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Stephen Drill covers organised crime, business and the politics of sport. His investigative podcasts include Mafia’s Web, Bikie’s Inc. and Faith On Trial. Drill was Europe correspondent for the Herald Sun, Daily Telegraph, Courier Mail and Adelaide Advertiser from 2019 to 2021. The Walkley Award winner has also worked at The Wall Street Journal in New York and The Sun in London.

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Medical workers wearing protective gear work by a patient (Rear R) on March 24, 2020 at the new COVID 3 level intensive care unit for coronavirus COVID-19 cases at the Casal Palocco hospital near Rome, during the country's lockdown aimed at stopping the spread of the COVID-19 (new coronavirus) pandemic. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)

Elective surgery hold announced as Aussie cases skyrocket

Scott Morrison has announced all elective surgery will be put on hold to free up space in hospitals dealing with coronavirus as Australia’s confirmed cases surge past 2200.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 24: Minister for Health Greg Hunt during a press conference at Parliament House on March 24, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. There are now 1879 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia and the death toll now stands at seven. (Photo by Sam Mooy/Getty Images)

Stage two lockdown might happen tomorrow

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.

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WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND - MARCH 16: Dawn Canova, clinical manager for outpatient wound care at Carroll Hospital takes samples from people to test them for the coronavirus at a drive-thru station in the hospital's parking garage March 16, 2020 in Westminster, Maryland. Not open to the general public for testing, the station was set up to take samples from people who had spoken with their doctors and received explicit direction to get a test for the novel coronavirus called COVID-19. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Troops come home as testing of Aussie COVID-19 patients halted

Some Australian Defence Force personnel are being withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan because of the coronavirus, as Australian patients will soon be unable to get a follow-up test to ensure they are cleared of the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.

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a press conference at Australia's Parliament House in Canberra on March 22, 2020. - Morrison told citizens to cancel any domestic travel plans to slow the spread of coronavirus, warning stronger measures were imminent to deal with localised outbreaks. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)

PM’s $189bn stimulus package as lockdowns loom

Aussies who are suffering financial hardship during the coronavirus pandemic are being given a lifeline, as Scott Morrison insists Australia has enough testing kits – for now.

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Macris murder: Brothers ‘too careless’ to be killers

The father of Sydney underworld figure John Macris, who was gunned down in Athens, has told of his pain as the alleged hitman’s defence has been revealed.

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Chinese authorities as Ms Liang's door. Picture: Twitter/@Nectar_Gan

Aussie kicked out of China over quarantine jog

A Chinese-Australian woman has been ordered to leave China after she defied coronavirus self-isolation laws and went for a jog.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 20: A woman walks past an empty pub on March 20, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the country's bars, pubs, restaurants and cafes must close tonight to curb the spread of COVID-19, which has killed more than 100 people in the UK. (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Get ready Australia, a UK-style lockdown is coming

Cafes have been shuttered, schools have been closed and the UK is now preparing for the prospect of months at home. And if the people of Bondi Beach think they’re immune, they’re dead wrong, writes Stephen Drill.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison with the Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and the Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Gary Ramage

PM’s new $250b debt limit and indoor gathering rule

Scott Morrison has announced a new indoor gathering limit for Australians after he delayed the Federal Budget. It comes after NAPLAN tests were scrapped and Australia’s death toll climbed to seven.

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TOPSHOT - Medical staff push a patient on a gurney to a waiting medical helicopter at the Emile Muller hospital in Mulhouse, eastern France, to be evacuated on another hospital on March 17, 2020, amid the outbreak of the new Coronavirus, COVID-19. - A strict lock down requiring most people in France to remain at home came into effect at midday on March 17, 2020, prohibiting all but essential outings in a bid to curb the coronavirus spread. The country has reported 148 deaths from the virus, a number that health experts warn could soar in the coming days, seriously straining the hospital system. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)

Plea to retired doctors as cinema chain shuts down

The Australian Medical Association has urged retired doctors to register to return to work to help manage COVID-19 demands as one of the nation’s biggest cinema chains closes its doors.

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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.

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