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Gasping for air: what is it really like to have COVID-19?

Around the world, patients and doctors battling COVID-19 are telling stories of what it's really like to have the disease.

'I could be dead by then': slow NDIS support puts thousands of lives at risk

Advocates say the disability sector has been largely ignored in government plans to combat coronavirus. The ramifications could be deadly.

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Socialism? You're kidding. The PM is using the state to save capitalism

The notion that the government's wage subsidy represents any kind of radical philosophical shift needs to be knocked on the head, writes Guy Rundle.

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Aussies stuck in Peru have been 'left behind' by Australian government

More than 100 Australians are stuck in Peru, unable to get home. Karolina Ristevski is one of them, and she tells Crikey how the Australian government has abandoned its citizens.

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Rich are different. But they're not that different — even in Aspen, darling

What role have the rich played in the spreading of COVID-19 — and what does that mean for the rest of us?

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Virus Watch: rules, fines and more fines

States have introduced fines for their residents who breach strict new social distancing laws, with the heaviest in NSW.

Pandemic sends Australia lurching towards authoritarianism

The government's response to the coronavirus crisis has, coincidentally, all the central features of fascism.

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There are quibbles, but Morrison's historic reversal hits a much-needed spot

We'll be paying for the government's extraordinary wage subsidy package for decades to come. But the cost of inaction would be far steeper.

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The conflicted interests of Bridget ‘Beretta’ McKenzie: Exhibits B and C

Senator McKenzie is far from the only politician to benefit from the generosity of special interest groups.

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Cut Morrison some slack... but not too much

It's hard to be ready for a crisis like COVID-19. Even so, experts say the federal government's communication has left a lot to be desired.