Melburnians have spent their last night under curfew as Victoria winds back coronavirus restrictions with the promise of a fast track to the next stage if case numbers remain low. From this morning, childcare centres will be open to all children and...
One of Australia's greatest cricketers Dean Jones has died suddenly at the age of 59. He was in Mumbai commentating on the Indian Premier League when had a sudden heart attack. The Victorian was known as an aggressive and talented batsman who could t...
A search resumes this morning east of Melbourne for a missing teenager with autism. 14-year-old William Wall left his home in the Yarra Ranges early yesterday. Police have spent the night looking in bushland near the town of Warburton, after there wa...
A drop in new case numbers has raised hopes Victoria may exit its tough coronavirus lockdown earlier than planned. The southern state yesterday recorded only 14 new cases of COVID-19, although that was tampered with the news there had been five more...
The federal government's push to allow thousands of extra international arrivals each week is still very much up in the air this morning, with not all states on board. Deputy prime minister Michael McCormack yesterday wrote to premiers asking them to...
From midnight tonight, metropolitan Melbourne will be the only part of the country still facing these tough coronavirus restrictions with regional Victoria set to open up. Businesses in regional areas are preparing to reopen with residents permitted...
Relations between Australia and China are at a new low this morning, after the dramatic withdrawal of two Australian journalists yesterday. The ABC's Bill Birtles and Mike Smith from the Financial Review were rushed home after being questioned by Chi...
There's a mixed reaction this morning to Victoria's roadmap to ease the state out of coronavirus lockdowns. The premier, Daniel Andrews, has announced plans to extend Melbourne's strict stage four lockdown by two weeks. Medical groups have welcomed t...
Governments across Australia are under pressure to map out the road to recovery after it was confirmed that Australia has plunged into its worst recession since the Great Depression. Yesterday's national accounts figures showed GDP for the three mont...
Australia is today expected to record the biggest drop in GDP since the Great Depression as the economic cost of the coronavirus pandemic becomes clearer. Economists expect the June quarter national accounts to show a drop of up to 6% in GDP, confirm...