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Australia's coronavirus co-ordinator is preparing for infection rates among the community to peak in coming months.

Welfare and income support recipients will be eligible for a "time-limited" supplement to help them get through the coronavirus pandemic -- and millions more now qualify for a $750 one-off payment under new stimulus measures.

An extra $66 billion will be on offer to help Australian businesses and workers stay afloat during the coronavirus crisis.

Australia's interest rates are the lowest they have ever been, but some countries currently have a zero or even negative interest rate -- here's what happens when they go that low.

The official cash rate has been slashed to just 0.25 percent, as the Reserve Bank stages a bid to stimulate the economy amidst coronavirus recession fears.

Australia’s economy would be in serious trouble during a global recession, economists fear, but one says the focus should be on public health, not money.

Scott Morrison has made his address to the nation about coronavirus – the first since Kevin Rudd’s speech about the global financial crisis – urging Australians to remain calm in the face of uncertainty.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a massive stimulus package intended to keep small businesses open and Australians in jobs as the coronavirus crisis wreaks havoc on the economy.

Global stock markets and oil prices plunged Monday after a price war among crude producers jolted investors who already were on edge about the surging costs of a coronavirus outbreak.

Crossing more borders, the coronavirus has infected more than 100,000 people worldwide as it wove itself deeper into the daily lives of millions.

All the news you need to know this Tuesday morning.

If you've been dreaming of a good night's sleep on a long-haul flight, this might just be the news you've been waiting for.

Australia has weathered economic storms before, but the extent of the effects of coronavirus on some sectors of our economy could be “severe and long-lasting”.

All the news you need to know this Monday.

The official cash rate has been slashed below one percent, as the Reserve Bank again cut interest rates to unprecedented lows.

The government's tax cuts have not immediately paid off in economic gains and Australia's economy remains "weak" according to some, as the latest figures show an unexpected drop in retail spending.

Poorer Australians are more likely to be suffer car crashes, drowning, poisoning and burns than those from more privileged backgrounds, a new national report has warned.

Global investment bank and financial services provider UBS has placed one of its leading economists on leave after comments he made sparked outrage in China and calls for a boycott.

The Reserve Bank has cut interest rates to a record low of 1.25 percent, the first movement in nearly three years.

As Malaysia prepares to send foreign waste back to sender, Australia is figuring out how it will cope with the added stress on an already in-crisis recycling industry.

It’s time to splash some the of the lucky country’s wealth on our poorest citizens, according to one of the nation’s leading economists.

The latest World Economic Outlook projections of slowing global growth -- especially China's economic downturn -- do not bode well for the average Australian.

The short answer is no-- but changes will need to be made to save it from demise.