Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Strong purposeTech visionary’s social mission

A high-school drop out turned visionary entrepreneur is the driving force behind a small WA business making a big social impact, with the goal of empowering thousands of people with a disability.

Meilin Chew

ExclusiveV8 legend evicted after border backflip

Motorsport legend Jamie Whincup and six members of his team have been evicted from Queensland after earlier being admitted on freight passes returning from the Bathurst 1000.

Kate Kyriacou

State secrecyRIP Mum: Lockdown hypocrisy just got personal

My mother didn’t watch the AFL Grand Final as she died the night before at the age of 93 – and organising her funeral has again shone a light on our state secrecy, writes Mike O’Connor.

Mike O'Connor

Human rightsCOVID nurse takes action over ‘character assassination’

Queensland’s top three COVID-19 policymakers and a Labor MP have been taken to the Human Rights Commission over their alleged treatment of a coronavirus-positive aged care nurse.

Jackie Sinnerton

Taper downWhy COVID job subsidy can’t be a keeper

The JobKeeper subsidy needs to end in March, according to top Treasury figures, as the payment is taking its toll in the regions.

Matthew Killoran & Cloe Read

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West Aussies backflip on WA hard border support

An exclusive poll has revealed nearly three-quarters of West Aussies want Premier Mark McGowan to set a tentative date for the opening of WA’s hard border.

Peter Law

Latest‘Move on’: Ex-Qld Labor premier backs NSW in border wars

Former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie says Annastacia Palaszczuk needs to rethink her coronavirus strategy and follow Gladys Berejiklian’s lead.

Anna Caldwell

‘Well done Victoria’McGowan lauds Victoria’s ‘incredible’ COVID result

Mark McGowan has labelled Victoria’s second wave response a ‘gold standard’ after the state celebrated zero new COVID cases for the first time in four months, as WA records two new cases.

Peter Law

Huge newsRelief at last as Melbourne restrictions set to lift

Melbourne retail and hospitality businesses can finally reopen amid a major easing of the city’s coronavirus restrictions. Here’s what will change.

Top secretAustralians kept in dark on COVID vaccine roll out

Crucial information on how a COVID-19 vaccine will be distributed in Australia is being withheld from the public.

Sue Dunlevy, Tamsin Rose, Clare Armstrong and Maria Bervanakis

CoronavirusQld, Victoria record no new cases

Victoria has joined Queensland in recording no new COVID-19 cases today – the first time for the southern state in more than four months. LATEST COVID-19 UPDATES

Shiloh Payne and NewsWire

Good newsNo new virus cases for Victoria

Victoria has had no new coronavirus deaths, leaving the state toll on 817 and the national figure at 905, and no new cases for the first time since June 9.

Callum Godde

COVID-19Pub with no cheer as locals turn away

Just 20 per cent of Brisbane residents feel “very confident” about visiting their local pub, club or bar during the pandemic, as business owners look to extreme measures in a bid to boost customer numbers.

Cloe Read Tobias Jurss-Lewis

Coronavirus crisisUS sets virus record, deaths close to 224,000

The US coronavirus caseload has reached record heights with more than 83,000 infections reported in a single day, the latest ominous sign of the disease’s grip on the nation.

Rebecca Boone and David Crary

Coronavirus crisisPM slam’s delay in easing Melbourne lockdown

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp have hit out the State Government’s pause on easing COVID-19 restrictions, labelling it Groundhog Day.

Sarah Ison

Virus watchWA records three new cases of coronavirus

WA has recorded three new cases of coronavirus overnight after more returned overseas travellers tested positive to the potentially deadly virus.

Michael Traill

Waiting gameCOVID-19 vaccine may be ‘a year away’

A vaccine for the deadly coronavirus could still be 12 months away, despite the Federal Government outlining hope for a July roll-out in the Budget.

Sarah Ison

Coronavirus crisisVic pauses lockdown easing as virus cluster grows

Victorians will have to wait longer to take significant steps out of COVID-19 lockdown as health authorities sweat over an outbreak in Melbourne’s north.

Rowdy RichmondTigers fans celebrate in lockdown Melbourne

Melbourne’s harsh coronavirus restrictions were not enough to stop hundreds of Richmond fans gathering in the club’s heartland to celebrate their third AFL premiership in four years.

Gus McCubbing

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Border wars
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Is sentiment changing on WA’s hard border?

WA could be putting all its eggs in one basket to contain the spread of the coronavirus and may be unprepared in the long term, writes Ben Morton Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister.

Ben Morton

Just dessertsLockdown sugar cravings see sisters’ business boom

At the peak of the coronavirus crisis in WA, when many small businesses were watching their revenue dry up, Perth sisters Holly and Hannah Northcott were dealing with the opposite problem.

Kate Emery

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WA border battle
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Palmer steps up $28 billion court fight

Clive Palmer has taken the first step towards launching legal action against the Commonwealth over his $28 billion damages battle with WA.

Peter Law

Sad turnoutFewer than 40 show up to Perth ‘freedom’ protest

It was a small turnout at today’s Rally for Life, Health and Liberty in West Perth, with fewer than 40 people showing up to protest Government measures impeding on ‘basic rights and freedoms’.

Sarah Steger