Archive for April, 2020

2020 Archives

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• April Fools Day cancelled? Yes, if you believe Google
• Cinemas view coronavirus as another storm to weather
• ‘I hope they don’t die’: Healthcare workers share son’s heartbreaking letter
• Write a letter to an elderly pen pal to help them in coronavirus isolation
• The dos and don’ts of dating during the coronavirus pandemic
• Star Wars actor Andrew Jack dies of coronavirus
• Coronavirus cures and tests: Can a hairdryer fight the virus? Experts answer reader questions
• Coronavirus death toll in the US climbs past China – but Beijing’s figures are questionable
• Josh Frydenberg tells G20 to put global economy into ‘hibernation’ during coronavirus crisis
• Australia records 20th coronavirus death
• Older Australians targeted in push for April flu jabs
• More coronavirus cases linked to Qantas baggage handlers
• NSW Premier, police defend crackdown amid virus restrictions
• Driver who should have been self-isolating crashes into shop
• Coronavirus: Victoria pumps another $1.3bn into health system
• Victorian wharfies stood down after refusing to unload Chinese ship
• News Corp to suspend 60 community newspapers because of coronavirus
• Do Aussies need more reforms to get better health cover?
• Fresh food exports, medical supply imports assured by $170m COVID-19 rescue package
• Joke’s on us as April Fools pandemic highlights life’s absurdities
• Coronavirus cruise ships in standoff with Australian authorities
• Creativity in a global pandemic: Nick Cave says it’s an indulgence
• Couple confusion: Can you visit your partner under coronavirus laws or not?
• US aircraft carrier in crisis as Trump steams into reverse on cruise ship
• Government stiffs stranded students by refusing early access to super
• Plummeting fuel prices must flow to the bowser: NRMA
• ‘Good signs’ for Australia – but only a vaccine will eradicate coronavirus
• OECD: Morrison is hopelessly optimistic about economic impact of coronavirus crisis
• Coronavirus crisis: Fair Work Commission backs greater flexibility on annual leave payments
• Coronavirus ‘contact tracing’: Location tracking apps finding those who’ve been exposed
• Coronavirus: Face masks explained, who does and doesn’t need one
• The thorny problem of deciding if you’ve caught coronavirus or ‘just’ the flu
• Coping with coronavirus: Top eateries delivering fine dining to your door
• Growing safety fears after two construction workers test positive for coronavirus
• Coronavirus restrictions: Can a tradie visit my property?
• Coronavirus outfits take some wild and crazy twists
• Spooky shows to stream while waiting for Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
• Australian shares jump to highest level in two weeks – but will it last?
• Coronavirus canoodlers: Love finds a way as Vic and NSW axe ban on partner visits
• When coronavirus stopped sport, for some the work was only just beginning
• CSIRO tests two potential COVID-19 vaccines in global race for a cure
• The benefits of working from home during – and after – the coronavirus pandemic
• Wimbledon cancelled for the first time since WWII
• The coronavirus truth is out there – and an Aussie team is hot on its trail
• Migrants face homelessness as coronavirus measures ignore foreign workers
• Empty streets, queues and fear: Snapshots of a city under viral siege
• Prince Charles describes distressing impact of coronavirus
• Social distancing laws to last 90 days, NSW police chief says
• Latest Victorian death brings coronavirus toll to 24
• Virus-infected tourists visited string of visitor hotspots
• Helicopter mission to treat sick cruise ship crews
• Labor demands audit into spending on coronavirus
• Child killer accused hit with drug charges
• Childcare to be free amid pandemic
• AFL confirms members entitled to refunds as McGuire booed from sidelines
• Australia leaps to forefront of global coronavirus testing
• Qantas coronavirus suspension investigated
• Donald Trump says China coronavirus figures ‘on the light side’
• ‘Shoot them dead’: Philippine president’s coronavirus lockdown message
• Hotel manager tells coronavirus quarantined guests to ‘have respect’
• Boredom and bad food, AFL and NRL coaches in lockdown
• NRL players to lose five months’ pay if 2020 season falls
• April sky guide: A ‘super pink Moon’ and a cosmic ladder of planets
• Wet, wild and fatty as the nation’s drains feel coronavirus strain
• Australian banks face calls to scrap dividends during coronavirus crisis
• STREAM: Six simple steps for maintaining mental health during the coronavirus pandemic
• Uplifting films: The flicks to reinstall a positive attitude
