There have been heartwarming scenes as the ban preventing Australians from travelling overseas without an exemption has officially been lifted. Citizens can now leave the country as they please for the first time since the extraordinary measure was put in place in March last year. Fully vaccinated international arrivals touching … ...

Facemasks will be scrapped indoors from December and unvaccinated people have been warned they face another two months in lockdown under NSW's latest roadmap to COVID normal. The blueprint, unveiled by Premier Gladys Berejiklian today, outlines what life will look like when 80 per cent of people aged 16 or … ...

The Fair Work Commission has announced a 2.5 per cent increase in the minimum wage and related award minimum wages. This will take the minimum wage for Australia's lowest-paid workers to $20.33 an hour, or $772.60 a week for full-time workers. It will mean an extra $18.80 a week for … ...

Anyone in the Northern Territory aged 16 and older will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine, Chief Minister Michael Gunner has announced. Currently, people over 16 who were not already included in the staged vaccine rollout could only book in for the vaccine if they lived in regional parts … ...

The international border is expected to remain closed until mid-2022 and under the assumptions laid out in the budget, a quarantine program will remain in place, limiting overseas arrivals. Some international travel may begin sooner, but the budget papers imply a gap between when borders fully reopen and when all Australians … ...

When is Mother’s Day in Australia in 2021? Mother’s Day in Australia falls on Sunday, 9 May, 2021. It’s traditionally celebrated on the second Sunday in May and was first celebrated in Australia in 1910, according to the National Library of Australia. “Australia celebrated “Mother’s Day” yesterday for the first … ...