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We need to get back to school, work and play

Bauer Publishing closes several key titles as industry feels the COVID pandemic economic impact.

Speaking the truth.

Now that many countries are considering their exit strategies from lockdowns

Reserve Bank’s long-awaited two-year forecasts for jobs, wages and growth

Compared to many other countries around the world, Australia and New Zealand have done an exceptional job controlling COVID-19

Australian zoos are turning to new and creative ways to keep animals occupied as they have been closed to the public for weeks.

Researchers and drug companies struggle to find an antiviral that can treat SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19

What might BCGs place be in the fight against coronavirus?

Australia got free childcare as part of the COVID-19 response - but only for a limited time

Scott Morrison has warned of a potentially rocky road as COVID restrictions are lifted to reopen the economy, saying the process must proceed even in the face of expected fresh outbreaks

Sixty years ago, singer Slim Dusty wailed about the Pub With No Beer. Pubs are still wailing after the three-step announcement.

Morrison outlines the three steps that will bring the country back to post-virus normality. But precise timeframes are unclear.

It may be well over a year until free international travel is permitted again.

All hail, the Loyal Wingman.

As Australia starts to emerge from its coronavirus lockdown, authorities are on high alert for any fresh breakouts of the disease

It will be tempting for some to overlook the climate change challenge in the rush to restart the economy after the pandemic

As the world scrambles to understand COVID-19, multiple studies seem to offer a cure or new risk factor for the disease, only to be disproven a short time later

What Pell should have done in Ballarat

Sydney’s Carriageworks going into administration could be the first of many such venues, warns visual arts body.

Tackling two issues in tandem.

Australia’s health system has embraced telehealth during the coronavirus pandemic, with patients getting care online, by video or by phone. But what happens to this post-pandemic is uncertain

Deputy premier cleared by police after coming under fire for visiting his country property during lockdown.

Government will need to correct earlier misstatements and improve privacy protections

Stock in many stores begins to replenish and shelves are no longer standing empty.

PM says good news about Australia's coronavirus lockdown coming, while warning full normaily won't be until there's a vaccine.

Do. Not. Eat.

Significant funds have been made available by the Australian government for the development of the hydrogen energy industry

If you noticed headlines recently suggesting smoking could protect against COVID-19, you might have been surprised

Most new infections come from Victoria, with many being overseas travellers or from the meat plant outbreak.

Are you immune from COVID-19 if you’ve already been infected?

The Australia-New Zealand ‘special relationship’ will create a Trans-Tasman Bubble to encourage travel between the two nations. But not yet.

Health and beauty products show a major spike in sales at local supermarkets

Josh Frydenberg says the economy has taken a near-unprecedented hit and jobless rate will be highest in 26 years.

Redundancies are attractive to organisations in crisis. Although the payouts cost money upfront, they can reshape the remaining workforce to make it leaner and more fit for purpose

Are anti-vaxxers, climate-change sceptics, moon-landing denialists, civil libertarians and others undermining the fight against COVID-19?

The 83-year-old woman from Western Australia contracted coronavirus in mid-April and died in her home two weeks later.

Trans-Tasman cooperation takes another positive turn as Ardern accepts Morrison’s National Cabinet meeting invitation.

The organisation has felt the effects of the pandemic and has been forced to reduce its workforce by 50 per cent.

The race is on to find a drug that is both effective and safe for treating COVID-19, which has spread to 3.1 million infections and caused 220,000 deaths worldwide

While not all of them are COVID-related, Bill Withers and Kenny Rogers are just a couple of stars to have died already this year.

Australia is expecting a major drop in net migration & visa process levels due to the coronavirus pandemic and related travel restrictions.

Debates about a return to classroom learning in Australia are fraught, and parents have mixed feelings as to what may be best for their children

Here's what we know so far

After the COVID crisis, what will be the “new normal” in Australia’s relations with China?

There’s a new vantage point coming to the Victoria skyline and it’s planned to be the tallest building in Australia.

Government is pleased with the way the spread of the virus is being contained and could announce amended regulations next Friday.

Medical authorities say Australia still has a long way to go before herd immunity is reached.

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