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.
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.
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has ditched her usual practice of shaking hands with visitors to Buckingham Palace amid the global coronavirus outbreak.
US President Donald Trump has still not been tested for coronavirus despite growing concerns as shocking video footage emerges from Italy.
To me at least, the plunge on the Australian share market sent a clear message. Buy. And I don’t mean toilet paper.
A top economist predicts unemployment could soar to 7 per cent by year’s end due to a coronavirus-induced recession.
Former NSW premier Mike Baird has quit his plum job at NAB, triggering rumours of a tilt at the federal seat of Warringah. But there are at least two other things he’d rather do next.
Westpac customers face having thousands of dollars added to their home-loan costs under a secret move to automatically reduce repayments.
The rolling coronavirus crisis gives Scott Morrison a chance to remake his prime ministership — if he takes it, writes John Rolfe.
Retiree groups have urged the federal government to at least halve the “deeming rate” that affects access to the pension and “expect much more than just a token drop in the rate” after Treasurer Josh Frydenberg revealed it was under review again.
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