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Significant funds have been made available by the Australian government for the development of the hydrogen energy industry

If you noticed headlines recently suggesting smoking could protect against COVID-19, you might have been surprised

Most new infections come from Victoria, with many being overseas travellers or from the meat plant outbreak.

Are you immune from COVID-19 if you’ve already been infected?

The Australia-New Zealand ‘special relationship’ will create a Trans-Tasman Bubble to encourage travel between the two nations. But not yet.

Health and beauty products show a major spike in sales at local supermarkets

Josh Frydenberg says the economy has taken a near-unprecedented hit and jobless rate will be highest in 26 years.

Redundancies are attractive to organisations in crisis. Although the payouts cost money upfront, they can reshape the remaining workforce to make it leaner and more fit for purpose

Are anti-vaxxers, climate-change sceptics, moon-landing denialists, civil libertarians and others undermining the fight against COVID-19?

The 83-year-old woman from Western Australia contracted coronavirus in mid-April and died in her home two weeks later.

Trans-Tasman cooperation takes another positive turn as Ardern accepts Morrison’s National Cabinet meeting invitation.

The organisation has felt the effects of the pandemic and has been forced to reduce its workforce by 50 per cent.

The race is on to find a drug that is both effective and safe for treating COVID-19, which has spread to 3.1 million infections and caused 220,000 deaths worldwide

While not all of them are COVID-related, Bill Withers and Kenny Rogers are just a couple of stars to have died already this year.

Australia is expecting a major drop in net migration & visa process levels due to the coronavirus pandemic and related travel restrictions.

Debates about a return to classroom learning in Australia are fraught, and parents have mixed feelings as to what may be best for their children

Here's what we know so far

After the COVID crisis, what will be the “new normal” in Australia’s relations with China?

There’s a new vantage point coming to the Victoria skyline and it’s planned to be the tallest building in Australia.

Government is pleased with the way the spread of the virus is being contained and could announce amended regulations next Friday.

Medical authorities say Australia still has a long way to go before herd immunity is reached.

We rely on them more than you think

As social distancing restriction plan to be eased in various parts of the country, what will the new normal for dining out be like?

Tests conducted on mice show antibodies are being produced that could help COVID-19 patients recover. More trials will now follow.

With already millions of downloads, the Australian government is calling on citizens to download the coronavirus contact-tracing app.

"COVIDSafe Alert" hoax email tells recipients they have been fined 10 dollars for being recorded leaving their home.

Property sales show a big decline as nervous buyers keep whatever money they have in their pockets. But some experts see positives ahead.

These alternatives guarantee more privacy

Many Australians, especially those experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19, are asking whether they can afford to keep their private health insurance

A large asteroid is heading our way and will be whizzing by earth tonight - and Australians get the best view!

Authorities are heralding the slow in new infections as a milestone for South Australia.

Death toll at Newmarch House aged home reachers12. NSW health chief says care workers should stay away even if they have slightest symptoms.

It's a healthy baby boy for Boris Johnson and his fiancee, Carrie Symonds. The couple are "thrilled".

Several Australian universities (Australian National University, Swinburne and the University of Western Australia) have announced they will accept students based on their year 11 results

More than 31% of people who have lost work during COVID-19 are recording high levels of psychological distress — a rate four times more than employed Australian adults. Many lost work without notice and are facing high levels of financial stress

Over the past few weeks, there has been increasing awareness of the heightened risk of family violence during the COVID-19 pandemic

After the coronavirus crisis, there may be good reasons to fast-track infrastructure to create jobs and stimulate the economy. But it remains as important as ever that funding go only to worthy projects. A bullet train does not fit the bill

Flattening of the curve encourages some state governments to begin lightening up on their restrictions. But don’t get too excited just yet.

Australia’s relationship with China is fractured

The project threatens to devastate aquatic life by introducing predators and polluting important rivers

Despite privacy concerns, the COVIDSafe app has the backing of health workers, businesses and over two million Australians so far.

How does COVIDSafe work?

We are now in a different phase of the pandemic in Australia

Here's a 2-step strategy to get it done

We may have a surprising new ally in the bid to contain the COVID-19 outbreak: your sewage.

There seems to be a myth in Australia that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people mostly live in remote communities. But the vast majority (79%) live in urban areas.

Global companies are positioning themselves to use little-known rules in trade agreements such as the Comprehensive Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to claim millions of dollars in compensation for restrictions imposed during the pandemic.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced some elective surgery can start again in private hospitals, as it becomes clear the health system will cope with the additional coronavirus demand.

COVID-19 has left governments scrambling for balanced economic, social and ethical policy responses.