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Coronavirus pandemic
Schools closed from Tuesday in drastic bid to curb spread of coronavirus
Schools will be closed and all non-essential activities shut down as the state government enacts dramatic measures to prevent deaths and the spread of coronavirus.
- by Benjamin Preiss
'This is a collective effort': Food relief deliveries to start tomorrow in Victoria
The Red Cross, in partnership with other agencies, will begin delivering emergency relief packages to "people required to self-isolate, who have little or no food, and no network of family and friends to support them".
- by Simone Fox Koob and Tom Cowie
'Supercharging our safety net': Scott Morrison unveils $189 billion rescue package
The Prime Minister said too many Australians are not taking social distancing seriously and warned more stronger measures will be coming.
- by Jennifer Duke
'I saw him take his last breath': French tourist dies on the streets of Bali
Number of cases in Indonesia has rocketed to 450 people and 38 dead since reporting its first infections on March 2. This is the highest total in SE Asia, and a likely indicator that many more cases have not been detected because of scarce testing.
- by James Massola
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AFL 2020
AFL season postponed, won't resume any earlier than the end of May
The AFL season has been postponed as the country locks down amid the coronavirus crisis.
- by Daniel Cherny
Breaking
Coronavirus pandemic
PM calls for non-essential travel to be avoided
Scott Morrsion said any sort of travel that is not part of someone’s normal life should be avoided to stop the spread of coronavirus.
- by Jennifer Duke
Opinion
2020 Tokyo Olympics
Shut the Olympics down, and do it now
Tokyo cannot possibly go forward without jeopardising people all around the world.
- by Sally Jenkins
Coronavirus pandemic takes hold in Africa
Fears the continent won't be able to handle surge in cases without depth of facilities in more developed economies.
- by George Obulutsa
Roos 8.8 (56) Saints 7.12 (54)
Match report
North flips the script while Saints capitulate
Kangaroos kick six goals to one in the second half to squeak past Saints, who led by 31 points in the third term.
- by Anthony Colangelo
In Other News
Coronavirus pandemic
Australia's coronavirus cases surge past 1000
- by Laura Chung, Dana McCauley and Megan Gorrey
Chorus grows to postpone Tokyo Olympics
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says the future of the 2020 Olympics should soon become obvious.
- by Martyn Herman
Norman Swan: 'Why should people trust me? That's a very good question'
"There's something wrong with the system if it's me that people are relying on," the veteran ABC presenter says.
- by Michael Koziol
Local
'I might keep my hands to myself': Love (and sex) in the time of corona
Stuck at home and afraid of socialising, people around the country are spending even more time on dating apps.
- by Michael Koziol
‘It’s getting betterish’: Shoppers’ relief as supermarket shelves revive
24-hour deliveries of supplies, reduced hours and product limits are breathing life back into Victoria's supermarket shelves, led by mountains of toilet paper.
- by Michael Fowler
Three hospitalised in separate stabbings across Melbourne
A man in his 50s was airlifted to Melbourne after a stabbing in Cockatoo, with a teen stabbed in a separate incident in Southbank on Saturday.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
Torquay lifesavers dealt blow amid coronavirus crisis
Volunteer lifesavers patrolling one of Victoria's busiest beaches have been dealt a blow with graffiti vandals targeting their club.
- by Goya Dmytryshchak
Victorian public school students to be kept home for two days
Victorian public schools will have two pupil-free days so teachers can prepare to run classes remotely.
- by Rachel Eddie
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- by Dominic Powell
Best of cartoons, March 22, 2020
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Politics
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
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Coronavirus pandemic
Charter flights out of Peru and Argentina on the way
- by Anthony Galloway and Zach Hope
Business
Working from home? There's a lot of tax deductions
Claims for work-related income tax deductions are expected to climb as more workers set-up at home.
- by John Collett
World
In Italy, most don't leave Lombardy's inundated 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
Opinion
Andrews leads the chase among our political leaders
Noel Towell
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'100 per cent dated in five years': How to make sure your reno is timeless
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- by Lee Dashiell
Six tips for nailing your next rental application
If you're finding your rental applications knocked back with no explanation, this leasing agent's tips could explain why.
- by Danielle Giannopoulos
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AFL 2020
AFL season to be postponed
The AFL season has been postponed as the country locks down amid the coronavirus crisis.
- by Daniel Cherny
Opinion
2020 Tokyo Olympics
Shut the Olympics down, and do it now
Call the Olympics off. It's time. Tokyo cannot possibly go forward without jeopardising people all around the world, and every day that IOC officials hesitate, they contribute to the crisis.
- by Sally Jenkins
Ricciardo feels F1 rule delay won't impact potential driver movement
Australian says postponement of mooted 2021 regulations because of coronavirus will give out-of-contract drivers pause for thought.
- by Matthew Clayton
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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
Aussie star joins USA Track and Field in push to call off Tokyo Olympics
Olympics bosses face a global uprising from sporting federations and individual athletes to call off the Tokyo Games, set to start in late July.
- by Michael Gleeson
AFL LIVE updates round one | Hawthorn v Brisbane
AFL round one continues on Sunday with three matches, including Melbourne's daunting clash to Perth to take on West Coast.
One more chance for misbehaving Exceedance
An early retirement beckons for champion three-year-old Exceedance if he repeats his coltish behaviour before the TJ Smith.
- by Damien Ractliffe
Have Your Say
May the odds be ever in your favour: the AFL's Hunger Games season
To have 44 young men running around in empty stadia, risking infection for the sake of our televised entertainment, their club's survival and their own livelihoods, seems closer to The Hunger Games than any of us care to admit.
