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Who can sack the prime minister if parliament isn't sitting?

Scott Morrison is incompetent. So what can be done about it?

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Virus Watch: right royal edition

India has gone into lockdown, and Prince Charles has come down with the coronavirus. Here's the latest COVID-19 news.

Governments must take over vacant housing for homeless and domestic violence victims

Why are governments ignoring obvious solutions to the problems of homeless people and domestic violence victims affected by the coronavirus crisis?

Morrison is stubbornly allowing the economy to burn

The government has to urgently support business and jobs with direct payments, rather than hoping they'll borrow their way to survival. But Scott Morrison is refusing to entertain the idea.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian (Image: AAP /Mick Tsikas)

Ruby Princess debacle: just why were infected passengers allowed home?

A harrowing story points to a potential spread of COVID-19 from the Ruby Princess cruise ship far beyond Australia's shores, with passengers heading on to a dozen different countries.

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Virus Watch: confused yet?

Everything is 'essential', unless it isn't... so stay at home... or don't! Up to you, really.

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Clear communication from the PM really is essential. So why aren't we getting it?

Scott Morrison has an immensely difficult job in communicating the lockdown measures governments are embracing. But his communication skills have failed him.

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Parliament must sit through the crisis. We need more democracy, not less

If politicians won't do their essential work during an unprecedented crisis, why should anyone else be expected to risk their lives?

Trump wants to relax the US shutdown. We asked a GP for a considered response

If social distancing measures in the USA are relaxed early because 'Our country was not built to be shut down', Italy could soon look like a warm-up act.

Scott Morrison and Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy (Image: AAP/Lukas Coch)

How has Australia's response become the worst of both worlds?

Australia's piecemeal approach to battling coronavirus is both economically catastrophic and will have no real impact on the virus' spread