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Clare ArmstrongNational political editor

Clare Armstrong is the national political editor of the Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Adelaide Advertiser and Courier Mail based in Canberra. She was previously a federal political reporter at the Daily Telegraph, and has also reported for the Townsville Bulletin. In 2021 Clare received the Wallace Brown Award recognising the best young journalist in the federal parliament press gallery.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison with Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton during Question Time in the House of Representatives in Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Gary Ramage

What parliament will look like under COVID-19

Australia’s parliament will be scaled down to prevent politicians from catching the deadly coronavirus — including the exclusion of Peter Dutton who contracted the virus.

National

Coronavirus coverage. Royal Melbourne Hospital. Picture: Jason Edwards

PM’s plan to save jobs amid new death toll prediction

A new plan is being developed by the Federal Government to try and keep the nation’s economy afloat. It comes as a health official warns that 50,000 Australians could die from coronavirus, according to modelling.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 13: Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a press conference announcing that mass gatherings of 500 people or more are cancelled from Monday 16th of March. The government is also recommending against all overseas travel. The press conference followed the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting on 13th of March, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. The usual agenda for the state, territory and local government leaders has been set aside to discuss measures to stop further spreading of COVID-19 in Australia. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)

PM’s new border restrictions as schools stay open

Australian schools and universities will remain open, and a host of social distancing measures have been introduced by the federal government, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced.

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk with film director Baz Luhrmann who is also picture in the US researching his Elvis film

Baz Luhrmann self-isolates as Apple stores close worldwide

Baz Luhrmann has revealed he has gone into isolation after Tom Hanks and his wife were diagnosed with coronavirus on his film set in Queensland. Apple stores are also closing worldwide.

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Peter Dutton tests positive to coronavirus

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has confirmed he has coronavirus after a US trip in which he mingled with Ivanka Trump. It comes after Scott Morrison backflipped on plans to attend the opening round of the NRL amid a ban on mass gatherings.

NSW

Gladys Berejiklian (second from right) is pictured during a press conference announcing that all mass gatherings of 500 people or more are cancelled from Monday 16th of March. Picture: AAP

Premier under fire over Cabinet meeting decision

Premier Gladys Berejiklian has come under fire for cancelling the full meeting of Cabinet on Monday with just a handful of ministers set to attend the scheduled Narooma gathering. It comes as NSW Health confirms 20 additional cases of coronavirus in NSW since Friday.

National

Australia to consider Europe travel ban after Trump lockdown

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has asked the government’s health chiefs to look at a Europe-wide travel ban amid the coronavirus crisis after revealing his $17.6bn economic stimulus package.

NSW

1.5m to catch virus in NSW as local cases match imports

One in five people in NSW will catch COVID-19 and that is “if all goes well”, according to infectious disease experts. The prediction comes as the spread of coronavirus within the state is now on par with the rate at which overseas travel is bringing it in.

NSW

Government’s $20b splurge: What’s in it for you

Small businesses will be paid to keep apprentices on while pensioners and dole recipients will get billions of dollars in cash payments worth hundreds of dollars apiece in an effort to shield the economy from the impact of the coronavirus.

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People queing at a coronavirus test at Royal Melbourne Hospital. Picture: Tony Gough

Covid-19 crisis: Australia bans Italian visitors

Scott Morrison has announced Italian visitors will be banned in Australia from tonight, as he unveiled details of a $2.4 billion health response to the coronavirus including $1.1 billion to stockpile on masks and protective equipment.

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