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Zoe SmithSenior Producer

Zoe Smith is a Network News senior producer and night editor. She has over 20 years of experience in journalism and has worked at digital and print mastheads across Australia and the UK.

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Coronavirus

‘Thrown under the bus’: Vic health minister quits

Victoria’s health minister Jenny Mikakos has quit over the failure of the hotel quarantine scheme, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison prepares to turn up the heat on China over COVID-19.

MONTE CARLO, MONACO - DECEMBER 08: Michael Schumacher of Germany, seven time Formula One World Champion, and wife Corinna attend the 2006 FIA Gala Prize Giving Ceremony held at the Salle des Etoiles Sporting Club on December 8, 2006 in Monte Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by FIA via Getty Images)

Heartbreaking update on Schumacher’s health

A leading neurologist has made worrying new claims about the health of Formula One legend Michael Schumacher.

World

US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters on the South Lawn prior to departing the White House abroad Marine One on September 19, 2020 in Washington, DC. - Trump is traveling to North Carolina for a campaign event before returning to Washington, DC tonight. (Photo by Alex Edelman / AFP)

Deadly poison ricin sent in package to Trump

An envelope containing the poison ricin and addressed to US President Donald Trump has been intercepted by law enforcement officials.

World Breaking News

(FILES) In this file combination of pictures created on September 10, 2020 shows US President Donald Trump (L) speaking as he makes his way to board Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on September 10, 2020, and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaking after a virtual meeting on safe school reopening, in Wilmington, Delaware, on September 2, 2020. - The volatile US presidential election enters a fierce new stage this week when Donald Trump and Joe Biden hold their first debate -- a television spectacle finally allowing Americans to witness the two antagonists head to head. Tuesday's clash, coming right after Trump defied Democrats and nominated a conservative to replace the late Supreme Court liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg, could again upend an already nail-biting contest. Biden, 77, leads in polls against the Republican incumbent, both nationwide and in most of the crucial swing states set to provide the decisive electoral college count on November 3. (Photos by MANDEL NGAN and JIM WATSON / AFP)

Trump’s shock Supreme Court call

Donald Trump’s prediction on just when Judge Amy Coney Barrett, his controversial pick to join the US Supreme Court, will be confirmed has prompted outrage from Joe Biden and Democrats.

Coronavirus

A woman passes a sign at Melbourne's Flinders Street station on September 17, 2020. - Australia's unemployment rate on September 17 fell slightly to 6.8 percent in August, spurring hopes that the worst of a coronavirus-fuelled recession may have passed. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

Victoria cases drop as billionaire beats stranded Aussies home

Victoria has recorded 21 new cases of coronavirus, while Boris Johnson says a second lockdown is likely in the UK and a British peer flies into Sydney to film a reality show as Aussies are left in limbo.

SmartDaily

Masked Singer runner-up leaves judges stunned

The surprise winner of The Masked Singer has been revealed, but there was plenty of controversy when the runner-up gave a showstopping performance. Warning: Spoilers

National

Protester kicks horse in tense standoff with police at Queen Victoria Market.

Footage of Melbourne protester kicking horse sparks outrage

Disturbing new footage has emerged showing an anti-lockdown protester kicking a police horse during a tense standoff with police in Melbourne.

Coronavirus

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 12, 2020: Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton (R) arrives to speak to the media during a press conference in Melbourne, Victoria. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Daniel Pockett

‘Strategy is working’: Victoria’s COVID-19 cases drop

Victoria has had 37 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, with NSW recording six, as a bombshell new report claims the deadly disease hit the United States much earlier than first thought.

World

US President Donald Trump listens in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 11, 2020. - Trump announced Friday a

Trump gets second Nobel nod as new Middle East deal brokered

Donald Trump has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for the second time in a few days as the US celebrated another historic agreement between nations in the Middle East.

Coronavirus

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 5, 2020: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews looks on during a press conference in Melbourne, Victoria. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Daniel Pockett

COVID rules only eased ‘when virus is truly defeated’

Lockdown laws are set to stay until COVID-19 is beaten, Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has declared, as Donald Trump goes toe-to-toe with the WHO over a vaccine.

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