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Trump hits out at China over revised death count as New York toll mounts
The global death toll stands at 146,000, but one UN agency has warned there could be worse to come as the virus sweeps across Africa.
- by Marissa Calligeros
Opinion
It wasn't planned but Australia is on the verge of an exciting possibility
Scott Morrison might not like to admit it, but we are accidentally within sight of eliminating COVID-19.
- by Peter Hartcher
At war with the states over lockdowns, President Trump calls on people to rise up
Donald Trump has urged supporters to "liberate" themselves from stay-at-home orders aimed at containing COVID-19.
Forget going to the MCG, concerts or overseas travel until 2021: health chief
Victorians should forget about going to football, cricket or travelling overseas for 'some time', says the state's health chief.
- by Noel Towell
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Coronavirus pandemic
Calls to rethink Victoria's most expensive road project during pandemic
Doubts are emerging about the viability of the $16 billion North East Link, as experts warn the coronavirus pandemic undermines key assumptions underpinning the project.
- by Timna Jacks and Clay Lucas
'Everything has shifted': How a pandemic is reshaping the US election
As a rule, if the economy is going well then US presidents get re-elected. If it's going badly, they lose. But will that hold in a global health emergency?
- by Matthew Knott
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Coronavirus pandemic
A lecture, a textbook, an illness like no other: Inside a Melbourne COVID cluster
A small lecture of 12 people – and a single mathematics textbook – was all it took to kick off a COVID-19 cluster at the University of Melbourne.
- by Liam Mannix
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The Turnbull Memoir
Downer raised Russia concerns at US embassy without government approval
The former foreign minister acted alone according to a new memoir by former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.
- by David Crowe
Analysis
Naked City
'Never in a million years': The police sergeant who tracked Mokbel and Gobbo
The story of Tony Mokbel and his lawyer Nicola Gobbo may be about to air on TV, but that doesn't lead to happy endings.
- by John Silvester
'Be kind, be reasonable': Ups and downs of home schooling's first week
In the first few days of remote term two, some parents found out more about their kids than they perhaps wanted to.
- by Bianca Hall and Anna Prytz
'Go back to your country': Chinese students bashed in Melbourne CBD
The two female students were walking along Elizabeth Street when a stranger taunted them about coronavirus.
- by Paul Sakkal
It was supposed to be their big day. Four hours later, they married on Zoom
In these unprecedented times, a growing number of iron-willed brides and grooms are refusing to call off their nuptials.
- by Sophie Aubrey
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'He took his first selfie, putting on a funny face and this huge smile. I’d never seen that before'
There were smiles all round – and espresso martinis – when Sarah Lamond went on an Antarctic cruise with her 85-year-old father, Bob. The pair had never spent so much one-on-one time together.
- by Tim Elliott
Opinion
Dressed to kill: The morality of costume in Killing Eve
Fashion in Killing Eve represents both role play and power struggle. But do the clothes desensitise us from the atrocities?
- by Anna Johnson
Local
Empty chairs, tables, streets: Melbourne CBD a stranger under coronavirus
Even Young and Jackson's pub was closed: In Melbourne CBD on Thursday, a sense of unease pervaded familiar streets.
- by Carolyn Webb
Updated
AFL off-field behaviour
Crow reported for drink-driving hours after Bulldog star's bingle
After Western Bulldogs vice-captain Lachie Hunter returned a positive breath test after allegedly driving into four parked cars, Adelaide forward Tyson Stengle has allegedly been caught drink-driving.
- by Sam McClure, Rachel Eddie and Jake Niall
Terrorists lose their appeals against convictions over mosque blaze
Two terrorists who firebombed a mosque, amid planning an Islamic State-inspired attack on Melbourne landmarks, will spend at least 28 years in prison after losing their appeals.
