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WA coronavirus LIVE: Suspended flights leave interstate cruise passengers stranded in Perth
A fortnight of forced quarantine has ended for Vasco da Gama passengers after the cruise ship docked in Fremantle on March 30 but a new battle to get interstate travellers home has begun.
- by Cameron Myles and Marta Pascual Juanola
Closures unlikely as Perth beachgoers stick to social distancing in soaring temperatures
Beaches will likely stay open across the Perth coastline after police praised the behaviour of swimmers who packed the coast on Good Friday.
- by David Prestipino
Australia's debt hit a record $562 billion and will still skyrocket, so how do we deal with it?
The fight to stop the coronavirus will leave future generations a huge financial bill, and the government faces a number of choices to deal with it.
- by Shane Wright
Two-week isolation ends but 500 interstate cruise passengers remain stranded in WA
A fortnight of forced quarantine has ended for Vasco da Gama passengers after the cruise ship docked at Fremantle on March 30 but a new battle to get interstate travellers home has begun.
- by David Prestipino
Apple, Google to adapt phones for coronavirus infection tracking
The technology will tell users they should quarantine or isolate themselves after coming into contact with an infected individual.
- by Mark Gurman
WA hospital staff stood down, beds empty in unexpected COVID-19 lull
In bracing for the strain on WA hospitals, the state government announced it would cancel all non-urgent elective surgery to free up beds.
- by Hannah Barry and Lauren Pilat
Councils stand down hundreds of staff as coronavirus costs soar
Councils across Western Australia are standing down hundreds of staff members as they face a plunge in revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
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'Alarm bells were going off': Inside the ill-fated journey of the Ruby Princess
The docking of the Ruby Princess on March 19 left a trail of illness and death in its wake and marked the start of a nightmare for public health officials already stretched to the limit.
- by Deborah Snow, Tom Rabe and Rachel Clun
Boris Johnson 'able to do short walks' but UK PM's recovery only just beginning
Earlier, Johnson's father Stanley, said his son's illness "got the whole country to realise this is a serious event".
- by Latika Bourke
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
A triumph of unity is Scott Morrison's resurrection
Against his instincts, Scott Morrison has set politics aside and led the states and territories in the successful mobilisation of the nation against the coronavirus.
- by Peter Hartcher
Pandemic crackdown sparks worries for human rights
COVIDCon will explore how "tyranny sparked and is exploiting the novel coronavirus pandemic to crack down on civil liberties."
- by Chris Zappone
Pell case prompts call for release of accuser transcripts
George Pell's case has prompted a call for the release of transcripts of non-identifying complainant evidence.
- by Adam Cooper
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Western Australia
As the day unfolded: German ship Artania could depart WA waters next week
The virus-riddled Artania cruise ship could be departing WA waters as early as next week, according to WA Health Minister Roger Cook.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola and David Prestipino
Prosecutors want jail time for Perth man caught 'escaping hotel to visit girlfriend' while quarantined
“He wasn’t aware that about 1.5 million people worldwide have contracted this virus? And he wasn’t aware that tens of thousands of people throughout the world have died through this virus?"
- by Heather McNeill
WA country cop serves as 'excessive force' example in CCC report
The report, tabled in WA Parliament on Thursday, was a follow-up from a 2018 investigation into an incident where a man was ‘leg-sweeped’ while handcuffed.
- by Hannah Barry
'Keep on going': Premier's blunt message for cruise ships rounding WA coast
Six cruise ships continue on their path across the Great Australian Bight towards Western Australia, with one currently sitting off the South West coast.
- by Heather McNeill and Cameron Myles
'She died alone': Daughter's plea for empathy as patients face their final hours
The protocols that kept a Perth grandfather from the bedside of his dying wife are under review.
- by Nathan Hondros
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Coronavirus outbreak
Australia 'probably on cusp' of curbing COVID-19 to point where it 'dies out'
- by Paul Sakkal and Angus Livingston
‘Really frightening’: Life in a remote community as virus closes in
Fearful Indigenous elders are retreating to the bush, as coronavirus creeps closer to remote communities.
- by Ella Archibald-Binge
Scientists at odds after study finds coronavirus antibody puzzle
Some patients who recover from COVID-19 develop very few antibodies, raising questions over vaccine development and whether people get lasting immunity.
- by Liam Mannix
Politics
Branch censures national union over coronavirus concessions
The National Tertiary Education Union is negotiating in a bid to save jobs, but one of its branches says it is not pushing universities hard enough.
- by Nick Bonyhady and Fergus Hunter
Analysis
Coronavirus pandemic
Australia's coronavirus safety net must be tight to go the distance
- by George Megalogenis
Business
Opinion
Australian economy
Some major contagions have nothing to do with you-know-what
It’s a long weekend so, though we’re barred from enjoying it in the usual way, let’s at least forget the V-word. How about a quiz?
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Premier Group boss is still waiting for a call from the landlords
- by Adele Ferguson
World
Worldwide deaths from coronavirus hit 100,000. Experts say the true number is higher
The true number of lives lost is believed be much higher because of limited testing, different rules for counting the dead and cover-ups by some governments.
New York is now digging trenches to bury the city's coronavirus dead
- by Lucas Jackson and Brendan McDermid
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Could the property market rebound by spring?
Property experts are cautiously optimistic, but warn that a recovery won't be uniform and certain pockets will fare better than others.
- by Alexandra Cain
'Far from dead': How this Perth home sold 11 days after hitting the market
Coronavirus didn't hold anyone back when this four-bedroom property sold via an online bidding platform, with seven buyers battling it out.
- by Sarah Webb
Life & Culture
How an Aussie humanitarian and Lady Gaga created the world's biggest isolation show
As COVID-19 intensified, the United Nations asked Hugh Evans for help.
- by Nathanael Cooper
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Sport
Fyfe's surf gets green light from WA police
Dual Brownlow medallist Nat Fyfe has been cleared by WA Police of any wrongdoing after he was caught going for a surf at Margaret River.
- by Ronny Lerner
FFA hires Pell barrister amid stand-off with Fox over A-League rights
Fox Sports could terminate its A-League broadcast deal by July 1, prompting FFA to engage prominent Sydney barrister Bret Walker SC.
- by Vince Rugari and Dominic Bossi
Head coach becomes delivery driver as Dew hits the streets
@GoldCoastSUNS head coach Stuart Dew has had to become the club's delivery driver to ensure the players get all the hand sanitiser they need #AFL
When it comes to footy, Docherty is one in a thousand
Carlton's co-captain Sam Docherty is glad he got at least one game before the AFL season stalled.
- by Michael Gleeson
How cricket aims to tap into nostalgia to fill sporting void
With the international summer in danger because of travel restrictions, Australia's players union is talking to broadcasters about the game's former greats taking centre stage again.
- by Chris Barrett
More than 900 tennis tournaments postponed as ITF staff stood down
Tennis's governing body has postponed 900 tournaments so far with half its staff stood down as a result of the ongoing coronavirus emergency.
Cummins preparing for IPL in empty stadiums
Australian pace bowler Pat Cummins is "super hopeful" that the Indian Premier League will go ahead this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Have Your Say
'Australia were out of control two years before'
One of the umpires in cricket's 2018 ball tampering scandal paints a damning picture of Australian team, describing them as 'pretty average people'.
