Need for clear exit strategy to halt damage: King
The governor of the Bank of England during the global financial crisis, has urged governments be ‘honest’ about the need for a clear exit strategy.
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Turnbull faces lifetime party ban
An email calling for Malcolm Turnbull to be expelled from the Liberal Party and slapped with a lifetime ban has been sent to NSW state executive members.
Two dead, 39 infected at nursing home
A 94-year man has died at the Newmarch House aged care facility in Sydney where a quarter of all residents and 13 staff have been infected.
World wrestles with lockdown economic impact
As 13 nations call for co-operation to lessen the economic impact of the pandemic, NSW Health Minister blasts young people for continuing to party.
Bulldogs VC facing drink-driving charges
Lachie Hunter is set to be charged after allegedly fleeing the scene of a crash while more than two times the blood alcohol limit.
We can survive China shock: Treasurer
Josh Frydenberg says the country can weather China’s sharp economic downturn, as hundreds of thousands more Australians seek help.
ASX jumps to 5-week high
Talk of an end to lockdowns and potential virus treatment spurred a lift on the ASX with gains across all sectors.
‘Only one person to listen to on schools’
Scott Morrison has told parents to take advice from their premier or chief minister as the government seeks to clarify rules.
PM tells workers to dob in dodgy employers
Scott Morrison has told those accessing the JobKeeper subsidy to report bosses to police if they are not paid the full $1500 payment.
Botched raid flags ‘potentially systemic issues’
Victorian police used ‘appropriate force’ when innocent man was badly injured in a case of mistaken identity, investigation finds.
Pledge to listen, learn as fires probe opens
Inquiry into Australia’s deadly bushfires starts amid virus pandemic in a bid to get answers before the next fire season.
New Yorkers told to wear masks in public
Governor Andrew Cuomo issues new order as the US death toll broke through 30,000 after the largest one day loss of life yet.
WHO boss responds to Trump defunding
The head of the World Health Organisation lamented the US decision to halt funding but promised a review of its decisions.
ASX trims loss as staples outperform
Shares finished the session down 0.9pc, coming back from an earlier drop as much as 2.2pc thanks to lift in supermarket heavyweights.
Heat builds on PM over $53m WHO funding
Scott Morrison faces pressure to make Australia’s taxpayer-funded contribution to World Health Organisation conditional on reforms.
Vic health officer’s tweets highlight split
The CHO has appeared to contradict the CMO, but Dan Andrews says there’s “no difference” between Victoria and Canberra on schools.
AFP won’t rule out pursuing Smethurst charges
Despite the High Court ruling a warrant used to raid her home was invalid, the AFP Commissioner says charges are under review.
‘Mr President, Pete Evans has a lamp!’
If you believe these COVID-19 grifters’ claims, I’ve a stateroom on the Ruby Princess to sell you. It’s going cheap — and there are no queues for the buffet.
What will the world look like after COVID-19?
An American historian’s book on the way plagues have shaped history and civilisation has never been more relevant than it is today.
WHO failed in its basic duty: Trump
Donald Trump, the largest funder of WHO, stops $US500m for the UN agency, accusing it of failing to warn the world about COVID-19.
Obama launches rare public attack on Trump
Barack Obama backs Joe Biden’s campaign and calls on Americans to reject the politics of ‘corruption, ignorance and meanness’.
Energy drag cuts short ASX rally
Shares rallied early but a dismal consumer confidence print took its toll, sending the ASX lower by 0.4pc at the close.
Court in a flap over hospital ‘incident’
A NSW Supreme Court judge, along with his staff, has been ordered into isolation after an incident involving his daughter.
New cluster emerges at aged care facility
Nine staff and residents at an aged-care facility in western Sydney have tested positive for COVID-19 after a worker continued to care for residents despite showing symptoms.
CMO retracts ‘dinner’ link to Tassie cluster
Tasmanian Premier called for police probe after Brendan Murphy linked the Burnie virus cluster with a medical staff dinner party.
Hope of settling $4.2m Bob Hawke will row
An ugly dispute over the late Bob Hawke’s multi million dollar estate, brought by Roslyn Dillon, is back in court.
Andrews seeks new police commissioner
The Victorian government has advertised for a new Police Commissioner ahead of Graham Ashton’s five-year term expiring.
ASX rallies 1.9pc to new bull market
The local market has capped a strong session at five-week highs, marking a move into a bull market after just 14 days.
Pilot reveals secrets of ‘alien base’ Area 51
Such was the secrecy shrouding the Nevada site, the US refused for decades to acknowledge its existence. Now, a pilot has photographed it from the air.
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.
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