• How Australia’s coronavirus stimulus stacks up against global competition
• Government unveils new jobs site as economists revise down unemployment forecasts
• Life in lockdown: Our deserted cities in the age of coronavirus
• How to brew good coffee while stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic
• Coronavirus battle attracts big-ticket donations from celebrities
• Coronavirus supermarkets shake-up: What’s disappearing from shelves
• Coronavirus energy bill relief on its way to Australian households
• Supercars driver Andre Heimgartner earns F1 drive for Renault … in Eseries
• ‘No health risk’: PM talks up ‘free’ childcare as learning set to continue for months to come
• White House told COVID-19 could be spread by talking and breathing
• Experts piece together Homo erectus skull
• European Union apologises to Italy for slow coronavirus response
• Confusion over government’s eviction moratorium leaves renters worried
• ‘No complaints’: Returned travellers on life in hotel quarantine
• Global coronavirus infections top 1 million
• Australians trapped on Florida cruise ships to escape nightmare voyage
• Outback roadhouse flies beer and pizza to cattle stations in lockdown
• Avocado farmers call for brunch lovers to smash them at home during coronavirus isolation
• Queensland rolls out the barriers to unauthorised arrivals
• Peru, Panama’s men and women to alternate days out
• Four more deaths take national coronavirus toll to 28
• ‘Just weren’t getting it’: 16,000 Australians defied warnings not to travel
• Crack down on Chinese animal markets, says Scott Morrison
• Corporate watchdog’s jail warning as tenants told to use super for rent
• Scott Morrison resists push for politicians to take a pay cut
• Queensland months away from infection peak, warns Annastacia Palaszczuk
• ‘Stay safe’: Tom Cruise’s message to fans as Top Gun sequel goes on ice
• Passenger train was doing 100km/h in 15km/h zone before fatal derailment: Report
• States desperate as US forced to ration ventilators
• Record 6.6 million Americans seek aid as US jobless figures soar
• Coronavirus reading: The ideal books to begin your self-isolating book club
• Golden oldies: Stream your way through the decades
• Coronavirus music: From dustbowl songs to alien anthems
• US Navy fires captain who sounded alarm about coronavirus on board
• Chris Dawson pleads not guilty to murdering wife
• Australia’s battle against deadly virus enters ‘suppression’ phase
• Coronavirus is more cause to quit smoking
• Coronavirus and cooking: How to handle food without making yourself sick
• The Ferguson Report: Comrade Morrison puts budget in the Red
• Coronavirus: What you need to know about credit in a pandemic
• Coronavirus disruption unleashes left-field rivals on supermarkets
• How to get your hands on some quick coronavirus crisis cash
• Lockdown lux: Check out where the celebs are holed up
• Garry Linnell sets out to calm our coronavirus fears … sort of
• Coronavirus has paused Parliament. This is what should be happening instead
• ATO defers its collection of super to let funds keep liquid cash in hand
• Real estate industry under fire for ‘outrageous’ advice to pay rent with super
• Coronavirus lockdown: When can we all go back to life as it used to be?
• How you can shop safely during the coronavirus lockdown
• We don’t want a new Thalidomide: Why a COVID-19 vaccine is so long coming
• NSW Health knew about sick Ruby Princess passengers before approving release
• New York coronavirus deaths near 9-11 toll
• Researchers find common head lice drug kills coronavirus
• Legendary soul singer Bill Withers dies at 81
• Coronavirus has seized control of New York. Here’s why the city may never be the same again
• Donald Trump says he won’t wear a face mask despite his administration’s advice
• Sailors cheer sacked US navy captain who sounded alarm on coronavirus
• Coronavirus pandemic is ‘humanity’s darkest hour’: IMF
• About 50 Qantas and Jetstar staff confirmed to have coronavirus, Adelaide Airport cluster grows
• Test your travel IQ with our quiz
• Travel plans gone bust because of the pandemic? Here’s what to do
• If you really have to fly, then here’s what you must do
• ‘It’s got to be safe and manageable’: Planning for a 2020 ski season
• Supermarkets boost social distancing measures for Easter rush
• Getting away from it all: Travel writers reveal their secret boltholes
• Four new coronavirus cases in Northern Territory
• How to holiday at home – and love it
• Time for change: Don’t forget to turn your clocks back tonight
• Pink recovers from COVID-19, blasts government
• Victoria and ACT record coronavirus deaths as national toll hits 30
• NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard defends handling of Ruby Princess
• Canoe tragedy adds two more names to ‘curse of the Kennedys’
• Hot cross buns: Where they came from and how to make ’em
• How coronavirus killed my addiction to Married at First Sight
• COVID-19: Makeshift factory’s homemade masks have top medicos sounding the alarm
• Staying sane in the COVID-19 pandemic: Help isn’t far away
• Coronavirus: New problems, new treatments in the evolving battle
• What’s a verb? Parents struggle to help answer kids’ homework questions
• Dirty Harry, the unruly dog that gave me the will to live
• Kirstie Clements: The fashion industry’s victims of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Red Symons’ open letter to the other side of the COVID-19 outbreak
• ‘Sh***y tenants’: Real estate agents trade tips on getting laid-off renters to pay up
• Donald Trump takes his vengeance on intelligence official who bared Ukraine scandal
• Not just a statistic: Labor MP mourns father-in-law killed by coronavirus
• British Labour elects new leader to replace Jeremy Corbyn
• Cruise ships sent home in Sydney’s ‘largest peace time maritime operation’
• Military and 1000 ventilators destined for New York as Trump warns ‘toughest’ weeks are ahead
• Project’s green light is a big step forward for Snowy 2.0
• Don’t trust coronavirus ‘home test’ kits coming out of China: Dutton
• Trump steps up attack on intel official who bared Ukrainian quid-pro-quo phone call
• Louis CK makes a big joke out of being named a #MeToo predator
• Ruby Princess debacle sparks criminal probe
• Jacinda Ardern tells Kiwis: No sex, please, we’re skittish
• Dubious stats and a tarnished image: COVID-19’s threat to Vladimir Putin
• Passenger survives Gold Coast plane crash that killed 64-year-old pilot
• Queen Elizabeth urges Britons to keep calm and carry on as coronavirus death toll soars
• Ex-Matilda wants decision made now on coach Ante Milicic for Olympics
• Justin Langer vows to ‘never, ever’ take cricket for granted again amid coronavirus shutdown
• The psychology of isolation: Coronavirus quarantine an opportunity for renewal
• Cyclone Harold bears down on Vanuatu, predicted to bring winds of up to 250kmh near Vila
• Can you catch coronavirus and have COVID-19 without symptoms?
• Pope Francis opens Easter week rites behind closed doors
• Attorney-General Christian Porter says JobKeeper laws will pass this week
• Auction markets continue to struggle after recording worst result since 2008
• How governments are helping frontline health workers
• Big business bastardry continues with payment squeeze
• Half frog, half machine: The rise of the xenobot
• Angel Next Door: Helping neighbours through the coronavirus pandemic
• Bailout plan helps Scott Morrison’s personal approval rating as PM rebound
• Four economists explain what the post-coronavirus economy might look like
• On This Day: ABBA wins Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo
• Staying at home during coronavirus: Show us the mischief makers
• Privacy fears as governments use phone data to track coronavirus rule-breakers
• ‘Take it seriously’: Data shows how young people can catch and spread coronavirus
• Unions push for ‘reasonable test’ in JobKeeper compromise deal for casuals
• Coronavirus cruise fears: Ruby Princess to dock for crew checks as NSW Police launches probe
• ‘We will meet again’: As Queen calls for discipline, UK plans more coronavirus restrictions
• Boris Johnson admitted to hospital for tests over persistent coronavirus symptoms
• Scottish health leader quits after breaking her own virus holiday home advice
• Tiger at New York zoo confirmed with coronavirus
• Ill-fated cruise ship controversially docks in Wollongong as national death toll rises to 40
• ‘Our Pearl Harbour moment’: Americans told to brace for ‘hardest week’
• Israel Folau’s payout at risk as Rugby Australia buckles under virus fallout
• Experts develop immunity test for COVID-19
• Rural Fire Service boss to head new NSW crisis agency
• AFL examines 18-team quarantine option
• Porter dashes hopes of extending JobKeeper subsidy to more casuals
• Australia’s most iconic beaches close as hundreds of rule-breakers served with hefty fines
• Authorities single out coronavirus hotspots for increased testing
• Former detective in William Tyrrell case Gary Jubelin found guilty of making illegal recordings
• Does the risk of spreading coronavirus make jogging and exercise too dangerous?
• Scientists use Cold War atomic bomb tests to decipher whale shark’s age
• NBN ‘holding up well’ as coronavirus causes internet traffic surge, ACCC says

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