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AUSTRALIAN VACCINATION NUMBERS: * There have been 56,665,166 vaccine doses administered in the national COVID-19 rollout up to Monday, including 57,638 recorded in the previous 24 hours. * Of that total, 35,870,745 have been administered by commonwealth facilities, an increase of 45,731 in the previous 24 hours. *...

More than 14,000 winter booster doses have been administered since the rollout began this week. The rollout of the fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose, or second booster, to elderly and vulnerable Australians began on Monday, ahead of a predicted surge in infections during winter. The head of Australia’s...

Australian shares slipped on Wednesday, joining a decline in other regional markets as investor sentiment soured over the likelihood of more aggressive tightening by central banks around the world. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 37.8 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 7490.1 on Wednesday. The...

A complete breakdown by sector and what you need to know in relation to the 2022 Federal Budget.     ECONOMY * Budget deficit of $78 billion in 2022/23 * Deficit narrows to $56.5 billion in 2023/24, $47.1 billion in 2024/25 and $43.1 billion in 2025/26 * Commonwealth net debt to...

With the COVID-19 pandemic taking hold again, many employers aren’t in a position to hand out pay rises, no matter how hard you’ve worked. If that’s the case in your role, it’s worth asking for other non-financial benefits that can improve your work and home...