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PM Scott Morrison announces $1.1 billion in new health funding, watch his live address to the nation
Passengers wearing masks and latex gloves filed slowly off the red Skybuses on Sunday morning, and were shepherded one by one into the Crown Promenade.
- by Craig Butt
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Victoria records fourth coronavirus death
Health Minister on $1.1 billion funding package: “changes that would otherwise have taken 10 years... have been done in 10 days”
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces $1.1 billion new health funding
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UK-style wage subsidy on the way in PM Morrison's plan to pay jobless
Australians who lose their jobs will be given a wage subsidy to guarantee a share of their income as the coronavirus crisis wipes out hundreds of thousands of jobs, in a government plan to be announced within days
- by David Crowe
'Major mistake': Experts say Australia's US travel ban too late
Australia should have put a travel ban on the United States and forced return travellers into hotel quarantines in February, medical and economic experts say.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
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Coronavirus pandemic
'We should have had vaccine already': Australian who cracked virus code
The pandemic may have been prevented if governments had not become complacent about bat coronaviruses after SARS was defeated, Professor Edward Holmes says.
- by Liam Mannix
Five-minute virus test approved in US for use almost anywhere
The medical-device maker plans to supply 50,000 tests a day starting April 1.
- by Michelle Fay Cortez
Can Australia actually sustain a lockdown with no end?
"Uncertainty makes it difficult to plan - releasing modelling helps reduce uncertainty and improve trust."
- by Michael Koziol
While thousands of jobs are being cut, many others are opening up
World leaders have repeatedly said the COVID-19 pandemic is creating two crisis' - a health crisis and an economic crisis.
- by Tate Papworth
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'The Chinese virus': US and China in battle over the coronavirus narrative
China and the US are waging a battle to shape the global narrative over responsibility for the outbreak.
- by Chris Zappone
'Young mums feel so isolated' and are at high-risk for virus anxiety
Anxiety among pregnant women and those with babies and very young children is peaking.
- by Wendy Tuohy
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Coronavirus pandemic
'They haven't listened': Medicos skipped quarantine
Thirty-three medicos who landed at Sydney Airport from South America on Friday night disobeyed orders to go into quarantine.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Love led Shaniera to embrace a new life with Pakistan cricket star Wasim Akram
The 37-year-old was working in PR in Melbourne in 2011 when she met the former cricket captain and fell in love.
- by Konrad Marshall
Alex spent 10 days in silent meditation. Outside, a pandemic was erupting
When Alex Sagal turned on his phone after a stint of silent meditation in Tasmania, he was in for a shock.
- by Michael Fowler
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Coronavirus pandemic
It's boardgames and crafts as home-bound Melburnians turn back the clock
A craze for art, craft, baking, games and puzzles is 'uniting the family' and keeping people sane.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Exclusive
US authorities considered action over Australians' ski jaunt
The fallout continues from a luxury getaway at Aspen's ski fields at which several people tested positive to COVID-19.
- by Tony Wright and Cameron Houston
Local
Overseas arrivals to Melbourne escorted to Crown for quarantine
Passengers wearing masks and latex gloves filed slowly off the red Skybuses on Sunday morning, and were shepherded one by one into the Crown Promenade.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
Exclusive
Coronavirus pandemic
Fears of blood shortages as donations drop during coronavirus
Australia’s blood supply could face critical shortages if donations continue to fall as more people stay home to stop the spread of coronavirus.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Analysis
Naked City
'Hyper-exposed': Victoria Police's battle plan
Graham Ashton's tenure as police chief must be extended until the crisis is over. You don’t change captains in the middle of a storm.
- by John Silvester
Three men arrested over 40 fires near Bendigo during bushfire season
The men were arrested after two fires were reported on Friday night.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
On-the-spot fines to come in bid to curb virus spread
However, fines will not be issued to people standing within 1.5 metres of each other.
- by Zach Hope and Ashleigh McMillan
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Navigating the new rules of social distance etiquette
- by Jacqueline Maley
'I nearly threw up': discovering an ex-husband's horrific secret
Just as a woman puts her life back together, she discovers shocking news about the man she thought she knew.
- by Tasia Wilcox*
Staying home is harder than it sounds
The message is simple - stay home. However, the practice, in some instances, is anything but.
- by Tate Papworth
Politics
400,000 left jobless by coronavirus will miss out on Centrelink without fix
Scott Morrison will move within days to plug a hole in the welfare system that would have seen up to 400,000 laid off during the coronavirus crisis miss out on Centrelink.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Governments enact new powers to stop. What are your rights?
- by Simone Fox Koob and Tammy Mills
Business
Loan equipment, live-stream classes: Aussie gyms reinvent themselves
Gyms are having to innovate on the spot, with one fitness studio loaning stationary bikes.
- by Caroline Zielinski and Cara Waters
Analysis
Coronavirus pandemic
The $180b franchising crisis: landlords, franchisors need to step up
- by Adele Ferguson
World
Trump considering quarantine for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
President Donald Trump said he was considering a quarantine as early as Saturday for coronavirus hotspots in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, though it wasn't clear whether he had the power to order state residents to stay put.
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'The honeymoon is over': Airbnbs are back up for lease as tourists disappear
Previously listed on short-term holiday letting sites, these rentals are now up for long-term lease as travel restrictions leave holiday makers in short supply.
- by Kate Burke
Forced back home: The adults now living with mum and dad again
They’re out of work, they can’t afford rent, they want to be with family – more of Australia’s adult kids are being forced to move back in with their parents.
- by Jemimah Clegg
Life & Culture
Loan equipment, live-stream classes: Aussie gyms reinvent themselves
Gyms are having to innovate on the spot, with one fitness studio loaning stationary bikes.
- by Caroline Zielinski and Cara Waters
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Coronavirus pandemic
Why you might see AFL coaches on construction sites soon
It's quite conceivable that some assistant coaches will find themselves donning overalls on a construction site, painting houses or in another industry that isn't shut down by government fiat.
- by Jake Niall
Organisers consider July 23, 2021 for opening ceremony
Olympics in Tokyo, postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, will likely open on July 23, 2021, according to people familiar with the matter.
- by Tariq Panja
Sports books, films to fill the void in the absence of sport
Here are our reporters' suggestions for what to read and watch, and the moments they'll be revisiting during the sporting shut down.
- by Staff reporters
West Ham's Aussie trip a long shot after players self-isolate
The English Premier League club's players have shown mild symptoms of COVID-19, revealed Hammers vice-chair Karren Brady.
F1 could race into January to finish season: Ferrari boss
Mattia Binotto said teams had given the F1 powers-that-be complete freedom to do what was necessary to have a championship.
- by Alan Baldwin
Analysis
AFL 2020
What happens when the lights go back on?
AFL was seen as recession-proof but no one considered whether it was pandemic proof. As the game enters a battle for survival it's clear it will look different.
- by Peter Ryan
Relief for cricket fans as YouTube channel bats on
The ICC had threatened to terminate the online channel, which contains a treasure trove of rare footage, citing copyright infringements.
- by Andrew Wu
Have Your Say
Sport Thought: Rethinking a fragile ecosystem
It's possible that AFL and NRL will not rule in the same way when the modern-day equivalent of the asteroid that wiped the dinosaurs, the COVID-19 pandemic, has passed into history.
