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Greg Hunt has fiercely defended Australia's sluggish vaccine rollout in a series of heated interviews, with the federal government under fire over the Victorian lockdown.

Qantas could soon offer frequent flyer points and other incentives to Australians who get the coronavirus vaccine.

ASIC is in line for a new program designed to stop it imposing too many fees across the economy.

Victoria's coronavirus lockdown has sapped confidence on the share market as some companies brace for a considerable hit to sales.

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

The Commonwealth Bank has bought stakes in an online shopping group and power retailer as it tries to keep pace with innovative online rivals.

New figures suggest next week's crucial economic growth figures will get a major boost from business investment and finalise a complete recovery from last year's recession.

Financial regulator ASIC is taking wealth manager AMP to court for selling life insurance to dead people – one of the controversies from the banking royal commission.

Australia has backed Joe Biden's calls for a fresh investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.

Talk of rate rises from New Zealand's central bank and falling iron ore prices have prompted investors to send Australia's share market lower.

A report into Christine Holgate's acrimonious departure from Australia Post has called for the prime minister to apologise and the chairman to resign.

Commonwealth Bank shares have traded for $100 for the first time since the bank joined the market in 1991.

A decision on upgrading the Royal Australian Navy's Collins Class submarines will be made next month, a parliamentary hearing has been told.

Mining giants thrived despite continued falling iron ore prices, and Commonwealth Bank shares set a record price, in a wide-ranging rally on the ASX.

Victorians arriving in WA will now be required to undergo testing and quarantine until they return a negative result, as Melbourne's COVID-19 cluster grows to nine.

Iron ore shipments to China struck another record high in April, helping to lift overall Australian exports to a historic peak of $36 billion.

Australia's energy minister has again flagged a plan to incentivise coal-fired power stations to remain open for "as long as needed".

Prosecutors are set to receive a brief of evidence within weeks relating to allegations former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins was raped inside Parliament House.

A parliamentary committee report looking at the circumstances surrounding the decision to stand down former Australia Post boss Christine Holgate has been delayed.

Tensions within WA’s health system are set to be addressed when doctors and nurses rally outside Perth Children's Hospital.

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

Investors have watched falling commodity prices continue to bring down materials shares on the Australian share market, as they prepared for the Aussie dollar to follow.

Rio Tinto's blasting of the sacred Juukan Gorge rock shelters is being marked by traditional owners on the first anniversary of the destruction.

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

The Australian Medical Association and Australian Nurses Federation are planning a rally outside Perth Children's Hospital to address "systemic problems".

Kogan executives have claimed inflation is affecting the online retailer's fortunes, but a fund manager says he was yet to see price pressures elsewhere.

Companies are being urged to come forward if they can help make cutting-edge vaccines for the coronavirus pandemic and other diseases in the future.

Premier Mark McGowan has called for an easing of hostilities between health unions and executives as the fallout continues over the death of Aishwarya Aswath.

Cricket Australia's board is expected to soon appoint a permanent chief executive, with Englishman Nick Hockley having acted in the role for almost a year.

Western Australian doctors and nurses have expressed disgust over the referral of junior staff at Perth Children's Hospital to the medical watchdog.

Shares rebounded strongly on the Australian market but talk of easing demand elsewhere may have made for a lacklustre showing from commodity stocks.

Australian regulators have uncovered six more cases of rare blood clots linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine, but say they are not unexpected as the rollout expands.