Public transport operators are in need of assistance as they haemorrhage money to keep trains, trams and buses running despite majority of commuters working from home. It comes as the head of Victoria’s police union called for a state of disaster to be declared to give officers more powers to deal with coronavirus.
Food courts, nail salons, tattoo parlours and open house inspections will shut from midnight, five people can only attend weddings and funerals limited to 10 people, but schools still remain open. HERE ARE THE NEW CLOSURES AND SHUTDOWN MEASURES.
The Federal Government will suspend pay rises for politicians, judges and senior public servants as thousands of Australians face unemployment as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. It comes as police announce tough new measures to crack down on people flouting public safety measures to prevent the spread of virus. LIVE UPDATES
The second stage of radical restrictions could be in place in Australia tomorrow as authorities deal with the fallout of infected passengers disembarking from the Ruby Princess cruise ship.
Telstra and Optus customers are suffering as Australia’s mobile network cracks amid an unprecedented number of calls to Centrelink as coronavirus chaos continues.
Long lines of anxious Tasmanians in search of income relief are snaking around Centrelink offices across the state for a second day, despite repeated requests for people to apply online instead.
The national cabinet of government leaders are meeting tonight to clarify what Aussies are allowed to do under social distancing rules in a bid to crackdown on house-partiers side stepping the bar ban. Meanwhile the HSC will go ahead this year, despite the NAPLAN being cancelled. LIVE UPDATES
Some Australian Defence Force personnel are being withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan because of the coronavirus, as Australian patients will soon be unable to get a follow-up test to ensure they are cleared of the virus.
The MyGov website was not downed by a cyber attack, instead it crashed because more than 95,000 jobless Australians were trying to apply for coronavirus income support, the Government Services Minister has admitted.
Parents are dealing with mass confusion over the status of NSW’s schools as the coronavirus crisis deepens. We explain why the state’s schools remain open despite advice to keep your children home.
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