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Tom McIlroy and Nila Sweeney
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A Perth man who travelled on the Diamond Princess cruise ship has become the first Australian to die from the COVID-19 coronavirus as the nation and business brace for more bad news.

The78-year-old  was being treated at the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth.

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Tom McIlroy was the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief.
Nila Sweeney writes on property from our Sydney newsroom. Email Nila at nila.sweeney@afr.com.au
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