COVID-19

More than 50 Western Australian nurses will head to Victoria to help with the state's coronavirus outbreak in a volunteer capacity.

The state government continued the rollout of its coronavirus recovery plan over the weekend, announcing funding packages for the tourism and recreational fishing sectors.

Western Australia's hard COVID-19 border closure has deterred 99 per cent of normal eastern states traffic entering the state.

Western Australia is facing a further two-week delay in the next stage of easing COVID-19 restrictions, with the premier noting the ongoing surge in Victorian cases.

Australia's aged care system will face coronavirus stress tests to avoid deadly outbreaks that swept through Melbourne nursing homes.

Western Australia is at war with Clive Palmer, the state's premier has declared, as the Commonwealth stopped short of backing a new border trial.

A national economy battered by COVID-19 could seek assistance from a strong iron ore sector in WA.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says tighter coronavirus restrictions in Victoria will lead to as many as 400,000 people losing their job or seeing their hours reduced to zero and a 10 per cent national jobless rate by year's end.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brutally exposed the impact regulatory constraints can have on business and industry.

The Morrison government will allow other states and territories to join Victoria in accessing $1,500 pandemic payments for workers without sick leave.

Around 3,000 jobs will go at Virgin Australia under a trimmed-down vision of the carrier, which has been hit by turmoil in the aviation market caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The cash rate may have been left unchanged but the Reserve Bank's economic forecast has improved slightly despite a renewed lockdown in Victoria.

The first in a new series of columns focused on WA tech startup stories, drawing out lessons for business.

Clive Palmer's federal government-aided challenge to Western Australia's tough border stance is wrapping up in the Federal Court as the prime minister repeatedly tips the state will lose.

Home building approvals have fallen to an eight-year low in June, as the housing sector struggles to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

Thousands of university staff jobs could have been saved if the government had not cut the sector out of JobKeeper wage subsidies.

Refund point operators and processors taking part in Western Australia's container deposit scheme will receive more than $830,000 to help with financial hardship caused by COVID-19.

Australia’s $20 billion extension of COVID-19-related support payments has joined an international wave of pandemic stimulus packages, which bring the total global spend beyond $US11 trillion.

The state government has foreshadowed more big spending initiatives to boost the economy but been criticised for the lack of detail and not including tax reform.

The state government has again pushed back further easing of coronavirus restrictions to August 15, with Premier Mark McGowan noting the serious situation in Victoria and NSW.

Gary Martin analyses Premier Mark McGowan's performance during the coronavirus pandemic.

Local manufacturers could be eligible for up to $500,000 worth of funding as part of the state government’s $10 million Local Capability Fund package.

Retail sales in Australia rose a solid 2.4 per cent in June, as people flocked to reopened cafes and restaurants and spent more on clothing in the first full month of trade since the lockdowns ended.

QBE Insurance Group has flagged a half-year net loss after tax of $US750 million ($A1.1 billion), reflecting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, higher claims and a loss on its investment portfolio.

The future for contactless ordering app Mimu seemed bright when director and co-founder Andrew Jones spoke with Business News in February.

Bauer Media Australia, the country's biggest magazine publisher, has announced it will close eight of its brands - including Elle and Men's Health - due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Western Australia’s border closures have sparked heated debate, yet there are some indications the economic impact may be less than contended.

JobKeeper will be extended to a 12-month scheme but reduced in two stages as part of the federal government's overhaul of coronavirus support.

If there’s anything to be gleaned from Premier Mark McGowan’s extraordinary 89 per cent approval rating, it’s that the public is almost singularly attuned to how the state government has responded to the pandemic.

A $2 billion push to train school leavers and job seekers during the coronavirus pandemic will put the onus on businesses to hire staff.

Thousands of small to medium businesses in WA will be eligible for state government grants of $17,500 to help them recover from the economic impacts of COVID-19.

Anyone who flies into Western Australia from coronavirus-stricken Victoria will be immediately tested for COVID-19 when they land and travellers from NSW could be next if the outbreak there worsens.