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NSW heading into lockdown with schools expected to shut from Tuesday
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced the state will move to enforce major lockdowns of non-essential activities.
- by Janek Drevikovsky, Michaela Whitbourn and Latika Bourke
Bondi backpackers, childcare worker among 97 new coronavirus cases
NSW Health said there have now been 533 confirmed cases in NSW with a number of backpackers and a childcare worker among the new cases.
- by Nick Ralston
'I saw him take his last breath': Tourist dies on Bali street from coronavirus
Bali has reported just three cases of coronavirus, but there have been two deaths - including a French tourist who died on the street while ambulance staff scrambled to save him.
- by James Massola
Once an 'incompetent idiot', Anthony Fauci has become a coronavirus truth-teller
A US health official pilloried by AIDS activists is now a beacon of facts in a polarised, "post-truth" political era.
- by Matthew Knott
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Coronavirus pandemic
'Comprehensive shutdown': Non-essential services to close in NSW within 48 hours
Schools will be open tomorrow but the Premier indicated that could change on Tuesday.
- by Alexandra Smith
'I've barely seen another person': Families flee Sydney to sit out virus in the country
People are flocking to rural boltholes and mountain cabins to escape the city and isolate themselves in safer regions.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
'Supercharging our safety net': Scott Morrison unveils $189 billion rescue package
The Prime Minister also said too many Australians are not taking social distancing seriously and warned more stronger measures will be coming.
- by Jennifer Duke
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Complacency will kill us - we need to conform to new rules or pay the price
Many Australians seem to be carrying on with life as normal over the weekend. Unless we follow guidelines, our infection rates will rise dramatically.
- by John Dwyer
In Italy, most don't leave Lombardy's hard-hit intensive care units alive
The terrifying scale of the coronavirus emergency in northern Italy is matched only by the alarming speed in which it hit.
- by Bevan Shields
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Cancellations aplenty, as Sydney society falls victim to coronavirus
One top Sydney charity soiree has already been postponed and another is unlikely to go ahead, while many weddings have been put off to 2021.
- by Lucy Manly
Norman Swan: 'Why should people trust me? That's a very good question'
ABC health presenter Norman Swan says he has filled a "vacuum" left by the government's poor communication.
- by Michael Koziol
Sydney
'Do something about it': Sydney's grim history of pandemics
Some of the precautions employed during this crisis echo the measures used in Sydney to fight past epidemics, like the bubonic plague and Spanish flu.
- by Andrew Taylor
'You can’t stop people from living': Bondi beachgoers remain defiant
Beachgoers on Saturday expressed concerns about large crowds at Bondi Beach but said they were acting responsibly.
- by Andrew Taylor
Supermarket industry wades into 'uncharted waters'
Shelves wiped clean, fights in the aisles, and sales through the roof. If there was one word to describe the last week across supermarkets, it would be "unprecedented".
- by Dominic Powell
Updated
Coronavirus pandemic
Iconic Sydney beaches closed as restrictions enforced amid coronavirus crisis
Bondi, Bronte and Tamarama beaches have been temporarily closed amid confusion over the NSW government's attempts to enforce a limit of 500 people at beaches.
- by Andrew Taylor, Lisa Visentin and Laura Chung
'Unprecedented emergency': City of Sydney unveils crisis relief package for businesses
Rent relief, refunds for venue fees and covering the cost of closed facilities so casuals are paid, are among the first raft of measures to help businesses during the COVID-19 crisis.
- by Matt Bungard
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Politics
'Send a good signal': Labor pushes for Albanese to join emergency cabinet
Shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers said Prime Minister Scott Morrison should consider his Labor counterpart’s inclusion in the first-of-its-kind cabinet.
- by Jennifer Duke
Australia faces being locked down suburb by suburb
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Anthony Galloway
Timed boost to dole payments to get workers through coronavirus crisis
- by David Crowe and Judith Ireland
Business
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Why your mortgage interest rate should begin with a '2'
A simple phone call to ask for a reduction on your interest rate could literally save you tens of thousands of dollars over the life of your loan.
- by Jessica Irvine
World
United States 'very close' on $1.7 trillion rescue package
With a population on edge and financial markets teetering, all sides indicated a deal is within reach.
- by Jonathan Lemire
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NRL 2020
NRL to play on despite PM's push to cancel interstate travel
The NRL intends to keep playing matches despite a fresh push to cancel "non-essential interstate travel" from the Prime Minister.
- by Sam Phillips
Updated
AFL 2020
Club chiefs to meet with AFL season in doubt
The AFL was set to hold an urgent teleconference with club chief executives on Sunday afternoon with this year's season on the verge of being shut down.
- by Daniel Cherny
Why the pandemic will put some NRL stars’ self-control to the test
Dating apps are out and abstinence is in for single players with the game in crisis mode.
- by Danny Weidler
EPL sets return date to save clubs from financial disaster
The plan involves allowing the league to finish the season within six weeks from –tentatively – June 1, heading off a financial catastrophe for clubs carrying huge wage bills.
- by Sam Wallace and John Percy
Analysis
Coronavirus pandemic
The future of rugby league is in your hands, boys
With coronavirus sweeping the globe, the survival of the NRL depends on the players. If they fail, there will be drastic consequences for the game.
- by Phil Gould
'Itching for a game': Swans, Giants seeking reserve-grade solution
With the NEAFL off until at least the end of May, there is nowhere to play for those at Sydney's two AFL clubs who aren't picked for senior duty.
- by Vince Rugari
Analysis
NRL 2020
Broken and almost broke: How did it come to this for the NRL?
It's difficult to pinpoint any single reason for rugby league's financial fragility, although a baffling decision made in 2016 is a good starting point.
- by Adrian Proszenko
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The real reason NRL, AFL and A-League are playing through a pandemic
Forget any rhetoric from the codes about playing games to keep public morale up. This is about cash.
