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A fundamental redesign of aged care is in the works but the higher wages needed to attract thousands of new workers are not in the budget's five-year plan.

The federal government has secured a deal for 25 million doses of the Moderna vaccine, with the first shipment set to arrive in Australia later this year.

Scott Morrison has denied squirrelling away billions of dollars in the federal budget ahead of the next election.

The state government will block future construction of the Perth Freight Link despite $1.2 billion in federal funding remaining on the table.

A huge area of ocean around two remote Australian territories will be protected as part of the federal budget, leaving conservationists grinning.

Concerns that markets may have peaked at record heights have forced Australian shares lower, despite the Commonwealth Bank impressing.

Some $500,000 has been included in the federal budget to increase Indigenous heritage protection through Australia's environmental protection laws.

Qantas has delayed its planned resumption of international flights until late December after the federal budget revised forecasts for overseas travel.

Australia's biggest bank is continuing to ride the nation's post-recession economic recovery after posting another jump in earnings.

Scott Morrison has argued the coronavirus pandemic is 30 times worse than the global financial crisis as he embarks on a sales pitch for the federal budget spending bonanza.

Scott Morrison is giving himself some wriggle room on getting all Australians COVID-19 vaccinations by the end of this year.

Spending on the National Disability Insurance Scheme is expected to overtake the cost of Medicare within the next three years.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has casually shot down two Greens ideas for economic repair ahead of the federal budget.

Technology stocks have been routed on a downbeat Australian share market and a fund manager tips the tech slide will continue.

The ex-officio chair of the state’s Gaming and Wagering Commission has conceded he may have “erred” in believing the state’s chief casino officer’s relationships with Crown staff didn’t present a conflict of interest.

Boral has encouraged shareholders to reject Seven Group's $8 billion takeover offer, saying the bid undervalues its target.

Lawyers for Christian Porter and the ABC are returning to court as they prepare to do battle in a major defamation case.

Australians in need of mental health support are set to benefit from a $2.3 billion package included in the federal budget.

Employment rose in mid-April, but the ABS says it remains inconclusive what impact the end of the JobKeeper wage subsidy has had on the labour market.

Finance Minister Simon Birmingham has flagged a "profound improvement" in the nation's budget bottom line.

Australia's share market had a record close and one fund manager said it could go much higher, thanks to the surging iron ore price.

Australia's tourism sector is urging the government to set a time frame for the nation's reopening as question marks remain over when international travel will resume.

Ex-Australia Post boss Christine Holgate has a new job at a parcel deliveries business.

The federal budget will include record funding on aged care and a "full response" to the damning findings of the royal commission into the sector.

The federal budget will include at least $5 billion in funding for infrastructure projects aimed at making roads safer, reducing travel times and supporting thousands of jobs.

Crown Resorts has received a takeover bid from the operator of Sydney's Star Casino while announcing the appointment of chief executive and managing director, Steve McCann.

Major technology providers Afterpay and Appen have lost about 20 per cent of their share price as a terrible week for IT shares continued on Friday.

Even with jobs growing more quickly than anticipated, pay packets won't follow suit for years.

Investment group Macquarie has reported a 10 per cent rise in full-year profit, helped by its markets trading.

The value of Australian homes has topped $8 trillion; more than the gross domestic product of almost every country on Earth.

Christian Porter is trying to control how a defamation proceeding is reported and what information is made public, the ABC's defence has argued in the Federal Court.

Gas pipelines, port terminals and new fields will get $58.6 million from taxpayers in next week's budget to help fuel economic recovery.