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Stadiums and shops could be the next frontier of Australia's coronavirus vaccine rollout, with a plan to administer drive-through jabs being weighed up.

Western Australia could face a long wait for more public housing amid concerns more rough sleepers will die on the streets of Perth.

Investors had a momentary spat about a Reserve Bank decision not to maintain the same support for a coronavirus-ravaged economy, and the ASX eased from record highs.

Younger Western Australians will be targeted in a coronavirus vaccination blitz as the state looks to boost its faltering rollout.

Vaccinated Australians have been armed with more technology to prove their status as a new poll reveals majority support for domestic travel passports.

Qantas is temporarily standing down about 2,500 employees despite the federal government yesterday announcing extra support for airlines.

Zoom Video Communications will pay $A116 million out-of-court for a class action lawsuit that claims it violated users' privacy rights.

A mega takeover deal for Afterpay ignited technology shares and helped the ASX to a record high level.

Federal Labor says Australia is in a housing crisis with a growing number of people finding themselves homeless.

Australian buy-now-pay-later group Afterpay has accepted a takeover offer from US digital payments giant Square in a deal worth $39 billion.

AstraZeneca is working on a booster shot for its coronavirus vaccine to combat mutations of the deadly disease.

Scott Morrison has warned lockdowns will be crucial until vaccination coverage targets are reached but he is confident of getting to a major milestone this year.

Australia's share market has equalled its best run of monthly gains as investors keep pushing to record levels.

The ABC's entire defence to the Christian Porter defamation case will not be publicly available after a judge agreed 27 pages should be removed from the court file.

Wealth manager AMP is embroiled in another fees for no service controversy, this time with superannuation customers.

Australia's leaders will begin charting a course to fully reopening the nation based on new coronavirus vaccination rate modelling.

Queensland authorities are on alert after a man with COVID-19 flew between Brisbane and Perth last week.

Mining giants' soaring earnings from the iron ore trade have added to investor faith the share market gravy train will not end soon.

Western Australians affected by Tropical Cyclone Seroja will receive further help under a record $104.5 million disaster recovery package.

Qantas Airways is set to make coronavirus vaccinations mandatory for all international travellers when Australia's borders reopen.

Priceline Pharmacy owner Australian Pharmaceutical Industries has rejected a takeover offer from Wesfarmers.

Scott Morrison has urged all Australians to bring forward their second AstraZeneca jab with Sydney facing an explosion of coronavirus infections.

A complete redesign of Australia's energy system is needed to ensure ageing coal-fired power generation can be safely and smoothly replaced by renewables.

Rio Tinto will return $US9.1 billion in dividends after recording its most profitable six months on the back of surging iron ore prices.

A boom in inflation is no reason for investors to flee the Australian share market, which eased from a record level the day earlier.

Western Australia could keep hard borders in place for the foreseeable future despite other states emerging from coronavirus lockdowns.

Workers who lose hours because of lockdowns will receive up to $750 a week under a boosted federal support scheme.

There is no stopping the Australian share market after the indices hit record levels for the second consecutive day.

China's anti-dumping duties will end imports of Australian bottled wine, rendering the Chinese market unviable in the near term, new research has found.

The federal government has thrown Opera Australia a $4 million lifeline amid cancellations and disruptions caused by the latest COVID-19 lockdowns.

An all-time high for the Australian share market and record prices for some of its biggest companies proved major feats to start the trading week.

Best & Less shares have proven popular on the Australian market as investors tip the company to overcome coronavirus lockdowns.