Carnival Australia’s boss has called on the government to allow the Ruby Princess’s crew to return to NSW after they were told ‘it’s time to go home’. Five passengers aboard the ship, which docked in Sydney earlier this month, have died. LIVE COVERAGE
A school and a childcare centre in Blacktown were forced to close after staff and students tested positive to COVID-19, and NSW cruise ship cases rise. LIVE COVERAGE
“Two thirds of cases we currently have are from an Australian who has come home from overseas”
Scott Morrison has announced further quarantining actions for those who arrive in Australia. It comes as NSW Health confirmed 41 new cases of COVID-19 from the Ruby Princess cruise ship and seven attendees of a Bali wedding tested positive. LIVE COVERAGE
A man in his 70s who was a passenger on the Ruby Princess has died in WA this afternoon bringing the death toll to 13, while Gladys Berejiklian warned of a potential lockdown if people don’t stay home. LIVE COVERAGE
Nine Woolworths stores in NSW will reduce their opening hours dramatically in a bid to ship out grocery orders to vulnerable members of the community as stockpilers clear the shelves in stores. SEE THE LIST OF LOCATIONS
A man has been charged after allegedly deliberately coughing at a 71-year-old police officer while pretending to have coronavirus, forcing Coffs Harbour police station to shut down. WATCH THE VIDEO.
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 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
A NSW man who contracted COVID-19 onboard the Ruby Princess which docked in Sydney last week says he was waved through customs without health checks. A team of Defence Force personnel has been deployed to help NSW health authorities track down other passengers from the infected ship. LIVE UPDATES
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