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Twelve research projects led by Curtin University will share in $4.5 million in grants from the federal government.

Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has backed her department's handling of the Afghanistan inquiry while arguing its findings did not represent most of those serving in Australia's armed forces.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison believes no hotel quarantine system can be made 100 per cent failsafe after COVID-19 escaped South Australia's isolation regime.

Former premier Richard Court says Australia's response to the pandemic could pay dividends in Asian trade opportunities.

Western Australia will enforce mandatory testing for some hotel quarantine workers within days in another effort to head off an Adelaide-style COVID-19 outbreak.

More Western Australians are employed than at any time since March, with 15,300 jobs created in October as the state recovers from the COVID-19 crash.

Unlawful killings and a warrior culture among defence personnel are just some of the damning allegations to be aired in the Brereton report.

South Australia's six-day lockdown is a "pre-emptive and temporary" measure to keep people safe and stay ahead of coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says.

The report into the Town of Cambridge has been tabled in state parliament, just weeks after the council successfully fought the state government's ‘show cause' notice.

The state government has said it will allow applicants for the federal government's HomeBuilder grant scheme a further three months to commence construction.

A petition calling on the state government to put in place a range of measures aimed at reinvigorating Armadale's central business district and helping to address social problems in the area has be

Ross Taylor says Australia needs a new mindset in its approach towards a critical business and trade relationship with Indonesia.

Premier Mark McGowan has slammed a "pathetic" campaign by the NSW government to reduce Western Australia's GST revenue intake.

Wages growth in WA maintained parity with the rest of the nation in the year to September, masking an otherwise anemic result for the state.

Western Australia is likely to keep quarantine restrictions in place for Victorian travellers even if the state's streak of no new cases continues.

Media power has become too concentrated in WA and could be leveraged for commercial interests, former Liberal leader Mike Nahan warned in his valedictory speech on Tuesday.

South Australian Premier Steven Marshall's move to quash his state's COVID-19 outbreak has been praised by Western Australian counterpart Mark McGowan.

As his final year in parliament wraps up, Mike Nahan reflects on his passion for free-market values, a guiding force during his time as state treasurer.

Restrictions on pubs, restaurants and gyms will come into effect from midnight in response to a COVID-19 outbreak in Adelaide.

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe says a rapid economic recovery is possible if there is further good news on the health front, such as a COVID-19 vaccine.

Western Australian Treasurer Ben Wyatt has abandoned plans to stay on in politics, announcing he will retire at the next election.

There are hopes a new regional pact will pave the way for Australia and China to resolve diplomatic tensions and trade disputes.

Anyone entering Western Australia from South Australia will be forced to meet exemption criteria in a return to hard border arrangements.

A new flu vaccine manufacturing plant will be built in Melbourne to guard against future pandemics and provide antivenoms for some of Australia's most deadly creatures.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg believes the federal government's new insolvency laws will help keep businesses operating and Australians in jobs.

Western Australia's borders will finally reopen on Saturday after seven long months, with Premier Mark McGowan declaring the time is right.

Australia will focus on bringing a growing list of people stranded overseas home before considering allowing international students into the country again.

A special investigator will be appointed to assess potential war crimes charges stemming from allegations against Australian special forces in Afghanistan.

Elderly people, aged care employees and health workers will be first in line to receive coronavirus vaccines with the first jabs expected in March.

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg insists existing workplace laws will protect older workers from being sacked and replaced with subsidised young jobseekers.

Western Australian Nationals MP Jacqui Boydell says she has experienced bullying, threats and intimidation within her own party.

Christou Design Group has secured work on two early childhood facilities worth $5 million, while Oldfield Knott Architects and DWA Architects have also won state government contracts.