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Anthony Albanese has used his budget reply speech to pledge $2.56 billion to help the country's aged care sector, with the election just weeks away.

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The handing down of the federal budget means most of the Morrison government's cards are now on the table ahead of the May election.

A new survey has found employers are facing higher wage demands from candidates seeking employment.

Scott Morrison has offered a pessimistic view of Australia repairing diplomatic relations with China in the years ahead while encouraging businesses to continue engaging with the people's republic.

Madeleine King, Matt Keogh and Patrick Gorman are among those to have paid tribute to the life and career of Senator Kimberley Kitching, who passed away last night aged 52.

Anthony Albanese has wasted little time since touching down in WA earlier this week, using the last 36 hours to press the flesh for Labor in three key marginal seats.

Political leaders are making up for lost time in WA as the state's hard-border measures are eased after almost two years.

WA appears set for a political makeover at the next federal election, with tax reform, integrity measures and action on climate change confronting whichever party forms government.

Australia will roll out a third round of sanctions against Russia, aligning with US and UK moves, and will provide non-lethal military equipment to Ukraine.

Air circulation in classrooms is emerging as a wildcard issue ahead of the upcoming federal election.

Labor has hit out at a federal government proposal to give aged care workers a $800 bonus, calling the boost a "sugar hit" which ignored other problems.

Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has cancelled the visa of world No.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic days out from the Australian Open.

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has challenged the prime minister to make rapid antigen tests free, backing calls for them to be available for all Australians.

Australia has passed the grim milestone of more than 500,000 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began.

New daily COVID-19 infections have again skyrocketed across Australia's two most populous states as calls grow for booster shots to be sped up.

Labor wants to change employment laws to ensure casual workers taken on through labour-hire companies have the same entitlements as their permanent colleagues.

A spike in the unemployment rate and renewed worries over the inflation outlook have put a dent in consumer confidence.

Scott Morrison won't subsidise electric cars or implement emissions standards in his plan to get 1.7 million cleaner vehicles on roads this decade.

House of Representatives Speaker Tony Smith will step down on November 22 to serve out the rest of the parliamentary term as a Liberal backbencher.

Australia has firmed up its commitment to restart international travel once 80 per cent of people aged 16 and above receive two coronavirus jabs.

Australia's tourism and trade minister believes international borders will be open in time for Christmas.

Australia is set to build nuclear-powered submarines as part of a security pact with the US and the UK, although full-cycle docking is set to remain in Adelaide.

Australia's third COVID-19 wave has hit another case high as experts warn hospitals must be prepared to cope with reopening plans.

The prime minister has denied failing to secure a Pfizer vaccine deal soon enough after revelations about the negotiations sparked a barrage of criticism.

Australians stranded overseas have been offered hope of returning this year to quarantine in homes.

The federal government has hit back at a senior United Nations official's call for Australia to accept coal's days are numbered.

Australia has smashed its coronavirus case record and will soon receive an injection of four million vaccine doses from the UK.

Australia has secured half a million doses of Pfizer coronavirus vaccines in a swap deal with Singapore to bolster the behind-schedule rollout.

The treasurer has fired another warning shot at state premiers refusing to rule out harsh coronavirus restrictions when vaccination coverage targets are hit.

Australia's coronavirus vaccination rollout will be expanded to all children aged 12 to 15 as daily case records continue to be smashed.

Approvals for purpose-built quarantine hubs in Western Australia and Queensland are being fast-tracked as strain increases on state-run facilities.

Australia's vaccination program is opening up to everyone aged over 16 from August 30, after cabinet agreed to expand the national rollout.

Australia will ramp up rescue flights from Afghanistan after its first successful journey extracted more than 20 people from the war-torn nation.

The federal government has announced a $1.1 billion package to address Indigenous disadvantage, after the Closing the Gap 2021 report found only three of 14 targets were on track to be met.

Stadiums and shops could be the next frontier of Australia's coronavirus vaccine rollout, with a plan to administer drive-through jabs being weighed up.

Vaccinated Australians have been armed with more technology to prove their status as a new poll reveals majority support for domestic travel passports.

Bill Shorten insists he has no interest in returning to the leadership of the Labor party, dismissing a story that he has been discussing this issue with colleagues as "boring" and unsourced.

Scott Morrison has appealed for Australia's expert immunisation panel to change its AstraZeneca vaccine age recommendation.

Australia has joined the US and other allies in accusing China of masterminding a global hacking campaign using contract criminals.