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Millions of workers and business owners forced into lockdown have been promised easier access to financial support.

The federal government has come under fire for its COVID-19 disaster relief plan, which will not extend to Western Australians affected by last month's snap lockdown.

Australians with a disability living in group homes may need to wait for aged care residents to be fully vaccinated before receiving their first dose.

Australia is tracking a Chinese surveillance ship making its way towards Queensland ahead of a joint military exercise with the United States.

Scott Morrison says cautious decisions from medical experts have slowed Australia's coronavirus vaccine rollout but has backed their independence.

Australia is set to trial home quarantine for fully vaccinated overseas arrivals who will still be required to spend 14 days in isolation.

Australia will soon have access to up to one million doses of Pfizer vaccines per week, with supplies of the jab set to arrive earlier than planned.

Australia's health minister has raised hopes of receiving bigger than expected shipments of Pfizer coronavirus vaccines next month.

Australians aged under 40 could receive access to Pfizer coronavirus vaccines as early as September when the rollout is slated to ramp up.

Australians have been urged to take coronavirus vaccine advice from doctors rather than bickering politicians.

Barnaby Joyce's decision to dump resources minister Keith Pitt from the federal cabinet is bad news for Western Australia, writes Peter Kennedy.

Vaccination of aged care workers will be made mandatory under a move endorsed by the national cabinet.

UPDATED: Premier Mark McGowan has pledged to work constructively with the federal government to establish a purpose-built COVID-19 quarantine facility in Perth as quickly as possible.

Scott Morrison has pointed to the number of older Australians who have received a single coronavirus jab after being pressured over low population-wide vaccination figures.

A plan to allow Australia's renewable energy agency to invest in non-renewable technologies has been shot down in the Senate.

The Nationals are open to discussing the prime minister's preference for net zero carbon emissions by 2050, but they want to square the ledger for the regions.

Finance Minister Simon Birmingham has declared it is crucial to strive towards achieving net zero carbon emissions.

A third of Western Australian aged care workers would quit the industry if forced to get COVID-19 vaccinations, according to a new survey.

Resources Minister Keith Pitt has made it clear the Nationals will fight tooth and nail against adopting a target of net zero emissions by 2050.

The federal government will have a close eye on coronavirus hospitalisation numbers during the European summer when it considers a return to opening the border.

Australia plans to lure more than 10,000 farm workers from South-East Asia under a new agriculture visa farmers have long campaigned for.

More Australian beef and lamb will be exported to the UK as import taxes are phased out over a decade under a free trade deal between the two nations.

Scott Morrison and his British counterpart Boris Johnson have struck a free trade deal between Australia and the United Kingdom.

GPs have been given the green light to visit people at home or in disability or aged care facilities, in a bid to fast-track the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

Scott Morrison is heading to London for talks with Boris Johnson but an Australia-UK free trade deal might not be finalised during his visit.

Australia has become even more isolated on climate change after the heads of the world's largest economies agreed to end government support for coal-fired power stations by the end of the year.

Australia and Singapore have agreed to work on the conditions for quarantine-free travel during a brief leaders' meeting.

Australians have been warned reaching a population-wide vaccination target will not trigger a federal government decision to open international borders.

Australia and Singapore have agreed to start work on a plan for a travel bubble which would initially allow students to return.

Scott Morrison is ready to talk with China when they come to the table, he told a Perth audience today, while Australia's economic recovery shows the importance of enabling business.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says his strong support for an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic has "nothing to do with politics".

Australia's chief nurse has declared mass vaccination will be the key to defeating mutant coronavirus strains, including variants detected in the Melbourne outbreak.

Coronavirus vaccines could soon be mandatory for aged care and disability workers in a bid to lower the risk of nursing home deaths.

WA may have to defend its position on GST redistribution, again.

At least 56,000 people have been left out of work since the JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme ended in March.

A rise in renewable electricity and curbed transport industry activity have helped to drive down Australia's greenhouse gas emissions.

Vaccines are one tool in the fight against COVID-19, quarantine is another.

Australia Post has stopped short of apologising to former chief executive Christine Holgate or heeding calls for the organisation's chairman to resign.

Two years after an alleged assault at Parliament House, no changes to policy have been made to help staff respond to serious incidents.

Scott Morrison faces stiff opposition on plans to allow vaccinated Australians to travel between states in the event of coronavirus lockdowns.