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‘We’ve all got our roles’: PM backs annual leave for quarantined workers
Scott Morrison has flagged the possibility that companies may force workers to use annual leave during coronavirus shutdowns, but unions warn a...
Pensioners tipped to benefit from stimulus as PM pleas to big business
Scott Morrison is set to fast-track assistance to pensioners and small businesses to beat the coronavirus threat, while pleading with employers to...
Treasurer calls for calm as government prepares to announce major stimulus package
Fears over the COVID-19 coronavirus have now spread to the Australian stockmarket, where $136.5 billion has been wiped off the value of...
Scott Morrison finalises stimulus as permanent Newstart increase ruled out
Increasing the Newstart rate will not form part of the coronavirus stimulus package, but help for pensioners is on the table to...
‘Full support of the wife’: Sarah Hanson-Young defends domestic violence reference
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has defended her decision to offer a character reference, vouching for the “good character” of a political lobbyist who...
Australians urged to remain calm amid grim outlook for coronavirus spread
Australia has been urged to remain calm and stop buying toilet paper, despite grim predictions that “millions” of citizens could be infected...
‘Inappropriate’ decor and surveillance camera puts focus on Fair Work Commission deputy Gerard Boyce
Fair Work Commission deputy president Gerard Boyce has been forced to remove ‘‘scantily-clad’’ and “erotic” figurines from his office and later installed...
Aged-care resident dies after contact with virus-infected worker
A Sydney aged-care worker is the latest case of coronavirus in Australia, sparking urgent tests to ensure the nursing home’s elderly residents...
7.30 host Leigh Sales riles PM Scott Morrison with ‘excessive secrecy’ questions
Scott Morrison has clashed with the ABC’s Leigh Sales during a testy interview in which she questioned his “excessive secrecy” over his...
Morrison admits inviting controversial pastor to White House dinner
Scott Morrison has finally confessed he invited Hillsong preacher Brian Houston to the White House after months of stonewalling over the diplomatic...