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World slowly waking from pandemic lockdown

The scaling back of lockdowns in hot-bed nations, many still fighting wholesale death, may offer Australians glimmers of hope.




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The assurance of things hoped for and the conviction of things unseen

These are days, obviously, when faith is being tested; this is not unique. But the isolation requirements add a new measure of distress and psychological challenge.




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$5000 spitting and coughing penalty expanded to protect all workers

One customer deliberately coughed in the face of a checkout operator when they were refused a refund they were not entitled to.




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Target and superquiz, Monday, April 20

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.




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'Unprecedented and very concerning': Concerns raised about COVID-19 powers given to mayors

Local councillors say emergency powers given to mayors risk undermining democracy.




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As the day unfolded: Global COVID-19 cases surpass 2.3 million, US death toll approaching 40,000, Australia's death toll stands at 71

If you suspect you or a family member has coronavirus you should call (not visit) your GP or ring the national Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080.




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Nurse moved serenely between generals and beggars in the street

Mother Teresa expected much of others but even more of herself.




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Empty shelves and clogged sewers as shortages hit regional NSW

Supermarkets that service people across hundreds of kilometres of NSW are still struggling to get the basics.




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Target and superquiz, Tuesday, April 21

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.




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Time stands still at Sydney Observatory due to virus lockdown

The yellow and black cast-iron Time Ball has sat atop Sydney Observatory since June 1858.




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Xi and Trump: insecure 'strongmen' who had nothing to offer in a crisis but vanity

Neither emerges from their handling of the pandemic with any honour.




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Please Explain podcast: social distancing and the police

Michaela Whitbourn joins Tory Maguire to discuss the enforcement of social distancing restrictions.




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COVID-19 medical trial to treat thousands with HIV, malaria drugs

A clinical study led by Melbourne’s Doherty Institute aims to treat every patient hospitalised with coronavirus infection over the next 18 months, in a bid to keep them out of intensive care.




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Taylor packs up his swag and sells the farm

Energy Minister Angus Taylor’s long — and sometimes politically painful — association with the rural industry has come to an end.




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I'm in France in lockdown and so jealous of Australia

Watching Aussies on social media nip down to the beach while "in iso" is hard.




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Coronavirus updates LIVE: Donald Trump to suspend immigration to US, Australian death toll stands at 74 as COVID-19 cases exceed 2.5 million worldwide

If you suspect you or a family member has coronavirus you should call (not visit) your GP or ring the national Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080.




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Target and superquiz, Wednesday, April 22

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.




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As the day unfolded: Scott Morrison says Australia's COVID-19 restrictions to remain in place for at least four weeks, nation's death toll stands at 65

If you suspect you or a family member has coronavirus you should call (not visit) your GP or ring the national Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080.




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New suits and long journeys: How we navigated the Great Depression

Memories of the Depression years come flooding back with talk of Australia heading into another depression or at least a severe recession.




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Tamil family on Christmas Island wins Federal Court case

A Tamil asylum seeker family detained on Christmas Island has won a legal battle in the Federal Court, which found two-year-old Tharunicaa was denied procedural fairness.




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The life and tumultuous times of Malcolm Turnbull

Hear chief political correspondent David Crowe's story on Malcolm Turnbull's autobiography followed by a discussion with Good Weekend editor Katrina Strickland.




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Good Weekend Superquiz and Target, Saturday, April 18

Trivia and word buffs: test your knowledge with today's superquiz and Target.




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No hustle. No bustle. Emptiness and stillness fill the streets

As the Great Lockdown continues our cities are looking strangely familiar yet eerily different.




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As the day unfolded: Global COVID-19 cases surpass 2.2 million, Australian death toll stands at 69

If you suspect you or a family member has coronavirus you should call (not visit) your GP or ring the national Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080.




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Superquiz and Target, Sunday, April 19

Trivia and word buffs: test your knowledge with today's superquiz and Target.




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Pandemic is an opportunity to entirely rethink university education

Students ought to be allowed to sample lectures to find which path best suits them before they put money down.




