Paul Osborne
Easy COVID-19 home testing kits soon to be sold in Australian pharmacies
Three COVID-19 self-test kits with an accuracy of around 97 per cent will hit pharmacy shelves on November 1. The Therapeutic Goods...
Optus refunds clients after $800,000 error
Almost 1000 small and medium-sized businesses are being refunded close to $800,000 after Optus charged them for landline services they did not...
Coronavirus financial support to be wound back at 70 per cent full vaccination
Support for Australians who have lost work hours during the COVID-19 pandemic will be eased as states and territories reach vaccination targets...
Fines flagged as census reminders issued
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has issued more than a million final reminder notices to households who have not completed the compulsory...
Moderna COVID vaccine for 12-17 year-olds on the way
Australia’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign will be further bolstered after the Moderna jab was given provisional approval for use by teenagers. The medicine...
Morrison to meet Biden, other national leaders
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will meet the leaders of the US, India and Japan in Washington DC to discuss regional security and...
PMO inquiry into Brittany Higgins again put on hold
The head of the prime minister’s department has temporarily suspended his inquiry into the alleged sexual assault of Brittany Higgins. Phil Gaetjens...
Auditor-General again flags concerns with public sector cyber security
The handling of cyber security and the purchase of goods and services remain key problems for federal government departments and agencies, the...
Australia cautious on further Kabul trips
Further flights into Kabul are being carefully planned as the government seeks to rescue hundreds of Australian citizens, former interpreters and embassy guards....
ALP, Greens lose bid to alter ARENA remit
Labor and the Greens have failed in a fresh push to remove the ability of Australia’s green bank to invest in fossil...