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It is very unlikely Australian sports fans will be able to pack out stadiums on grand final weekend, even if the plan to lift restrictions is successful, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly says.

Huge crowds flocked to shopping centres across Australia in a pre-Mother's Day rush which was good news for the retail industry, but set off alarm bells for a potential coronavirus spike, with one shopper describing the scenes like "swimming in a COVID soup".

A national movement stalled by backlash politics gets some new wind at its back.

In the state that locks up more of its citizens than any other, a former politician is using the ballot box—and some surprising alliances—to nudge his own party toward change.

Four years ago, voters wanted anger. Now they want empathy.

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When Al Smith had the chance not to enforce Prohibition, he took it.

Florida’s governor is desperate to get the state back to work. But the tourism industry is moving much more cautiously.

The Hulu series reminds us that her greatest strength was toughness without anger.

A 1932 fight over an economic relief agency has parallels to today’s politics—and the electoral fortunes of both Democrats and Republicans.

Four veteran GOP campaign managers gathered—virtually—to predict an unprecedented race that’s been blindsided by a pandemic and an economic collapse.

Empowering Medicare to cover our health needs is comprehensive and cost-effective.

Trump can’t cancel the presidential election. Here’s what you should really be worrying about.

The president sidestepped his State Department to reach out to the North Korean leader. Now, there’s little diplomatic infrastructure to prepare for what comes next.

Despite the critics, there’s been wide coverage of a story that may never be more than he-said, she-said. Now, when will the VP face the question?

Researchers can learn about the disease and develop treatments, but they can’t decide political and moral questions

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But critics fear his third-party White House bid will only serve to reelect the president.

The Trump-Biden fight is already underway, and it's totally online. What it's like to spend seven days following their whirlwind all-digital faceoff.

The first press briefing in more than a year was a rehash of a play we’ve seen before. But the president and his base should be pleased.

U.S. and world leaders have a chance to craft an international system that works for this era. But they have to avoid the mistakes of the past.

The verdict is in: China has outperformed, while the once-respected American system has disastrously faltered.

While Americans are sheltering in place, the federal government is shuffling hundreds of immigrant detainees between U.S. towns, putting vulnerable communities at risk.

When rural America confronts the pandemic, it faces a different set of challenges.

There have been voices on the left who believe Reade, but generally the note has been one of skepticism about her allegation.

The senior senator faces an especially difficult reelection challenge. Did she change or did her voters?

In ramping up diplomatic pressure, China is trying to control the narrative of the pandemic.

Nine disasters we still aren’t ready for.

But if he wants to avoid being the target of their protests both before and—if he’s elected—after November, he’ll need to earn more than just their votes.

Everyone’s favorite comparison should leave us pessimistic.

ERIC ABETZ: It is all the way with the Liberal Coalition or disaster.

A WAD of fake $50 notes has been splashed across southern Tasmania with police receiving 20 separate reports of the counterfeit currency.

UP to five men could have been involved in an incident at a Greens candidate’s Burnie home on Saturday night, police say.

A FUN children’s show featuring former Junior MasterChef star Jack Lark features a serious message about healthy eating.

THE founder of the bold eco-tourism attraction Eden Project has received a glowing endorsement from the Macquarie Point Corporation.

A DISABILITY support pensioner accused of ripping off Centrelink for $90,000 by claiming her long-term boyfriend was a housemate has pleaded not guilty to fraud charges.

TASMANIA is set to benefit from a major overhaul of a fund that was supposed to ­provide vital projects and ­infrastructure to Australia’s ­regions — but instead pumped millions into mainland capital cities.