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Helicopters in Tasmania virus crackdown - Police in Tasmania will use helicopters to monitor people's movements as part of an Easter long weekend coronavirus crackdown.

Aussies told to keep on top of virus rules - Australians are being urged to keep following strict coronavirus measures as the nation records fewer than 100 infections for the first time in three ...

National deal signed for 2000 ventilators - Australia's coronavirus campaign will be boosted with the production of an additional 2000 ventilators under a federal government deal.

NSW to reassess virus measures each month - Health authorities in NSW will meet at the end of each month to reassess coronavirus shutdown measures, Premier Gladys Berejiklian says, as the number ...

SA records third coronavirus death - A third person in South Australia has succumbed to the coronavirus.The 76 year old man from regional SA died on Wednesday night from COVID-19 in Royal ...

JobKeeper to pump out $130b for workers - Wage subsidies worth $130 billion will soon flow to workers around Australia as the federal government scrambles to save six million jobs.

Wage subsidy plan for millions of workers - HOW DOES THE JOBKEEPER PAYMENT WORK?* Businesses will receive $1500 every fortnight for all employees over six months* Employers will be legally oblig ...

Coronavirus wage subsidies pass parliament - Eligible workers will soon get $1500 fortnightly payments for six months after the federal government's $130 billion wage subsidy scheme passed parlia ...

WHO denies being 'China-centric' - World Health Organisation officials have denied that the body was "China-centric" and say the acute phase of a pandemic is not the time to c ...

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact - LATEST NEWS ABOUT COVID-19:--NUMBERS* Confirmed cases in Australia: 6,013* Australian deaths: 50 (21 in NSW, 12 in Vic, four in Qld, six in WA, three ...

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