ACT follows NSW, Vic isolation changes
COVID-19 isolation rules are about to be scrapped in Victoria and NSW, with changes also announced for the ACT.
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PM clarifies China security threat insight
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the government has been aware of a potential Chinese security pact arising in the Indo-Pacific.
Albanese to isolate after getting COVID-19
Anthony Albanese will spend a week in isolation after testing positive to COVID-19.
Day 11 of the federal election campaign
What leaders Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese and their teams are up to in the federal election campaign on Thursday, April 21, day 11.
Accuser’s friend wished Porter ill: lawyer
Ill will felt toward Christian Porter should not have barred his barrister from representing him in his defamation case against the ABC, a court has been told.
Albanese takes narrow debate victory
Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have gone head to head in the first leaders' debate of the election campaign.
Treasury, Finance say economy is resilient
The Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Outlook produced independently by Treasury and Finance has proved little different from last month's budget.
NSW ends isolation, quarantine for COVID
A raft of restrictions brought in to combat the spread of COVID-19 will be ditched in NSW despite thousands of people continuing to test positive each day.
NSW, Vic iso ends for household contacts
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has welcomed the end of home isolation for household contacts of people with COVID-19 in NSW and Victoria.
Vic scraps vax economy, relaxes iso rules
Victoria will relax a raft of COVID-19 rules, including scrapping compulsory seven-day isolation for close contacts and its controversial "vaccinated economy".
Labor attacks coalition aged care handling
Labor has gone in to bat for thousands of aged care workers planning to go on strike during the final weeks of the election campaign.
Labor rejects anti-coal pledge: Albanese
A Labor government will not sign an agreement to phase out coal use but the opposition leader says Australia could still be chosen to host climate conferences.
Rio Tinto backs Russian, Ukrainian workers
Rio Tinto says it is offering support to workers of Ukrainian and Russian heritage and has committed $US5 million ($A6.8 million) to humanitarian agencies.
Coalition to fund volunteer veterans plan
A re-elected coalition government will give $38.1 million to a volunteer veterans program that will help them support communities in recovery operations.
More than eight in ten Australians worry about impacts of a changing climate
More than eight in 10 Australians are concerned about climate change with nearly 60 per cent saying it will affect their voting, a new poll has revealed.
Isolation for household contacts to end
Isolation rules for household contacts of people with COVID-19 are tipped to ease in NSW and Victoria.
PM defends role in Pacific amid China deal
Labor has attacked the Morrison government for not acting sooner to prevent a security deal from being signed between China and the Solomon Islands.
IR, wages war ignites before leader debate
Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese are set to meet for the first leaders' debate, as both parties go on the attack over industrial relations.
Australia gets IMF vote of confidence: PM
The International Monetary Fund's upgrade of Australia's economic outlook is a vote of confidence, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says.
IMF cuts global growth forecast due to war
The IMF has slashed its global growth forecast for this year due to the war in the Ukraine, COVID-19 lockdowns in China and rampant inflation.
PM, Albanese face up to voters in debate
The Liberal and Labor leaders aim to reach voters in Wednesday's debate but political scientists say Australians may have already made up their minds.
Certainty welcomed for new gas, minerals
Australia will take its place in the new energy economy with taxpayer support to reinvent fossil fuels and mine new minerals, under plans backed by industry.
Roberts-Smith’s witness opposes key claims
The first SAS witness to testify on Ben Roberts-Smith's behalf in the Federal Court has contradicted a number of key allegations the VC recipient faces.
Calls to ease COVID-19 isolation rules
Business groups say it's time to scrap the seven-day isolation period for household contacts of people with COVID-19, which they blame for staff shortages.
Coalition pledges loan scheme for farmers
Budding farmers will be helped to buy their first property under a federal coalition promise to guarantee up to 40 per cent of their commercial loan.
Pilot dies in NSW light plane crash
A 57-year-old pilot has died in a light plane crash at Coonabarabran in central western NSW.
Morrison makes pitch to WA mining industry
Scott Morrison has used a trip to Western Australia to announce the location of two new hydrogen hubs and more funding for critical mineral supply chains.
Labor, Liberals rule out independents deal
As polls point to a surge of support for independents and minor parties, Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have ruled out crossbench deals to form government.
More signs of rate rise sooner than later
The Reserve Bank of Australia warns in the minutes of its April board meeting that rising inflation has brought forward the timing of a cash rate rise.
Albanese ‘keeps it real’ on campaign trail
Anthony Albanese is determined to have "real interaction" while the coalition sticks with stage-managed events, Labor campaign spokeswoman Katy Gallagher says.
New mines key to health, welfare: Joyce
As the coalition seeks to turn the election debate to economic issues, Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce says sources must be found to fund spending promises.