the next four years.

Workers who move to regional Australia to take up farm jobs will receive relocation costs sooner, after the federal government tweaked an underperforming scheme.

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese says the federal government is promising a lot in next week's budget but insists it will be the delivery that matters.

Scott Morrison is refusing to back down from the India travel ban despite a torrent of criticism from high-profile figures and within conservative ranks.

The federal government has quietly wound up the Nev Power-chaired COVID-19 Commission advisory board, just more than 13 months after it was established.

The Reserve Bank has upgraded its economic forecast while reiterating that the cash rate will remain at a record low 0.1 per cent until 2024.

Anzac Day is a reminder of sacrifice, and how we can help our armed forces personnel.

The federal government will hand down more than $1 billion in funding for some of WA's major infrastructure works, with the biggest contribution given to Metronet projects.

The number of casual contacts linked to the latest cases of COVID-19 has doubled overnight, as WA health authorities retrace the steps of two COVID-positive delivery drivers.

Indian community organisations are set to benefit from $2 million worth of grants as criticism of the federal government's use of the Biosecurity Act mounts.

Biosecurity controls will be beefed up in a bid to protect Australian agriculture from devastating diseases and pests.

All Australians over 50 have access to coronavirus vaccines as health experts move to reassure people the AstraZeneca jab is safe.

Former managing director and chair of Alcoa of Australia Michael Parker has been appointed chief executive of Fremantle Ports.

The number of potential COVID exposure sites has increased substantially today, as WA health authorities retrace the steps of two COVID positive food delivery drivers.

Western Australians face the prospect of an extended period of mask-wearing as the state seeks to avoid another coronavirus lockdown.

A security guard from the Pan Pacific Hotel and two of his housemates have tested positive for COVID-19, just 15 hours after the interim lockdown restrictions were lifted.

A man has faced court accused of threatening to kill Premier Mark McGowan outside his Rockingham home.

Rockingham business Shelford Constructions will begin a number of upgrades at Koorana Reserve, including the addition of new sporting fields and refurbishment of club rooms.

The state government has appointed former Governor Malcolm McCusker to lead an independent review of the electoral act, despite claiming it did not plan to pursue electoral reform.

WA has not recorded any new locally acquired cases of COVID, giving the green light for the majority of the interim restrictions to lift for Perth and Peel from midnight tonight.

The state’s peak business association has called on the state government to increase its relief for businesses affected by the lockdown and subsequent restrictions.

Governments and industry have time to build a more reliable and cleaner electricity system if plans are put in place now.

Interim lockdown restrictions will lift from midnight Friday, but masks will remain mandatory while the state waits for the incubation period of the coronavirus to come to an end.

Western Australia's first female speaker of the Legislative Assembly has promised to "preside without fear or favour" while ensuring respect for women.

Western Australia’s peak planning body has given the state government and property giant Pivot Group the green light to build a $30 million office building for parliamentary staff.