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Facebook has struck a preliminary news sharing agreement with Seven West Media, just hours after the federal government agreed to further amend its mandatory media bargaining code.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg remains determined to convince Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to accept the Australian government's media bargaining code.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is sorry a former Liberal staffer feels he has been victim-blaming in response to her allegations of being raped at Parliament House.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has lashed Facebook for its heavy-handed censorship of Australian news and information.

Facebook is expected to follow Google in striking lucrative lump sum deals with Australian media companies to avoid being stung under world-first laws.

Australia's media code will be tweaked to make it clear tech giants are expected to pay news organisations a lump sump rather than for every time an internet user clicks on a link.

Seven West Media has today become the largest Australian news organisation to strike a content sharing agreement with Google, while also announcing a profit recovery.

A multi-party Senate inquiry has backed the federal government's proposed code to force tech giants such as Google and Facebook to pay for news.

Negotiations over the government's media code has reached the highest levels, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison having a "constructive" meeting with Google's global boss.

Scott Morrison shows no signs of blinking first in response to Google's threat to remove its search engine from Australia over the proposed media bargaining code.

The chair of Australia's corporate regulator has been cleared of misconduct after an expenses investigation, but will still resign.

Australians stranded in Europe are facing yet another hurdle to return home after Emirates suspended outbound flights from the United Kingdom.

The IMF has upgraded its global economic growth forecast for this year, but admits that exceptional uncertainty remains.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has rejected a proposal to extend JobKeeper payments for the hard-hit hospitality industry.

Australia's peak social services group is again urging the federal government to raise the long-term rate of JobSeeker, with the payment set to drop back to $40 a day in April.

Australians on unemployment support are expected to again receive $40 a day from April when the coronavirus supplement ends.

The head of Australia's health department believes it is unlikely international borders will substantially reopen this year, even if most people are vaccinated against coronavirus.

Josh Frydenberg says economic indicators are all pointing in one direction and to an Australian economy that is bouncing back strongly.

Josh Frydenberg is confident the economy will continue to strengthen and that the unemployment rate will fall further.

WA's retail spending was up by more than 16 per cent in the year to November 2020, outperforming all other states.

A stronger than expected recovery from the COVID-19 recession has helped to wipe billions of dollars off the federal budget deficit.

There are no guarantees boosted unemployment benefits will be extended beyond March as unemployment figures improve.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is expected to hand down a modestly improved budget position when his mid-year review is released later this week.

Google and Facebook face $10 million fines if they don't follow the rules of Australia's proposed media code to ensure they pay for news.

Facebook and Google will be forced to negotiate with major Australian media organisations on how much they pay for news content on their platforms.

More than two million workers have left the JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme since the Morrison government tightened eligibility and reduced payment rates at the end of September.

Treasure Josh Frydenberg announced a wage subsidy program targeted at young workers as a key plank of the recent federal budget's Economic Recovery Plan.

A major business group believes the federal government's decision to expand a business expense tax break to larger companies will further boost investment and help create jobs.

Ross Taylor says Australia needs a new mindset in its approach towards a critical business and trade relationship with Indonesia.

South Australian Premier Steven Marshall's move to quash his state's COVID-19 outbreak has been praised by Western Australian counterpart Mark McGowan.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg believes the federal government's new insolvency laws will help keep businesses operating and Australians in jobs.

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg insists existing workplace laws will protect older workers from being sacked and replaced with subsidised young jobseekers.

The former deputy chair of the corporate watchdog continued to receive taxpayer-funded rental payments for more than a year after concerns were first raised.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has doubled down on bold job creation claims despite senior officials contradicting his calculations.

Employers and unions have backed Victoria's plan to lift coronavirus economic clamps as thousands of Melburnians prepare to return to work.

The deputy chair of Australia's corporate regulator has quit after it emerged he claimed nearly $70,000 from taxpayers to cover rent.

The chairman of the corporate watchdog ASIC is standing aside pending a review of expenses.

Ben Wyatt's fourth budget has set the scene for a push towards re-election.

Scott Morrison has insisted border closures are up to premiers while offering the lure of tourist dollars from New Zealand and interstate.

Both Ben Wyatt and Josh Frydenberg have avoided big reforms to boost productivity this week, with CCI today arguing the state government missed an opportunity.