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Don't touch the flags! Golfers find a fairway to beat coronavirus handicap

Sydney golf clubs have never been more booked up as players flock to the greens for a dose of the outdoors.




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Pandemic dashes Anzac Day plans - but not spirits - for WWII hero

"It is quite possible to think back to those days," says Guy Griffiths. "I don't have to go to a memorial to think about the loss of the Repulse."




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YouTube sermons and prayers at home: Muslims prepare for 'a very different Ramadan'

The coronavirus pandemic has forced significant changes to how Australia's Muslim community observe the holy month of Ramadan.




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World slowly waking from pandemic lockdown

The scaling back of lockdowns in hot-bed nations, many still fighting wholesale death, may offer Australians glimmers of hope.




and

The assurance of things hoped for and the conviction of things unseen

These are days, obviously, when faith is being tested; this is not unique. But the isolation requirements add a new measure of distress and psychological challenge.




and

$5000 spitting and coughing penalty expanded to protect all workers

One customer deliberately coughed in the face of a checkout operator when they were refused a refund they were not entitled to.




and

Target and superquiz, Monday, April 20

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.




and

'Unprecedented and very concerning': Concerns raised about COVID-19 powers given to mayors

Local councillors say emergency powers given to mayors risk undermining democracy.




and

As the day unfolded: Global COVID-19 cases surpass 2.3 million, US death toll approaching 40,000, Australia's death toll stands at 71

If you suspect you or a family member has coronavirus you should call (not visit) your GP or ring the national Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080.




and

Nurse moved serenely between generals and beggars in the street

Mother Teresa expected much of others but even more of herself.




and

Empty shelves and clogged sewers as shortages hit regional NSW

Supermarkets that service people across hundreds of kilometres of NSW are still struggling to get the basics.




and

Target and superquiz, Tuesday, April 21

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.




and

Time stands still at Sydney Observatory due to virus lockdown

The yellow and black cast-iron Time Ball has sat atop Sydney Observatory since June 1858.




and

Xi and Trump: insecure 'strongmen' who had nothing to offer in a crisis but vanity

Neither emerges from their handling of the pandemic with any honour.




and

Please Explain podcast: social distancing and the police

Michaela Whitbourn joins Tory Maguire to discuss the enforcement of social distancing restrictions.




and

COVID-19 medical trial to treat thousands with HIV, malaria drugs

A clinical study led by Melbourne’s Doherty Institute aims to treat every patient hospitalised with coronavirus infection over the next 18 months, in a bid to keep them out of intensive care.




and

Taylor packs up his swag and sells the farm

Energy Minister Angus Taylor’s long — and sometimes politically painful — association with the rural industry has come to an end.




and

I'm in France in lockdown and so jealous of Australia

Watching Aussies on social media nip down to the beach while "in iso" is hard.




and

Coronavirus updates LIVE: Donald Trump to suspend immigration to US, Australian death toll stands at 74 as COVID-19 cases exceed 2.5 million worldwide

If you suspect you or a family member has coronavirus you should call (not visit) your GP or ring the national Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080.




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Target and superquiz, Wednesday, April 22

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.




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Carrots were once a crucial tool in anti-Nazi propaganda

What's the weirdest thing you learned this week? Your answer is about to get a lot weirder.




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Microsoft just revamped its cheapest and fanciest Surface devices

Two new pairs of headphones join the laptops and tablets in today's announcement.




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The pandemic could make cities more bike-friendly—for good

Confined at home and with gyms closed, an increasing number of Americans are hopping on their bikes. To encourage those walking or rolling about their neighborhoods to maintain a buffer of space between themselves and other people, cities have increasingly taken the bold action of closing streets to through traffic, in what’s called “slow street” measures. Not only could these changes allow for socially-distanced exercise amid the pandemic, some of these closures may stick around into the future as officials try to curb America’s dependence on automobiles.




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How to bathe, brush, and trim your pets at home

Everything you need to know to solve your bang-trimming, nail-clipping, and poopy-butt problems.