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Investors left guessing as money markets sink
Labor MP Mark Butler is self-isolating; Victorian Premier is yet to read a letter from the CEOs of BHP; NSW to ease health restrictions for churches, gyms. Follow updates here.
- 13 mins ago
- Finbar O'Mallon, Timothy Moore and Natasha Rudra
Government wants Virgin to be a real competitor to Qantas
The federal government believes it may be some time before Virgin Australia will be a full-blown rival to Qantas.
- 47 mins ago
- Phillip Coorey
Don't bank on herd immunity; Melbourne's office push
A Melbourne man may be just the 25th person in the world confirmed to be infected with the virus for a second time, pouring doubt on the herd immunity theory and complicating the race for global vaccination. Here is Wednesday's virus briefing.
- Rohan Sullivan
Reinfection case raises doubts on herd immunity and COVID-19 vaccines
Revelations of a possible reinfection case of COVID-19 has raised questions about the efficacy of long-term protection through herd immunity or vaccines.
- Tom Burton and Edmund Tadros
No rush for federal ICAC as Labor seizes on 'seriously dodgy' deal
The Morrison government is in no rush to introduce a federal ICAC, as Labor presses for answers over a controversial Western Sydney Airport land deal.
- Phillip Coorey and Ronald Mizen
- Opinion
- Opinion
Time to test for the virus, over and over
One answer to living with COVID-19 is taking less accurate but quicker tests more often. Australia is cautious, but it's an obvious alternative to lockdown.
- Jennifer Hewett
Bank of England likely to pull monetary levers again, rate-setter says
More bond-buying and a move to negative interest rates could be on the cards, says outspoken BoE policymaker Gertjan Vlieghe.
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
Pandemic hits Harry Triguboff's serviced apartments
The Rich Lister developer and owner of Meriton Serviced Apartments has been renting out units for longer and offering others for quarantine accommodation.
- Michael Bleby
Offices resort to sensors to keep workers apart
As white-collar workers begin a cautious return to their offices, it's becoming clear how hard it is to make the workplace safe. A bevy of sophisticated sensors and data are being deployed to help.
- Jeff Green
- Analysis
- Medicine
New concerns about reinfection with COVID-19
As cases of reinfection with COVID-19 emerge, experts are wondering if this is the tip of a new iceberg.
- Jill Margo
- Opinion
- Skills
After the pandemic, a revolution in education and work awaits
The pandemic has accelerated the fundamental shift of focus from degrees to skills in a new world in which skills are becoming obsolete faster than ever before.
- Thomas L. Friedman
Andrews pushed on faster Melbourne office return
The CEOs of seven of Australia's largest companies are holding out hope for a return to Melbourne offices this year after Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews urged them to hold fire on criticism until Sunday.
- Patrick Durkin
- Opinion
- Opinion
The case for a national COVID-19 plan
NSW's success and Victoria's failures have taught us a lot about managing this virus. All the information should feed into a national response strategy to protect the country's health and economic future.
- Peter Strong
Melbourne lockdown drags down retail sales
Retail trade, which accounts for about 35 per cent of consumption, was down 1.5 per cent in September, ABS data shows.
- Matthew Cranston
The Reject Shop to renegotiate 60pc of leases
The discount retailer is in the first stage of a three-pronged fix-it strategy to restore profit growth.
- Sue Mitchell
- Opinion
- Opinion
Crown debacle exposes the three Bs of risk governance failure
As in past financial services scandals, the casino operator's troubles are due to the biases, blind spots and bonuses of its board and management.
- Elizabeth Sheedy
- Analysis
- High Court of Australia
Why the lockdown challenge is doomed
Leading silks and law experts have described the challenge to Victoria's lockdown laws as 'a grab bag' of arguments that is unlikely to sway the High Court.
- Michael Pelly
Pelosi, Mnuchin 'closer to deal' as McConnell warns White House
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has reportedly told the White House not to agree to a multitrillion-dollar spending package with Democrats.
- Updated
- Jacob Greber
- Opinion
- Global economy
FOMO is not a good reason to keep 'buying the dip'
Wall Street has decoupled from Main Street as investors continue to bet on central bank support at the first sign of market stress but that wager is about to be tested.
- Mohamed El-Erian
Not locking down your economy can cost you more, BoE reckons
A Bank of England boffin argues most of the economic hit comes from fretful people distancing voluntarily, rather than from government restrictions.
- Hans van Leeuwen
