The Council of Australian Governments will be replaced by a completely new system based on the success of the National Cabinet formed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced.
Sky News host Paul Murray says the World Health Organisation has done "exactly what we've always said they would do, which is screw an entire generation" but now the UN "want to tell us it's our fault and we have to fix it".
Western allies have condemned China for using the smokescreen of the COVID-19 pandemic to impose a new security law in Hong Kong which violates its international commitments and threatens the "bastion of freedom".
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says "a very candid discussion" was had about the state border bans during Friday's National Cabinet meeting and conceded it is preferable for the bans to be lifted "as soon as possible".
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has accused the Victorian government of undermining national unity over a controversial deal it made with the Chinese government.
The High Court has ruled that letters sent between the Queen and former Governor-General John Kerr at the time of former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's dismissal should be released.
Victoria will introduce a public health order on Monday which will prohibit people from returning to their workplace if they have been working from home throughout the coronavirus crisis.
Chief Executive of Lockheed Martin Aus and NZ Joe North says the Royal Australian Airforce's integration of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter combat planes will be "a game changer" and will provide a "transformational air fighting capability" to the nation.
Labor leader Anthony Albanese has called on the Morrison government to provide an economic plan to guide Australian businesses and neglected sectors out of the coronavirus crisis.
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann says he would like to see the economy opened up "as far as possible, as soon as possible" as the government encourages states to continue to fast-track the easing of restrictions.
Australian based shipping manufacturer Austal is highlighting the bilateral military alliance the US and Australia enjoys as it now provides "nearly 15 per cent of the entire US Navy" according to Austal Chief Executive David Singleton.
Western allies have condemned China for using the smokescreen of the COVID-19 pandemic to impose a new security law in Hong Kong which violates its international commitments and threatens the "bastion of freedom".
Sydney Morning Herald Senior Economics Correspondent Shane Wright says the process of rolling out government financial support schemes "has not been easy" for Treasury and they are still fine tuning how to roll them back.