- by Adam Cooper
Andrews sees 'stability' in virus numbers but warns on complacency
Despite just one new case of of coronavirus being recorded overnight, Daniel Andrews warned Victorians that social distancing rules won't be relaxed anytime soon.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Bail denied for Finks bikie accused of shooting Mongol in the head
A patched Finks bikie accused of shooting a rival club member in a suburban Melbourne street has had his bail bid rejected.
- by Caroline Schelle
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The Turnbull Memoir
'How could he have been so stupid': Turnbull, Joyce and the 'bonk ban' debacle
Months before his affair with Vikki Campion became public, Barnaby Joyce assured then prime minister Malcolm Turnbull that they were not in a sexual relationship.
- by David Crowe
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'The hypocrisy made me sick': Turnbull reveals details about Christensen AFP probe
Mr Turnbull reveals in his new memoir that he was briefed by then AFP commissioner Andrew Colvin in a one-on-one meeting that summed up months of police inquiries.
- by David Crowe
Politics
'We thought we were the safest place on earth': How Tasmania's COVID-19 outbreak unfolded
The Tasmanian government faces calls for an official probe into the coronavirus outbreak in the state's north-west, which forced the closure of two hospitals and left leaving 40 pregnant women with nowhere to give birth.
- by Dana McCauley
Business
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Aviation
New players circle ailing Virgin
If Virgin fails to get a lifeline it will be placed into administration and private equity holders will take the knife to costs and reduce the number of flights.
- by Adele Ferguson
World
Europe is emerging from the pandemic with beds and ventilators to spare
All across Europe, the numbers are coming down. There is finally good news to share.
- by William Booth, Chico Harlan, James McAuley, Loveday Morris and Michael Birnbauman
From 'Xi's doing a great job' to 'The WHO really blew it’: Trump's coronavirus response in tweets
- by Chris Zappone and Mark Stehle
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The Great Lockdown is a sledgehammer busting dreams that won't bounce back
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Teachers don't deserve Morrison's guilt trip
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Why investors could be regretting negative gearing right now
Most landlords are already losing money on their investment which may explain the hesitance to cut rents for struggling tenants, experts say.
- by Jim Malo
'Never get emotional': How to win an online property auction
Even experienced bidders now need to develop new skills to win in the digital environment. Here's what you need to do to secure your dream home online.
- by Alexandra Cain
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It's Underbelly, but not as you knew it
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AFL planning a long-term overhaul of the game
The AFL is planning a long-term overhaul of the game, and not just for the next two seasons, to deal with “the new economy”.
- by Michael Gleeson
Updated
AFL off-field behaviour
Two AFL players in hot water over car incidents
Western Bulldogs vice-captain Lachie Hunter has returned a positive breath test after allegedly driving into four parked cars in inner Melbourne.
- by Sam McClure, Rachel Eddie and Jake Niall
Another knee setback makes Charlie Curnow an unlikely starter in 2020
Promising Blues' forward Charlie Curnow is unlikely to play in 2020 after scans revealed a hairline stress in his bone.
- by Peter Ryan
Staff forced to take huge pay cut to save Cricket Australia: Roberts
‘‘As things stand, we’re going to run out of cash by the end of August,’’ CEO Kevin Roberts is said to have told staff this week.
- by Andrew Wu
Victorian venues part of hub planning
The AFL has not ruled out Victorian venues hosting games without crowds if and when the season resumes as they continue planning for a range of scenarios.
- by Peter Ryan
Play on: Swans chairman reverses opposition to playing during crisis
Andrew Pridham, who questioned the AFL's decision to play round one, has backed the concept of quarantine hubs to restart the season.
- by Caroline Wilson
Adelaide's Tyson Stengle allegedly caught drink-driving
Adelaide forward Tyson Stengle has allegedly been caught drink-driving in an unregistered car, blowing a blood alcohol reading more than double the legal limit.
Have Your Say
Why it's time to lay off Patrick Dangerfield
The players, with Dangerfield as their figurehead, were labelled greedy, but the Geelong champion could hardly have rolled over when it came to negotiating a pay cut with the AFL.
