Isolation for household contacts of people with COVID-19 is being phased out around the country. Western Australia will from 12.01am on Friday become the second-last state or territory to abolish quarantine for asymptomatic COVID-19 close contacts, in line with national guidelines. NSW, Victoria and the ACT have...
New economic modelling has tallied the likely jobs from replacing Australia’s ageing fleet of coal-fired power plants with wind, solar and batteries, new coal or gas-fired generation. Powering Australian growth for decades, communities in Gladstone in Queensland, the Hunter Valley in NSW and Victoria’s Latrobe valley...
Australia has issued more than 7000 visas to Ukrainians looking to flee the European country in the wake of Russia’s invasion. New figures from the Department of Home Affairs also revealed more than 3000 arrivals have been recorded of Ukrainian nationals entering Australia on any type...
The Australian share market has fallen for the third consecutive session, this time with tech stocks and financials the biggest drag. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed on Wednesday down 56.8 points, or 0.78 per cent, to 7,261.2, while the broader All Ordinaries fell by 57 points,...
Younger generations are being handed vital lessons about the risks of retirement in new research from wealth manager Netwealth which highlights the biggest retirement regrets of people aged 75 and over. Key lessons include underestimating life expectancy, lack of resources to pay for later life care...
Economists will be hoping the minutes from the Reserve Bank’s latest board meeting will provide some further clues as to when an interest rate increase can be expected. Economists are now generally expecting an increase in the cash rate in June after RBA governor Philip Lowe...