Scared new world: in some ways, this lockdown is worse than a coup
We were down the pub when the generals took control. This is very different.
Why the COVID-19 infection curve looks different for every Sydney suburb
Some parts of Sydney have avoided major outbreaks despite high numbers of overseas cases, while locally acquired cases have outpaced imported cases in other areas.
CBD Melbourne: Turnbull takes aim at News Corp
Malcolm Turnbull's memoir, A Bigger Picture, is uncomplimentary about many people and organisations. But few come out of it as badly as Rupert Murdoch's media empire, News Corp.
Target and superquiz, Wednesday, April 22
Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.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.
Inside a COVID-19 test lab, where negative results are positive news
From throat swab to high-tech lab and back again in under 24 hours. This is COVID-19 testing in Sydney.
NSW Health says COVID-19 testing for anyone is inevitable
Every Sydneysider will be tested and retested for coronavirus before the pandemic abates, as rapid and widespread detection emerges as a crucial factor for easing restrictions.
Return to class is going to look very different from school to school
The May 11 start date is one certainty in a sea of uncertainty.
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.
Herd immunity is a myth, infectious disease experts warn
If Australia were to lift all restrictions in the pursuit of herd immunity we should expect cycling epidemics of COVID-19, increased absenteeism, and ultimately more deaths, one of Australia's leading pandemic experts has warned.
CBD Melbourne: Taylor bids farewell to the ranch
Energy Minister Angus Taylor’s long, and at times politically painful, involvement with rural sector has run its course.
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.
Official COVID-19 figures underestimate spread by 'order of magnitude'
A senior epidemiologist says official government modelling underestimates the true spread of COVID-19 in Australia.
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.'Warning light': Coronavirus can last longer in air than first thought
Virus behind the world's COVID-19 pandemic can stay infectious in the air for more than 12 hours, research out of four major US laboratories has found.
Please Explain podcast: social distancing and the police
Michaela Whitbourn joins Tory Maguire to discuss the enforcement of social distancing restrictions.
Meteor next backyard project as the heavens put on 'an isolation show'
The Lyrid meteor shower is set to peak on Wednesday night, so grab a blanket, head outdoors and add 'amateur astronomer' to your list of isolation pursuits.
Artist's picture of missing airmen on Anzac stamp 'like painting ghosts'
"It was horrible having to finish the picture after the men were lost."
Full time schooling to resume term three, beginning with one day a week in May
NSW students will go back to school one day a week from mid-May, with temperature checks and priority COVID testing for teachers
Students to spend one day a week in class under back-to-school plan
Students would return to school for one day a week under a plan to gradually resume lessonsAs the day unfolded: Donald Trump to suspend immigration into US as COVID-19 economic fallout hits Virgin Australia, oil price, Australian death toll at 72
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.
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.
One in five Australian five-year-olds at risk of falling behind in school
New research has found that 22 per cent of Australian children are "developmentally vulnerable" at age five.
It pains me to say this, but when it comes to the virus app Barnaby Joyce has a point
A model favoured by the Europeans would better protect privacy.
How local outbreaks of COVID-19 occurred across Sydney
The suburbs which recorded NSW's first cases of local transmission of COVID-19 have been revealed, as health experts warn that this is the measure Australia needs to watch.
Locked-down lives drive emergency department numbers to record lows
Numbers of patients visiting hospital emergency departments have dropped to record lows across Australia amid fears people are delaying life-saving treatment.COVID-19 is global but so is recovery from addiction
The pandemic isn't stopping the meetings at the heart of Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step programs - they are just going digital.
If we want world-class universities we need to find a way to pay for them
Governments and taxpayers asked universities to generate their own funds - and they did - but now the music has stopped.
Children paying the price of library shutdowns
During lockdown children are doubtless spending plenty of time staring at their devices, but are they reading books on them?
From the Archives, 1973: The sheep station that seceded
50 years ago, a West Australian farmer declared his wheat and sheep station at Hutt River an independent principality.
Someone's not playing by the book
Malcolm Turnbull’s newly-released memoir The Bigger Picture gained some further publicity on Sunday courtesy of revelations that Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s senior advisor Nico Louw had leaked a copy of the book to his almost 60 of his mates.
Hunting the malcontents who shared Mal’s contents
Just how did the publishers of Malcolm Turnbull's memoir find out their intellectual property was quickly spreading across the Canberra bubble?
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.
Indigenous women face particularly high risks in this crisis
Recent cuts to critical Aboriginal family violence services mean support for Aboriginal women and children was already going backwards before COVID-19.
Target and superquiz, Tuesday, April 21
Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.
'Point of saturation': distancing messages need update to stifle virus
There were just 26 cases reported on Sunday but photographs from the weekend show people may be socialising too closely, too early.
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.
Ruby Princess preparing to leave as passengers promised full refund
The plans for the ship's departure come as Carnival Australia confirmed on Monday it would offer a full refund to guests on the cruise that returned to Sydney on March 19.
Flu season that looked like 'a big one' beaten by hygiene, isolation
Confirmed cases of influenza dropped from 7002 in February to just 95 in April so far as the government’s measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 kicked in.
As others drove up prices, Gavin began his long-haul ventilator drive
Medical equipment supplier Gavin Berry drove from Victoria to Queensland to the Illawarra to deliver ventilators. Other operators were a bit less altruistic.
Please Explain podcast: how Australia bypassed WHO's China problem
Anthony Galloway joins Tory Maguire to discuss China's relationship with the WHO and why Australia has stepped away from the organisations messaging.
Nurse moved serenely between generals and beggars in the street
Mother Teresa expected much of others but even more of herself.
'Some beautiful souls out there': mates' volunteer start-up makes global connections
Within five days, the trio had created Crisis Heroes, a platform to connect strangers struggling in lockdown with those who could help them.
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.We need Ghebreyesus to lead WHO through this crisis
We blame the captain when we find our modest paddle-steamer unable to weather a hurricane. But this UN agency's failings are by design.
'Unprecedented and very concerning': Concerns raised about COVID-19 powers given to mayors
Local councillors say emergency powers given to mayors risk undermining democracy.
Former Spice Girl in trademarks battle with Australian skincare company
Fashion designer Victoria Beckham has taken a Sydney-based skincare company to court over two trademarks using the letters "VB".
'We are in a war': Why the construction industry is too big to fail
Construction sites, large and small, remain open even as other industries have been shut down or curtailed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
CBD Melbourne: You got to fight for the right to drive
Millionaire CarAdvice founder and petrolhead Alborz Fallah just wants to hit the road. Pity the Queensland Police have a different idea.