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Former staffer Brittany Higgins plans to push the prime minister for changes to workplace culture in Parliament House when the two meet as early as next week.

Afterpay has confirmed it is closer to listing on a US stock market after North America overtook Australia and New Zealand as the biggest region for sales.

The state government won't ease coronavirus restrictions on Anzac Day services despite some local events being cancelled.

Australia's share market has pulled back from near-record heights, and the Aussie dollar climbed against the US after the Reserve Bank flagged winding up cheap credit for banks.

Scott Morrison has pledged to protect industry on the road to net zero and shows no signs of increasing Australia's emissions reduction targets for 2030.

The minutes of the Reserve Bank's April board meeting have reiterated that the cash rate will stay at a record low 0.1 per cent until 2024.

Australia's health experts say even with the proposed reset of the COVID-19 vaccination program there is no way of putting a timetable on its completion.

The prime minister says a $120 billion deregulation package in next month's budget will aim to put business in the driving seat of Australia's economic recovery.

Western Australians affected by Tropical Cyclone Seroja will receive help with their power and water bills as the massive clean-up effort continues.

Australia's share market eked out its best close since February 2020 as it nears a record, while US reporting season could make or break that bid.

Business travellers and international students will be among the first overseas visitors to Australia when borders reopen, leaving tourists last in the queue.

New home sales were nearly 40 per cent higher in the first three months of the year than during the same period last year.

Australia's COVID-19 vaccination program is expected to undergo a "big reset" with details to be announced on Thursday.

Australia's share market is poised to rise to record heights next week after one such achievement went largely unnoticed.

Rio Tinto has settled out of court with Perth-based engineering group Monadelphous over a fire at a Western Australian iron ore site in 2019.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is confident Australia has bounced back from the coronavirus recession, but concedes there could still be some "choppy" jobs figures ahead.

Australia's chief medical officer has urged people to continue to get vaccinated and not jump to conclusions as investigations continue into a NSW woman's death.

The corporate watchdog says its investigations following the banking royal commission have so far resulted in $77.65 million in penalties.

Climate experts are calling for much stronger emissions-reduction targets for Australia to ensure global warming remains well below two degrees Celsius.

Australia's share market has closed at its highest level since February 2020 for a second day, and is nearing the record.

The clean-up bill for Tropical Cyclone Seroja will stretch into the hundreds of millions, with 126 homes along Western Australia's mid-west coast rendered uninhabitable.

Top doctors have raised serious concerns about Australia's vaccine rollout as major airlines talk up the prospects of more domestic flights and the reopening of international routes.

Communications Minister Paul Fletcher says Australia Post won't be sold and there is no link between talks about selling its parcel division and the Christine Holgate controversy.

WA has outperformed other states with a huge drop in its unemployment rate in March, to 4.8 per cent.

The heads of Australia's two largest banks are more than happy to talk about how they are assisting customers who may still be suffering hardship after last year's recession.

Antarctic expeditioners caught up in a fire at sea on Australia's resupply ship now face a foreign world of check-ins and masks on home soil.

Australia's share market closed at its highest level since February 2020 and appears set to challenge records

Scott Morrison has refused to offer former Australia Post chief executive Christine Holgate an apology after she accused him of bullying.

Australia is set to shift to mass coronavirus vaccination clinics in a bid to roll out more jabs under the troubled immunisation program.

Tropical Cyclone Seroja has been declared an insurance catastrophe after inflicting widespread damage on Western Australia's mid-west coast.

Business conditions rose to a record high in March, while confidence remained above average despite a small dip, NAB's monthly survey shows.

Australia's share market moved little for a third consecutive session, but consumer price data due in the US threatens to reignite inflation fears and send markets downwards.