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Doctors have thrown their support behind linking vaccine certificates to greater freedoms in a bid to drive up jab rates.

A record high for the Australian share market did not lead to big gains for investors, who remain wary of inflation data due in China and the US.

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

Hotel quarantine guests in Western Australia could soon be required to undergo a fourth COVID-19 test after a scare involving a maritime worker.

Australian farmers are on track to plant the biggest winter crop in the nation's history with strong rainfall and high global prices outweighing a mouse plague.

Coronavirus vaccines are being made available to all National Disability Insurance Scheme participants aged over 16.

Shares extended all-time highs on the Australian market, and overseas inflation data appears the only immediate obstacle to rising portfolio values.

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

New lending for housing in Western Australia has dropped 7.9 per cent after applications under the state's Building Bonus Grant closed, while national lending has risen to a record high.

People with disability will have access to dedicated vaccination hubs in central locations as the Morrison government tries to speed up the rollout across the sector.

China will handle disputes regarding anti-dumping and countervailing duties on barley imported from Australia in line with settlement procedures of the World Trade Organisation, the state news agency Xinhua repors, citing the commerce ministry.

Australia's share market keeps breaking records - and overseas investors are clamouring for the benefits.

Senior public servants have been accused of outsourcing decisions on welfare policy to a private company.

Retail sales fell 1.5 per cent in Western Australia in April but merchandise exports continued to boom, hitting a record $205 billion in the previous 12 months.

Senior health bureaucrats have insisted a glaring lack of data about aged care workers' vaccination status will be fixed in coming weeks.

Patients in Western Australia's badly overcrowded public hospitals are having surgeries postponed as the system grapples with "unprecedented" demand.

Shares hit record heights for the second time this week on the Australian market, after investors could not resist materials and energy stocks.

The tax office is cracking down on dodgy company directors with a new identification system that will stick with them for life.

Western Australia has received its first repatriation flight from India amid concerns about a fresh COVID-19 hotel quarantine breach.

Australia's Chief of Defence Angus Campbell has conceded the country's involvement in the Afghanistan war will be "painted in hues" in the history books.

Investors are debating whether the Reserve Bank might be signalling it's about to reduce quantitative easing efforts after some subtle changes in the bank's language.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has left the cash rate unchanged at its monthly board meeting, reiterating that it is unlikely to rise until 2024 at the earliest.

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

Mathias Cormann is preparing to take over as next secretary general of the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Nine Entertainment has completed deals with tech giants Google and Facebook that will mean it gets paid for its news content.

Scott Morrison is under renewed pressure to launch an independent inquiry into a decades-old rape allegation against Christian Porter, which he denies.

Australia's share market set an all-time high as it finally climbed above levels of early last year, days before the coronavirus crash began.

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

The Australian economy may be growing at a solid clip with confidence at multi-year highs, but there are few signs people are willing to take on a loan outside of housing.

Westpac chief executive Peter King wants the corporate sector to be allowed to step in and help Australia's flagging vaccine rollout.

Investors are making a mockery of the saying 'sell in May and go away', after the ASX200 notched a record closing high and the All Ordinaries claimed a record high.

The first phase of evidence has concluded in a royal commission into Crown Perth, with the focus on the regulation of gambling in Western Australia.