News Articles for Scott Morrison

Mathias Cormann has been nominated for the position of secretary general of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Australia's refugee intake has been quietly cut by 5,000 places a year, leaving advocates up in arms.

Scott Morrison denies his government's budget hinges on a coronavirus vaccine being found next year, saying various tax cuts and business incentives will roll out regardless.

Scott Morrison has defended a federal budget scheme to give bosses weekly cash payments to employ people aged under 35.

Millions of Australians will have income tax cuts fast-tracked in a federal budget set to focus on driving business investment and job creation.

The federal government will spend $1.1 billion on Western Australian road and rail projects, as part of a broader infrastructure package.

The federal government's $1.5 billion plan to kick start the nation's manufacturing sector presents a once in a lifetime opportunity to restructure the economy.

New Zealanders will soon be allowed to visit NSW and the Northern Territory when Australia opens its first international border since the coronavirus pandemic hit.

The aged care royal commission has made recommendations to the government requiring immediate action to support the aged care sector during the pandemic.

Australian manufacturers across six priority areas will receive more help to expand in high-value areas through an almost $1.5 billion budget boost.

The global death toll from coronavirus has eclipsed one million people but Australia's new case numbers remain low.

Mark McGowan's stance on hard border closures is politically popular at home, but let's not lose sight of the bigger picture.

There are almost 36,000 Australians stranded overseas trying to get home, an increase of more than 10,000 in less than a week.

More than $18 billion of taxpayer funds will go toward new energy technologies in a bid to lower Australia's emissions.

Lifting border restrictions means more jobs can be created and not have coronavirus dictate the way Australians live, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says.

Scott Morrison is being urged to extend the HomeBuilder program after new research found the coronavirus pandemic could savagely cut housing demand over the next three years.

Edith Cowan University has confirmed it will relocate to Perth's CBD by 2025.

Western Australia will set up a new quarantine hotel and may reduce elective surgery to cope with an influx of returned travellers.

More Australians stranded overseas will be able to return home each week after state governments agreed to a staggered rise in hotel quarantine caps.

The federal government is treating the states like children in its push for them to take more returned travellers, Premier Mark McGowan says.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison insists thousands more stranded Australians will re-enter the country each week, pressuring the states to boost capacities in hotel quarantine.

The pandemic has derailed plans for opposition parties nationwide, and WA's Liberals are no exception.

Australia's green bank will have its remit expanded to include carbon capture and storage, green steel and hydrogen.

Our system has worked well in a crisis, despite some wanting to attack it.

Scott Morrison is promising to build a gas power plant in the NSW Hunter Valley if the private sector does not step in.

The nation's coronavirus death toll has pushed beyond 800 as border closures and the heartbreak they create continue to cause friction between federal and state leaders.

Businesses can apply for grants to attend events, trade shows and conferences after the federal government announced a $50 million package to restart the corporate events sector.

Australians may need to wait longer than expected for coronavirus vaccinations after late-stage trials of one promising drug were put on hold.

Premier Mark McGowan has defended Western Australia's COVID-19 contact tracing capacity after Prime Minister Scott Morrison appeared to question the state's readiness for an outbreak.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has brushed off a campaign from Facebook and Google against proposed news bargaining laws.

Australians could get access to coronavirus vaccines next year after the federal government secured deals to deliver two promising candidates.

The limit on the number of Australians able to arrive home is being revised after a meeting of the nation's leaders.

WA's hard borders will continue as other states look to ease restrictions by Christmas, with Mark McGowan warning a Brazilian-style resources industry outbreak would be catastrophic.

The Morrison government's proposal to more than double the cost of some humanities degrees is set for a short stint under the microscope.

The federal government is ramping-up pressure on the states to open their borders, releasing new modelling showing $55 billion could be wiped from Australia's tourism industry.

The federal government's plan for a national definition of COVID-19 hotspots has hit a hurdle, with Western Australia's premier describing it as flawed.

Australia Post has scrapped bonus payments for its executive team after facing pressure for asking workers to volunteer.

Australia's top grain exporter has been banned from sending barley to China after disputed claims pests were found in multiple shipments.

JobKeeper wage subsidies are being split into a two-tiered system and extended for another six months.

States and territories have been urged to endorse a new definition of coronavirus hotspots as the federal government turns the screws on border closures.