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COVID-19 cases pass 1 million worldwide, Australian death toll stands at 24
If you suspect you or a family member has coronavirus you should call (not visit) your GP or ring the national Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080.
- by Mary Ward and Latika Bourke
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Who can enter Queensland, and can I have visitors? COVID-19 questions answered
With measures now in place to restrict travel to the state and movement within it, residents have a lot to wrap their heads around.
- by Matt Dennien
Free childcare for all, but Morrison vows to go back to old ways
Free childcare will be for all families with priority given to children of essential workers, disadvantaged children and those previously enrolled.
- by Fergus Hunter and Eryk Bagshaw
BrisBetter left unsaid until coronavirus passes, says Adrian Schrinner
A $4 million marketing campaign for Brisbane City Council's budget, criticised as an LNP promotion ahead of the council elections, won't immediately return.
- by Lucy Stone
Virgin warns of price hikes under Qantas monopoly, as bailout hopes stay alive
Virgin Australia's chief executive has warned travellers will face higher prices if his airline collapses, as the carrier hangs on to hopes of a government bailout.
- by Patrick Hatch and Eryk Bagshaw
Three of four COVID-19 victims in Queensland returned from cruise ships
The latest victim was an 85-year-old man who died in Toowoomba overnight.
- by Jocelyn Garcia, Lydia Lynch and Matt Dennien
High Court comes to swift decision in George Pell case, with ruling due on Tuesday
The High Court will bring to an end in a matter of days the extraordinary case of George Pell.
- by Chip Le Grand
In Other News
Queensland
How coronavirus turned Brisbane's peak hour into a Sunday-morning drive
Traffic congestion throughout the country has plummeted as people heed calls to avoid unnecessary travel.
- by Craig Butt
Nigerian scammer sentenced for fleecing Brisbane woman
The woman had already been duped out of $267,000 by another man when the Nigerian fleeced her of $100,000 more.
- by Aaron Bunch
Unions don't run City Hall, Schrinner says over pay-freeze dispute
Days after winning the election, lord mayor-elect Adrian Schrinner announced a wage freeze for council workers.
- by Lucy Stone
Man allegedly ransacked Logan polling booth, attacked electoral worker
Detectives have launched a public appeal to identify and find the man.
- by Toby Crockford
Hospital radio show that puts smiles on dials is fighting to stay on air
Radio Lollipop, which helps children in hospitals, says donations are drying up.
- by Tony Moore
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CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
No room at the inn for self-isolating tourist who flew into Brisbane
She was permitted to leave the Brisbane Airport after she told police she had a booking at a youth hostel. But hostel staff then turned her away.
- by Aaron Bunch
Scramble for backyard chooks follows panic buying of eggs
Live Queensland hens are being shipped to NSW as demand for backyard chickens soars amid egg-buying frenzy.
- by Tim Barlass
Politics
'A matter of trust': Experts call for release of coronavirus modelling
Infectious disease experts say the government should release the modelling underlying its response to COVID-19 to keep the public on board with restrictions.
- by Dana McCauley and Eryk Bagshaw
Budget burden grows but PM sticks by franking credits
- by Shane Wright and Eryk Bagshaw
Business
Government ploughs $500m into neobank Judo in bid to spur SME loans
Challenger bank Judo has secured a $500m investment from government to help channel more loans to small businesses and heighten competition with the big four.
- by Cara Waters
World
Trump sends oil prices surging with tweet, but leads to confusion
Donald Trump suggested he had brokered a deal that would have Saudi Arabia and Russia ratcheting down their oil production. The news sent oil prices surging.
- by Javier Blas
Opinion
Behind our masks, we paramedics wear the strain of coronavirus
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But wait, there's more? How the help today comes with a cost tomorrow
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Full disclosure: the only way to earn trust in the virus endurance test
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Property bydomain
Out-of-work tenants and their landlords: Where do they stand?
The relationship between tenants and landlords is spiralling, with a lot of issues the government needs to address before the tense situation is defused.
- by Jim Malo
'I panic-bought a cat': Rescue animals are finding their forever homes
There has been a big rise in animals adoptions in the past few weeks as people look for some isolation company.
- by Cat Rodie
Life & Culture
Ghostly tradition leaves lights flickering at empty theatres
For the first time in at least 30 years, the Sydney Opera House has installed ghost lights inside its main theatre spaces during the venue's historic shutdown.
- by Josh Dye and Kerrie O'Brien
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Opinion
NRL 2020
State of Origin to restart the season if NRL gets green light
The NRL's innovation committee wants the interstate series to show the government and pandemic experts that it can safely play rugby league while locked down.
- by Andrew Webster
How cricket went from high-water mark to survival planning in a month
Just weeks after the WT20 final, Cricket Australia is seeking a $200 million line of credit in the event next season is wiped out as a result of coronavirus.
- by Chris Barrett
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Bursting in the bubble: it's time for sport to step into the real world
The sporting world's desire to get up and running is understandable, but it's at odds with the rest of the world, which is necessarily lying low.
- by Greg Baum
NRL clubs apply for JobKeeper funding
The NRL, which ordered 95 per cent of its staff to take annual leave last week, is working through a potential JobKeeper application.
- by Matt Encarnacion
Opinion
AFL 2020
Hands off North: expansion clubs should be in the gun
When my kids ask me who I played for, I want to be able to say “North Melbourne”. Not the Gold Coast Kangaroos or the Tasmanian Kangaroos.
- by Wayne Carey
Search for Matildas coach paused, Milicic in limbo
Football Federation Australia was to begin the hunt for Ante Milicic’s replacement in April but now its recruitment efforts are on hold.
- by Anthony Colangelo
'Live' replay shows why Uruguay game is still key to football's future
Twitter didn't exist when the Socceroos played their 2005 World Cup qualifier over Uruguay. But a 'live' replay saw the match trending on the site this week.
- by Dominic Bossi
Have Your Say
This NRL tropical island idea is preposterous. But it just might work
Shipping NRL players to a resort island off Queensland, testing them for COVID-19, and then playing matches couldn't work. Could it? Stranger things have happened.
