COVID-19

New figures show Australia looks set for solid economic growth in coming months, with unemployment falling further as jobs vacancies surged to an 18-month high.

Many of Western Australia’s small businesses carried a high degree of optimism into 2021, according to findings from the new 2020 BCEC Small Business Survey.

Employment has recovered to where it was a year ago, continuing a marked rebound from last year's recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

WA has not recorded any new cases of COVID-19 overnight, as the state prepares for the arrival of the first batch of the Pfizer vaccine.

Australia's medical regulator has approved a second coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for millions of jabs to be administered in coming months.

Western Australia has removed a requirement for NSW travellers to quarantine upon arrival but Victorians remain locked out for now.

A mix of good fortune and good management meant WA emerged from the recent lockdown in good shape. How likely is it to happen again?

The state’s transitional lockdown restrictions are on track to cease from midnight tomorrow, but a 72-hour hard border with Victoria will be enforced from tonight.

The state government is expected to deliver updated health advice on its transitional restrictions and border arrangements in the next 24 hours.

Premier Mark McGowan has quashed speculation surrounding the deputy chief health officer’s decision to take leave during an investigation of the hotel quarantine breach.

Australia's first shipment of coronavirus vaccines has been formally approved and will arrive in the country within weeks.

New restrictions preventing hotel quarantine workers from having a second job will be enforced from next Monday.

The state has recorded its ninth consecutive day with no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, according to Premier Mark McGowan.

The European Union has promised not to block shipments of coronavirus vaccines to Australia.

Western Australia has recorded its eighth consecutive day with no new locally acquired cases overnight, Premier Mark McGowan has confirmed.

Schools in Perth are set to resume after last week's lockdown, with masks to be mandatory for secondary students.

Health Minister Greg Hunt has downplayed concerns about the effectiveness of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine as medical professionals begin training to administer jabs.

In today's COVID-19 Wrap, Perth, Peel and South West regions prepare for life out of lockdown, the national cabinet meets to discuss hotel quarantine, and businesses compensated.

The cap on international travellers, the efficacy of the hotel quarantine system and the ever-changing risks posed by the coronavirus were discussed at the national cabinet meeting.

The Liberal Party has criticised the state government’s $500 credit for small businesses affected by the five-day lockdown, saying it falls well short.

Premier Mark McGowan has confirmed Western Australia recorded no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 overnight, giving the green light to transition out of the five-day lockdown.

UPDATED: More stranded Australians will be able to return home from later in the month when international arrivals caps are returned to higher levels.

Officials are expecting the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to receive approval by the middle of February.

In today's COVID-19 Wrap, WA records its fourth day with no new locally acquired cases, State Disaster Council set to meet and the vaccine rollout on track for February.

Mark McGowan will need more than high iron ore prices, federal sugar-hits and COVID-stimulus packages if he wins re-election in March, writes Josh Adamson.

Western Australia’s five-day lockdown restrictions are on track to be eased at 6pm tomorrow after the state recorded no new locally acquired cases today.

WA’s five-day lockdown has won the endorsement of an academic whose modelling was instrumental to the state government’s much-lauded initial response to COVID-19.

Western Australia has not recorded any new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 for the fourth consecutive day, federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has revealed.

A correction is surely coming as the stock market moves further out of touch with the real economy.

WA has quietly entered campaign mode for the March state election against a backdrop of empty streets and bushfire destruction.

The state president of the Australian Medical Association says he is disappointed by recent commentary regarding the transmission of the UK strain of COVID-19 at a Perth hotel.

In today's COVID-19 wrap, WA records its third day of no new locally-acquired cases, disease experts review their transmission theory and the Liberals slam the state's hotel quarantine system.