NRL stars fined over camping trip
Latrell Mitchell, Josh Addo-Carr, and Tyrone Roberts-Davis have been fined $1000 after allegedly breaching COVID-19 rules.
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Richard Pusey’s mother is ‘ashamed’ of her son, who allegedly taunted a dying police officer before fleeing a fatal crash scene.
Hadley bullied me for 20 years, court hears
Radio producer Chris Bowen says he was harassed and bullied ‘almost every day’ for two decades by radio star Ray Hadley.
Homes slam door on PM’s order
Aged care providers will rebuff Scott Morrison’s demand to open up nursing homes to daily visits from residents’ loved ones.
How Trump is losing politics of pandemic
President’s musing that injecting disinfectant could be a treatment was merely his latest failure to reassure a nervous nation it has the right leader.
Aussie dollar, ASX rally on virus optimism
Hope that COVID-19 had reached its peak helped shares gain 1.5pc, with only financials still in the red, while the Aussie dollar traded at 6-week highs.
Virus tracing app data to be deleted: Hunt
Health Minister Greg Hunt moves to reassure Australians that their privacy will be protected, as big banks back COVIDSafe tracing app.
Boris to make hardest decisions of his life
The British leader faces the ‘political calculus of life and death’, after his own serious case of COVID-19.
Aged cluster deaths rise as flouting blasted
An aged-care facility in Sydney has another cluster death and police renew criticism of flouting of social distancing.
Nation on way back from virus measures: PM
Scott Morrison says he is proud of Australia’s effort to stem the virus spread, as he looks to ease social distancing measures in as little as three weeks.
Special envoy’s role to drive WHO reform
Scott Morrison may need a special envoy to muster diplomatic support to reform the troubled World Health Organisation.
Oil ructions spark 4.5pc weekly loss
Local stocks finished Friday’s session higher, their first gain for the week, but that did little to offset the hit from oil’s earlier dive.
Virus-hit Ruby Princess leaves our shores
The Ruby Princess cruise ship, responsible for 21 deaths and at least 600 cases of COVID-19, has been guided out of Port Kembla.
Dog killer’s conviction quashed
A NSW Supreme Court judge has thrown out the conviction of a zoo owner who killed a staffordshire bull terrier.
‘Reckless’ head lashed for school return plan
Victoria Education Minister has slammed Fitzroy Community School principal for plan to have half his pupils return next week.
Acting NRL boss: my focus is on May 28 launch
Acting NRL chief Andrew Abdo tells employees staff will return on a part-time basis to ensure the competition resumes in May.
Oil boost no match for health sell-off
At its best, the market was up 1.1pc, but drag from health and real estate stocks ultimately dragged the ASX to another flat finish.
‘Dirty sheets’ in virus-struck aged-care home
Concerned relatives claim family members in a Sydney aged-care home are missing meals at the short-staffed facility.
LNP calls for more tests on dam
Queensland’s opposition has moved to freeze the start of repair work on the defective Paradise Dam.
Greenberg breaks silence: I had a great ride
Former NRL chief Todd Greenberg says he remains a fan of rugby league despite the acrimonious nature of his departure.
Mystery over missing Vic hikers
Police don’t discount elopement after Russell Hill and Carol Clay disappeared last month but say radio hams could be key.
WHO ‘must be given weapons inspector powers’
Scott Morrison will push for the World Health Organisation to be allowed to enter a country without invitation to trace the source of pandemic outbreaks.
ASX fights back to flat despite oil drag
Shares staged a stunning 3pc reversal intraday but failed to hang on to the rally, falling to a flat close.
Jokowi orders millions to cancel travel plans
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has banned the homecoming known as mudik, for the Muslim holiday of Eid.
Budget all bad news as virus bill soars
Queensland’s debt-laden government is hoping to deliver a delayed mini-budget next month.
Dutton part of US ‘information virus’: China
China’s embassy has taken aim at Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton’s call for the communist nation to show more transparency over COVID-19.
Drug trial to target corona patients
Patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in Australia will be asked to join a trial to assess two potential drug treatments.
Lib veteran urges Turnbull to cut ties
Richard Alston says the former PM acted as ‘an almost undercover agent’ in helping give the Guardian a footprint in Australia.
Navy veteran staging his own little mutiny
Life in the age of coronavirus has become unnecessarily joyless for 95-year-old Bob Taylor.
Oil, eco outlook prompt 2.5pc ASX slide
The local sell-off extended to 2.5 per cent by the close, to cement the worst two-day drop in five weeks.
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