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Western Australia has recorded one new community case of COVID-19 overnight, a 37-year-old man who attended the same Joondalup gym as the first two cases.

Indigenous people and tourists intent on travelling into remote communities are being urged to get vaccinated.

Doctors are urging people aged under 60 to wait for the Pfizer vaccine, despite a surprise announcement from the prime minister that any adult who wants the AstraZeneca jab can have it.

Disaster assistance has been made available to help communities in Western Australia's northwest recover from damaging flooding earlier this month.

The state government has tasked Treasury with assessing potential compensation for small businesses affected by the latest snap four-day lockdown.

Many WA businesses have straddled the divide between defence and commercial sectors.

A $450 million potash development in northern WA and a $269 million alumina refinery planned for Kwinana have received major project status from the federal government.

Western Australia has recorded no new cases of COVID-19 overnight, as those in the Perth and Peel regions enter their first day of the four-day circuit-breaker lockdown.

The Brand Agency and Clemenger BBDO Sydney have won a $34 million package of marketing contracts for Racing and Wagering WA’s TABtouch.

Doctors have been blindsided by a major change to the vaccine rollout, with all Australians aged under 40 now able to request the AstraZeneca jab from their GP.

Tasmania has closed its border to Perth and southeast Queensland in response to coronavirus community trasmission on the mainland.

Perth and Peel will enter a snap four-day lockdown from midnight tonight after a third person tested positive for what genomic sequencing has confirmed is the Delta variant of COVID-19.

Barnaby Joyce's decision to dump resources minister Keith Pitt from the federal cabinet is bad news for Western Australia, writes Peter Kennedy.

Western Australia has recorded one new case of COVID-19 today, a woman who came into contact with the case that sparked yesterday's increased restrictions.

Australia faces a major challenge of an ageing population, made worse by the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Josh Frydenberg has warned.

Vaccination of aged care workers will be made mandatory under a move endorsed by the national cabinet.

Border restrictions will be introduced between WA and the Northern Territory, Queensland, and ACT at 6pm Sunday, after concerns of significant spreading from a mine site.

A Western Australian woman who visited Sydney and returned home has contracted COVID-19, prompting increased restrictions including mask wearing indoors.

A motivational speaker from Victoria is in custody in Perth after allegedly failing to comply with COVID-19 directions.

The cultural divide between Australia’s west and east is growing.

UPDATED: Premier Mark McGowan has pledged to work constructively with the federal government to establish a purpose-built COVID-19 quarantine facility in Perth as quickly as possible.

Senior cabinet minister Simon Birmingham has backed Barnaby Joyce joining him on a task force to tackle women's safety and economic security.

Australia has vowed to vigorously defend China's complaint about anti-dumping tariffs on railway wheels, wind towers and stainless steel sinks.

Wangara-based civil contracting firm Ertech has been awarded a contract for the design and delivery of a major wharf upgrade as part of an $87.6 million revamp of Henderson’s Australian Marine Complex.

Police Commissioner Chris Dawson has been ordered to self-isolate after travelling from Sydney amid NSW's ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

Households could save almost $200 a year by shopping around for electricity, the consumer watchdog says.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has warned Australia's slow population growth will be a challenge for future productivity gains.

Scott Morrison has pointed to the number of older Australians who have received a single coronavirus jab after being pressured over low population-wide vaccination figures.

Premier Mark McGowan has urged NSW to take stronger measures to crush a worsening coronavirus outbreak, having slammed shut WA's border.

The state’s construction union has voiced its disappointment over the government’s failure to include cascading statutory trusts in its Security of Payment Bill.

The Reserve Bank appears to be sticking to its interest rate view for now, as new figures show a record trade surplus and continuing strong demand for workers.

Deputy Nationals leader David Littleproud has denied striking a secret succession plan deal to replace Barnaby Joyce in the future.