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Prime Minister Scott Morrison gives an update on the coronavirus at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Froday, March 6, 2020. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Surplus lost in $10bn virus rescue operation

PM jettisons budget surplus to fund a coronavirus stimulus package in a bid to stave off a recession.

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COMMENTARYEconomics

Shutters are placed on the windows of the Cafe Florian in Saint Mark Square just before at 18 o'clock in Venice on March 8, 2020, after millions of people were placed under forced quarantine in northern Italy as the government approved drastic measures in an attempt to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus that is sweeping the globe. - On top of the forced quarantine of 15 million people in vast areas of northern Italy until April 3, the government has also closed schools, nightclubs and casinos throughout the country, according to the text of the decree published on the government website. With more than 230 fatalities, Italy has recorded the most deaths from the COVID-19 disease of any country outside China, where the outbreak began in December. (Photo by ANDREA PATTARO / AFP)

Small business SOS

The Coalition has tied itself in knots over economic stimulus, but this time it does need to be different.

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Cool heads will prevail in crisis

Cool heads will prevail in crisis

Australians can be confident their government is ready for the pandemic.

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