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Three crew members with COVID-19-like symptoms on board a bulk carrier vessel from Singapore will be evacuated by health authorities when the ship berths at Fremantle Port today.

Labor and unions have renewed demands for JobKeeper to be reinstated but Josh Frydenberg is standing firm, saying current support measures are sufficient.

Bill Shorten insists he has no interest in returning to the leadership of the Labor party, dismissing a story that he has been discussing this issue with colleagues as "boring" and unsourced.

Emergency Pfizer vaccine supplies will not be rushed to Sydney's coronavirus hot spots from other states despite new cases peaking in its latest outbreak.

Investors have extended an ASX record as they look beyond the coronavirus lockdowns plaguing about half of Australia's population.

Doctors have urged Australia's expert vaccine panel to recommend the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine be used in wider age groups.

Popular activewear brand Lorna Jane has been fined $5 million in the Federal Court for claiming its clothes prevent the transmission of COVID-19.

Australian children as young as 12 could start to receive coronavirus vaccines this year after Pfizer was given the initial nod for those under 16.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has popped the trans-Tasman travel bubble with Australia and urged Kiwis to come home.

A merger proposal for Crown Resorts has been withdrawn after a royal commission raised the prospect the gaming group could lose the licence for its Melbourne casino.

Scott Morrison has apologised for the vaccine rollout not meeting its targets but insists some of the issues were out of his control.

Western Australia's nurses union is worried continued COVID-19 domestic border closures will impede efforts to find more badly needed hospital staff.

Investors have pushed shares to a record closing level on the ASX, helped by elevated commodity prices.

AGL Energy will give investors a say on reducing carbon emissions but some argue the energy provider needs to do more.

Western Australia will close its border to South Australia and expand its coronavirus vaccination rollout which is the worst-performing in the nation.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg concedes the economy faces a downturn in the September quarter, but is confident it won't extend into the December quarter.

Conservationists are urging the state government not to undermine environmental protections in its mission to slash red tape.

Scott Morrison has appealed for Australia's expert immunisation panel to change its AstraZeneca vaccine age recommendation.

Investors have bounced back from lockdown gloom on the Aussie share market, but were warned the wide-ranging stay-at-home orders will dent national productivity.

Three crew members from a coronavirus-infected cargo ship have been moved to hotel quarantine in Perth after 10 of their colleagues tested positive.

National wage subsidies will not be reintroduced despite millions of workers losing pay cheques as coronavirus lockdowns sweep Australia.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia chief executive Matt Comyn says his bank stands ready to assist customers with over half the population now in lockdown.

South Australia will spend the next seven days in lockdown as authorities try desperately to contain an outbreak of the fast-moving Delta coronavirus variant.

Australians under 40 will not be eligible for Pfizer coronavirus jabs ahead of schedule despite increasing hospitalisations of younger people.

Australian shares ended lower for a second straight session as the growing uncertainty due to widening coronavirus lockdowns kept investors nervous.

Australia's resources industry has backed tougher rules to prevent workplace sexual harassment, describing its pervasiveness within mining as alarming.

Victoria’s inquiry into Crown Resorts has been told the company was not suitable to hold its casino licence, as WA’s inquiry prepares to call three prominent business figures as witnesses.

WA has tightened its border controls with South Australia after the state announced a seven-day lockdown, as health authorities work to trace potential contacts of another ship with COVID positive crew onboard.

Australia has joined the US and other allies in accusing China of masterminding a global hacking campaign using contract criminals.

Australian shares ended lower amid a broader sell-off in Asian markets, as worries over the economic impact of lockdowns in Sydney and Melbourne weighed on investor sentiment.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics is set to release its preliminary retail spending for June, which will take into account Victoria's previous lockdown.

Australia's troubled vaccine rollout has been given a much-needed boost with the arrival of one million Pfizer doses.