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Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton (Image: AAP/Mick Tsikas)

The lack of accountability at Home Affairs is costing Australian lives

The Home Affairs portfolio has been dysfunctional for years, and never held to account. Why should we expect any different now that it is charged with protecting us from the coronavirus?

Scott Morrison and Donald Trump at the opening of Pratt Paper Plant in Wapakoneta, Ohio (Image: AAP/Mick Tsikas)

Trump is the virus: Australia pays the price for being America's best buddy

US media and politics shape Australia's politics, and the coronavirus data shows we're now paying the price.

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Outdated law makes doctors criminals, leaves dying patients anxious

A clash in state and federal laws means doctors who are self-isolating because of COVID-19 are unable to assist terminally ill patients seeking to end their lives.

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No, Belgium didn't ban group sex (and other debunked coronavirus misinformation)

Fake news is spreading as fast as the coronavirus itself. RMIT ABC Fact Check examines claims from lions in Russia to a sex ban in Belgium.

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Pandemic opens “Pandora's box” of problems for Australia’s illicit drug market 

Experts fear the coronavirus crisis could lead to a spike in overdoses, relapses and a host of other problems for illicit drug users.

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What can Australia learn from New Zealand's coronavirus modelling?

New Zealand has released the modelling it used to decide how to tackle the coronavirus spread — we look at how it can apply to Australia.

Virus Watch: North Korea shows what a 'virus free' society looks like

Time to be wary of new state powers, more celebrities fall ill, and won't somebody do something about all these goats? Here's what you need to know in virus news.

Sick-ins and yellowbans — time to stand up on workplace safety

It's now time to stand up for the stackers and packers, and other essentials, working amid multiple disease vectors.

Bridget McKenzie (Image: AAP/James Ross)

The conflicted interests of Bridget ‘Beretta’ McKenzie: Exhibits D and E

Was Bridget McKenzie's sports rorts scandal just a sign of how the Morrison government does business?