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Australian meat could soon be granted tariff-free entry to the United Kingdom under a major free trade deal, despite objections from British farmers.

Virgin Australia has "turned a corner" from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic and is about to dramatically expand its operations, the airline's CEO says.

Unemployment fell slightly to 4.9 per cent in Western Australia, despite 15,000 people losing jobs in April.

Older Australians will be encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 under a new campaign to be launched within weeks.

Qantas boss Alan Joyce says Australia's vaccine rollout feels like it's moving slower than it should and higher rates of take up may allow borders to open by the end of the year.

Annual wage growth was 1.5 per cent as of March, at least half the rate the Reserve Bank needs to see to return inflation to normality.

Investors sent shares to their biggest loss since February as analysts pondered whether the Australian market may be easing into a new phase.

Scott Morrison has warned international travel and border restrictions will remain in place for some time, arguing Australia must play it safe in the fight against coronavirus.

The minutes of the Reserve Bank's May board meeting have again highlighted the likelihood of keeping the cash rate at a record low until 2024.

A new report has found Australia is leading a global trend showing hundreds of millions of people are concerned by biodiversity loss.

Commonwealth Bank shares notched a record and edged closer to $100 per share as the biggest players on the Australian market led gains.

Rights afforded to traditional owners and custodians are not being upheld due to deficiencies in the legislation, an inquiry has heard.

Scott Morrison has conceded the woefully slow coronavirus vaccine rollout in disability residential care needs to be stepped up.

Newcrest Mining and South32 have announced plans to reduce their carbon emissions in the coming decades, in line with commitments to sustainable mining.

Premier Mark McGowan says he's concerned by revelations about staff culture at Perth Children's Hospital exposed in a report into the death of Aishwarya Aswath.

Concern about a slowing Chinese economy and inflation in Japan have sapped investor confidence on the Australian share market.

The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine to people in disability residential care has been an "abject failure" and discriminatory, an inquiry has heard.

Scott Morrison has refused to reveal the benchmark for reopening the international border, saying only that restrictions will remain in place until it is safe to do anything different.

The national broadcaster has three new board members, including Perth-based Mario D'Orazio, after the Morrison government filled roles that had been vacant for up to six months.

Australians aged over 50 can start getting their coronavirus vaccination from a GP from Monday.

Crown Resorts board has decided a takeover offer from Blackstone is not in shareholders' best interests but it hasn't made up its mind on Star's offer.

Commonwealth Bank shares fetched a record price and a fund manager predicted Australia's market would move higher despite inflation concerns.

Dozens of Australians won't be returning home on the first post-pause flight out of India after they tested positive to COVID-19.

WA's attorney-general has been accused by a Labor colleague of intervening in a corruption investigation involving a laptop seized from a disgraced MP.

Anthony Albanese has promised to build 30,000 social and affordable houses over five years if Labor wins the next election.

More cheap flights could be on the way if Australians snap up the remaining 137,000 cut-price fares.

The royal commission into abuse and neglect of people with a disability will get an extra 17 months to report.

WA will welcome back capacity crowds and no longer require the wearing of face masks under a further easing of coronavirus restrictions.

The biggest jump in US consumer prices in 12 years has stoked inflation fears and prompted investors to abandon the Australian shares.

A $50 million penalty imposed on Telstra for fleecing vulnerable Indigenous consumers is a warning for corporate Australia, the head of the consumer watchdog says.

Gaming is likely to go ahead at Crown Sydney within months as the company undergoes a major transformation, a NSW regulator says.

Job advertising as measured by the monthly SEEK employment report has grown by a record amount for a second consecutive month.