Politics

Local councils are being urged to bring forward infrastructure projects to kick start the economy after the coronavirus pandemic.

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Spending boost will bring forward construction for local councils

Spending on roads in local council areas will be fast tracked in a bid to kick-start the economy after the coronavirus pandemic.

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by David Crowe

Victoria considered Virgin rescue bid as 10 suitors circle the airline

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by David Crowe, Patrick Hatch and Rob Harris

Businesses that sharply increase debt are more likely to breach occupational health and safety, a study has found.

Risky business: Sharp debt increases can hit worker safety, study finds

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by Shane Wright

RBA governor Philip Lowe says the economy will suffer its biggest hit since the Great Depression by June but believes there will be a bounce back through 2021.

Job disaster: 800,000 jobs go in three weeks amid Depression warning

by Shane Wright

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Gas to fire economic recovery and capitalise on cheap oil prices

by Mike Foley

Opinion & Perspectives

Why the government isn't racing to stop Virgin's voluntary administration

David Crowe

What looks at first like the collapse of Virgin Australia could be a necessary step to wipe the slate clean and start again.

Digital giants will have to pay for news

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Communications Minister Paul Fletcher on Monday addressed new rules that will force tech giants like Google and Facebook to pay for content in a radical overhaul of Australia's $10 billion internet advertising business.

Morrison's cash stimulus worked, but households will likely need more

Andrew Charlton

Critics of cash stimulus often argue it can be ineffective because people will be too frightened to spend the money in a crisis. But the latest data shows that fear is unfounded.

Federal

Valeriy Ivanov - Soviet Diplomat Expeled By Aust. Gov - Personalities. April 27, 1983.

Flashback

From the Archives, 1983: Russian trips, champagne - and an ASIO tail

Soviet diplomat Valery Ivanov was ordered out of Australia under suspicion of being a spy, partly because of his relationship with the former ALP national secretary, Mr David Combe.

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by Paul Kelly

Most shooting ranges are closed under COVID-19 social distancing restrictions.

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Gun control

Coronavirus gun sales ban in Labor states opens new policy battleground

Three Labor-controlled states have restricted sales of guns and ammunition as responses to the COVID-19 emergency, prompting a fierce reaction from lobby groups.