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Jacquelin Magnay is the Europe Correspondent for The Australian, based in London and covering all manner of big stories across political, business, Royals and security issues. She is a George Munster and Walkley Award winning journalist with senior media roles in Australian and British newspapers. Before joining The Australian in 2013 she was the UK Telegraph’s Olympics Editor.

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Cruise liner Ruby Princess docks at the harbour in Port Kembla, some 80 kilometres south of Sydney on April 12, 2020. - The Ruby Princess berthed after weeks stranded at sea to allow doctors to assess sick crew members and take the most serious cases ashore for medical treatment. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP)

Ruby Princess crisis deepens as two more die

Two more passengers have died after catching COVID-19 on the Ruby Princess, with the cruise ship now linked to 18 deaths nationwide.

Richard Ferguson, Elias Visontay and Angelica Snowden

British PM released from hospitalWorld

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 12: In this handout photo provided by 10 Downing Street, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson records a video message on Easter Sunday at Number 10 after release from the hospital, before leaving for Chequers on April 12, 2020 in London, England. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was discharged from hospital today a week after being admitted for treatment for Coronavirus, COVID-19 and spending three days in intensive care. A spokesman said that

Grateful Boris speaks: ‘NHS saved my life’

Boris Johnson has thanked two intensive care nurses who cared for him over 48 hours as he recovers at Chequers | WATCH

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Arts Minister Don Harwin pictured at his Holiday home Pearl Beach Wednesday8th April 2020..(AAP Image/Sue Graham)

NSW minister resigns after breaching ban

NSW Arts Minister Don Harwin has resigned two days after it was revealed he had decamped to his central coast holiday home during the coronavirus crisis.

Richard Ferguson, Lachlan Moffet Gray and Rachel Baxendale

World

Harvesters prick asparagus in a field with the help of an electric harvester in Buchholz, Germany, Thursday, April 9, 2020. Schleswig-Holstein's asparagus-eaters can look forward to the first shoots from local cultivation. (Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa via AP)

European farmers fight to recruit pickers

Within weeks more than 5000 workers are needed to start the spring harvest in the UK.

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BritainWorld

(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 02, 2020 A handout image released by 10 Downing Street, shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he participates in a national

Johnson out of intensive care

British PM Boris Johnson has been moved into a general ward at London’s St Thomas’ Hospital after three days of high concern.

Jacquelin Magnay

EuropeWorld

This photo of a television screen taken and handout by the press office of Palazzo Chigi on March 26, 2020 shows Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte speaking while taking part in a video conference as part of an extraordinary meeting of G20 leaders, from the Chigi Palace in Rome, during the country's lockdown following the COVID-19 new coronavirus pandemic. - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is blocking a joint response that EU leaders are trying to put together to the coronavirus crisis, an Italian government source said on March 26. (Photo by Handout / Palazzo Chigi press office / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

‘Frugal four’ must help south: Conte

The Italian PM has warned Brussels that the EU faces collapse if the rich northern states fail to financially bail out the south.

Jacquelin Magnay

CORONAVIRUS CRISISNation

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison reacts during House of Representatives Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, April 8, 2020. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Live by your faith, stay home this Easter: PM

The PM has implored Australians to stay home this Easter to halt the coronavirus spread, saying it’s the Christian thing to do.

Richard Ferguson, Angelica Snowden and Remy Varga

CORONAVIRUS UKWorld

FILE - 5 APRIl 2020: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been has been take to the hospital for tests after concerns of continued symptoms from COVID-19. LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 25: Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street for PMQ's on March 25, 2020 in London, England. British parliament will be suspended tonight due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19. It had previously been scheduled to break for Easter on March 31; it will tentatively sit again on April 21. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has spread to at least 182 countries, claiming over 18,000 lives and infecting hundreds of thousands more. (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Boris Johnson’s condition ‘improving’

Boris Johnson is sitting up in his intensive care hospital bed and engaging positively with medical carers, UK chancellor Rishi Sunak has revealed.

Jacquelin Magnay

BRITAINWorld

Police officers stand on duty on the South Bank, outside St Thomas' Hospital in central London on April 7, 2020, where Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in intensive care with symptoms of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spent the night in intensive care after being admitted with a deteriorating case of coronavirus, prompting serious concerns on Tuesday about his health and the government's response to a still-escalating outbreak. (Photo by Isabel Infantes / AFP)

Raab fails to inspire confidence

Boris Johnson’s cabinet remains split about how to deal with the coronavirus pandemic as the PM languishes in intensive care.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison with Leader of the Opposition Anthony Albanese during Question Time in the House of Representatives in Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Gary RamageA reduced number of politicians in the House of Representatives during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Gary Ramage

JobKeeper package passes Senate

Fortnightly payments of $1500 will begin flowing to six million Australians after the JobKeeper legislation was passed by parliament late on Wednesday night.

Richard Ferguson, Adeshola Ore, Elias Visontay and Angelica Snowden

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