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Australia’s national COVID-19 death toll passes 600, people urged to remain cautious over coronavirus threat
The number of people who have died from COVID-19 in Australia has reached 600, with authorities urging people to be cautious this weekend even as warmer weather encourages more socialising.
Michelle Obama calls out White House’s ‘systemic racism’ in Twitter post
Former first lady Michelle Obama has accused the White House of stoking racial divisions, in the wake of recent police shootings. But she said protests during the past three months were “opening eyes, rattling consciences”
Sydney Fish Market open for Easter – but with strict rules.
Sydney Fish Market will still open its doors for what is usually one its busiest days of the year but strict social distancing measures will be in place because of coronavirus. More than 40,000 people
Man charged after allegedly spitting on nurse at Queensland fever clinic.
A 52-year-old has been charged with serious assault after allegedly spitting on a nurse at a fever clinic at a major Queensland hospital. Police were called to an incident at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s
Newborn Found Dead on Beach had Umbilical Cord Attached.
A dead newborn, left on a Melbourne beach with her placenta and umbilical cord, may have been there for two days before she was found. Police believe the baby girl was left on Seaford Beach
Qantas Sending Rescue Flights For Australians Stranded Overseas.
Hundreds of Australians stranded in Peru, Argentina and South Africa following coronavirus border closures will be brought home on a series of Qantas rescue flights. Foreign Minister Marise Payne said a flight departed the US
Coronavirus: WA Confirm Two ore deaths and 10 new cases of COVID-19.
Western Australia has confirmed another two “devastating” deaths from coronavirus, alongside 10 new cases in the state. The deaths of a man and woman, both aged in their 70s, bring the death toll in the
Five Virus Cases in Tas Hospital Outbreak.
Tasmania is probing an outbreak of coronavirus in the state’s northwest, with five cases linked to one hospital. A health worker and male patient at the North West Regional Hospital in Burnie returned positive tests
NSW Aged Care Resident Dies From Coronavirus.
A 90-year-old man has become New South Wales’ latest coronavirus death, bringing the national toll to 40. The man was an aged care resident at the Dorothy Henderson Lodge. He died this afternoon. Six residents
Eight Injured in Victorian Prison Brawl.
Eight prisoners have been injured in a brawl at a Victorian jail, with three of the inmates needing to be taken to hospital. Police say the altercation broke out at Barwon Prison in Lara, northeast