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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II after news of the 96-year-old monarch's death.

A European leader in clean energy has earmarked $4.4 billion for Australia's transition, with new climate laws set to require a massive spend on the grid.

East Timor president Jose Ramos-Horta has urged the Albanese government to help progress a lucrative gas project and has ruled out any Chinese military base.

The Reserve Bank of Australia board is tipped to lift rates again, with another 0.5 percentage point rise likely on the cards.

The prime minister says increasing the benefit to 26 weeks is worth considering - but budget constraints mean it won't happen immediately.

National cabinet has agreed to reduce the mandatory isolation period for positive COVID-19 cases from seven to five days.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will host national cabinet with his state and territory counterparts to discuss shortening COVID-19 isolation time.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed a referendum to recognise Indigenous Australians in the constitution will not be in the first half of next year.

Wesfarmers boss Rob Scott and FMG founder Andrew Forrest are likely to be the only Perth-based business leaders at next week's jobs summit in Canberra, with Meg O'Neill a conspicuous absentee.

Perth-based gas explorer Asset Energy is reviewing its legal options against former prime minister Scott Morrison following the revelation of his secret ministerial roles.

Work is ongoing to reduce a backlog of visa processing for skilled workers looking to enter Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says.

The Scott Morrison ministerial appointments scandal will face a further inquiry in the wake of a scathing report into his actions by Australia's Solicitor-General Stephen Donaghue.

Former prime minister Scott Morrison has defended his move to be sworn into a number of portfolios, saying the pandemic was an unprecedented time.

Runaway inflation and anaemic wages growth could bite for WA's cash-flush universities.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reaffirmed Australia's commitment to maintaining the "status quo" in the wake of increased tensions with China.

The Indian Ocean near Perth and Bunbury is one of six offshore wind energy locations being considered across the country.

Australia will continue to work with its allies to promote stability in the region, following rising tensions between Beijing and Washington, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says.

The Reserve Bank board is expected to lift the cash rate for the fourth month in a row when it meets on Tuesday, with economists tipping a 50 basis point rise.

Anthony Albanese says he wants to see a more unified and functional parliament, as MPs and senators gather for its official opening in Canberra.

The prime minister has defended the government's decision to end COVID-19 isolation payments, ahead of a snap national cabinet meeting over rising case numbers.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the United Kingdom-Australia relationship goes beyond individuals and will continue to thrive with new leadership.

Jim Chalmers has defended the government's frank rhetoric on inflation as the RBA has telegraphed more cash rate rises are on the cards to curb runaway price hikes.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made a whistle-stop visit to Perth today, after spending more than 10 hours on the ground in war-torn Ukraine.

Reforming childcare and higher education policy shape as top priorities for Labor in its first term in government.

CLIMATE change, an Indigenous Voice to Parliament and preserving superannuation may have come in ahead of universal childcare in Anthony Albanese's victory speech, but the issue will no doubt be a metric by which his government is judged during the next three years.

Deeper engagement with Asia will require more than just a change in style from the Australian government.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with state and territory leaders in Canberra face-to-face on Friday for the first time since being elected.

New federal Nationals leader David Littleproud wants to team up with Mark McGowan to fight a live sheep export ban.

The nation clearly voted for action on climate change at the May 21 poll; the challenge for Labor is to corral the Independents and Greens to support action.

As the federal government weighs up its options to deal with the energy crisis, a former prime minister says decisive action is needed in the gas market.

Anthony Albanese has announced his 23-person cabinet with some major responsibilities for Western Australians in the outer ministry.

The prime minister is flying to Perth on Saturday ahead of a diplomatic mission to Indonesia.

THE dust is just starting to settle on a federal election won by a Labor Party that stood on a platform of climate change, cost of living, gender equity, and building Australia's skills base.

After being thrust into the international spotlight, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will focus on his domestic agenda when he returns from overseas.

In a post-federal election spray, Premier Mark McGowan attacks Peter Dutton's intellect and calls for an end to hostilities with China.

The new Labor government will hit the ground running following the election as the exact make up of parliament remains unclear.

Swan, Hasluck, Pearce and Tangney have fallen to Labor as Anthony Albanese is set to become Australia's 31st prime minister.

Labor's Anthony Albanese finishes campaign visit to WA.

Albo here to win Swan, Pearce and Hasluck.

ANALYSIS: With close to a dozen industrial agreements under negotiation and a forecasted salaries bill of $16.2 billion, the state government is holding firm on its public sector wages policy.