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Sydney cruise ship cases exceed 200 as local transmissions spark concern in NSW, Victoria
NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant says there are now 1405 cases in NSW – 877 of those cases are overseas acquired, 278 are locally acquired.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos, Mary Ward and Latika Bourke
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US now leads the world in confirmed coronavirus cases
With 330 million residents, the United States is the world's third-most populous nation, meaning it provides a vast pool of people who can potentially get COVID-19.
- by Donald G. McNeil Jr.
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All states facing budget deficits as they fight coronavirus
Coronavirus measures alone have wiped out the planned surpluses of every state bar Western Australia, but it is also being hit by tumbling revenues.
- by Shane Wright
Four out of five childcare centres are on the brink of collapse
The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia said mass closures would begin early next week, as parents take their children out of centres and refuse to pay fees.
- by Jordan Baker
NSW infections up to 1405 as government focuses on local transmissions
Premier Gladys Berejiklian says COVID-19 cases are still increasing across NSW, and authorities are most concerned about community-to-community transmission.
- by Lisa Visentin
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ASX slide accelerates after early surge
Australian shares have fallen into the red, giving up earlier gains of more than 2pc.
- by David Scutt
Woman charged after producing child abuse material, offering child to strangers
Police targeted the woman after a report from a member of the public that a woman was using an encrypted messaging service to share child abuse material of a child known to her.
- by Lucy Cormack
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'Do I need to go outside': Sydneysiders cut travel by 80 per cent as city comes to a halt
Sydneysiders have cut their travel to 23 per cent of ordinary levels and Melbourne has cut it to 25 per cent, while movement in cities in lockdown such as Rome has dropped to as low as 4 per cent.
- by Pallavi Singhal
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'I'm clean and safe': Brothels close but sex workers still ply trade
Hundreds of ads for private sex workers are appearing online, some citing extra measures to provide services safely.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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'Not worthy of the Shane I thought I knew': John Grant fires back at Richardson
Grant says the NRL's funding model agreed upon was a 'bloody good deal for all parties'.
- by Roy Masters
Supermarkets are not price gouging shoppers, says ACCC
Prices per kilogram for vegetables such as capsicums and broccoli have been reported as high as $16 per kilogram.
- by Dominic Powell
Inner west craft brewer pivots to hand sanitiser
A successful debut batch recently generated plenty of inquiries, and Young Henrys is gearing up to try its new recipe again next week.
- by Darren Gray
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Australia to shut down state by state as coronavirus cases rise
NSW and Victoria will have greater freedom to go it alone on escalating coronavirus lockdown measures, as the national cabinet considers school closures.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Rob Harris
A massive disaster is unfolding in Spain
There are so many victims in the capital Madrid that an ice skating rink has been transformed into a temporary morgue.
- by Bevan Shields
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Second developer flew 82 tonnes of medical supplies to China
The humanitarian efforts of Chinese companies to help their desperate compatriots may have contributed to shortages of products in Australia.
- by Kate McClymont
'Reckless and stupid': Police issue first infringements related to COVID-19
A Lake Macquarie woman and a massage parlour in Sydney have been the first victims of new on-the-spot fines.
- by Matt Bungard
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Workers denied leave if children kept home
NSW public servants who are home schooling their children will be denied a coronavirus leave entitlement because schools are not technically closed.
- by Alexandra Smith
Berejiklian government releases second small-scale stimulus package
The Berejiklian government will spend an extra $750 million on keeping businesses afloat, creating new jobs and retraining employees.
- by Alexandra Smith
Residents not told cruise passengers would be quarantined in hotel below
Five passengers from the Norwegian Jewel cruise were taken to hospital in Sydney, while almost 300 others were quarantined in a hotel in the CBD.
- by Lisa Visentin and Dana McCauley
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Board braces for Chinese takeovers of distressed Australian assets
There is growing concern within the Morrison government about how to handle foreign takeovers of Australian businesses which have ended up in financial strife as a result of the outbreak of the coronavirus.
- by Samantha Hutchinson and Anthony Galloway
Forcing super fund mergers slammed as 'crazy' idea in pandemic
- by Jennifer Duke and Charlotte Grieve
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Australia's largest general insurer to refund travel insurance
Insurance Australia Group will refund travel insurance premiums for holidays that have been cancelled or cut short and allow stricken small businesses to defer their premiums.
- by Clancy Yeates
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Harry and Meghan quit Canada for Los Angeles: report
They had been living with their son Archie on Vancouver Island in Canada, but the report says they will now make a permanent home in Los Angeles.
- by William James
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Landlords turn empty properties into quarantine accommodation
Property owners with empty assets have found a niche renting vacant real estate to people who need to be quarantined thanks to the coronavirus.
- by Alexandra Cain
Jobless and share housing: The housemates left to pay the whole rent
Just a few weeks ago, Lachie Hayes was living a carefree life in a share house in Fitzroy with four other housemates. He's now down to one.
- by Melissa Heagney
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A time of celebration has become, like the rest of our lives right now, a time of isolation. But while much remains unknown about coronavirus, experts are making inroads.
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'Not worthy of the Shane I thought I knew': John Grant fires back at Richardson
Grant says the NRL's funding model agreed upon was a 'bloody good deal for all parties'.
- by Roy Masters
Harness Racing to return after steward cleared of COVID-19
Trots will resume with the Bathurst Gold Crown meeting on Saturday after the steward's negative test.
- by Chris Roots
Frizell's Newcastle transfer on hold due to coronavirus outbreak
The NRL is refusing to register his three-year, $2.1 million deal after placing a freeze on all new playing contracts.
- by Adrian Proszenko
TikTok, toilet paper challenges and 'bin curls': Athletes in a world without sport
While some players have taken to a strict diet and exercise regime, others have newfound social media fame in self-isolation.
- by Sarah Keoghan
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We want a new deal: Channel Nine tells NRL it won't make its next payment
Channel Nine has told the NRL it won't be making its quarterly payment on April 1 and outlined a desire to renegotiate its current broadcast arrangement to extend beyond 2022.
- by Michael Chammas
'He capitulated': Richardson savages former ARLC chair Grant over NRL finances
Having resigned from South Sydney due to the COVID-19 crisis, the former NRL head of game development reveals why the league hasn't got the money to fight it.
- by Andrew Webster
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'Extremely difficult decision': FFA stands down 70pc of staff
The front office of Australian soccer's governing body has been decimated as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
- by Vince Rugari
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Canada, Australia save the Olympic movement from itself
It is obvious to everyone except the IOC that the Tokyo Olympics had to be postponed. Commonwealth mates took matters into their own hands.
