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Matt Smith is the political editor for The Advertiser and Sunday Mail in South Australia. He covers state and federal politics with a strong focus on decisions made in Canberra that have an impact on South Australians.

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Empty toilet paper shelves at Coles supermarket in Adelaide, Friday, March 13, 2020.  (AAP Image/Kelly Barnes) NO ARCHIVING

Call to send cops to police SA shops

Police should be sent to South Australian supermarkets to keep order and protect staff as hoarders continue to strip shelves, a union says. About time or overkill? VOTE IN THE POLL

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The first patient to use the new drive-thru coronavirus test station is attended to by nurses from his car at the Repat Hospital in Daw Park, March 10, 2020.

Three more virus cases in SA

The drive-through coronavirus testing clinic has uncovered its first patient, one of three to be confirmed on Thursday. The state’s total is now at 12.

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Scott Morrison delivers a rare 'Address to the Nation' 7pm tonight on coronavirus. The last time this occurred was Kevin Rudd during the GFC.

Virus fight: ‘We all have a role to play’

The Prime Minister made a rare national address on Thursday night, urging preparation and unity amid the growing pandemic. It followed the earlier news of a $17.6 billion stimulus package which will deliver $750 handouts to more than six million people.

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