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'This will be devastating': COVID-19 will wreak havoc on Indigenous communities

'In all my years as a medical professional, I’ve never seen anything with the same broader national significance.'

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How the Ruby Princess possibly became the biggest single contributor to COVID-19 in Australia

This is a monumental debacle that could have been easily avoided.

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COVID Questions: Is there really an alternative to a full lockdown?

Scott Morrison’s half measures will massively exacerbate the economic calamity. Now is the time for real action.

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Carnival's corona-cruising: the Ruby Princess debacle is not an isolated case

Will Carnival's history shed some light on the release of coronavirus patients from its beleaguered cruise ships?

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This is a virus, not a war — we need more information to maintain democracy

In a war, leaders don't circulate information because the enemy can hear you. But the virus can't hear anything. Why is the advice and research on which the government is acting still in a black box?

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Buying groceries and a coffee in the 'new normal' of Shanghai

It may be the Big Brother approach, but this is how to stop a virus and keep everyone safe.

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Do you have a legal right to medical treatment?

Law, like politics and policing, is just a social tool. Its utility is not limitless. The extent of those limits will be tested very soon indeed.

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Do I need to stop taking anti-inflammatory drugs?

There's a lot of confusion going around about treatment of symptoms. Here's what you need to know.

COVID Questions: What sort of Australia awaits on the other side of 'the bridge'?

Scott Morrison is throwing out hopeful metaphors, talking about 'the bridge' to the other side of the COVID-19 crisis. He's missing the point.

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Virus Watch: backflips and mixed messages

State and federal governments seem completely at odds, as confusion spreads.