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

One month with COVID-19: the rhetorical evolution of Trump and Morrison

As the coronavirus has spread and changed, so has the way Scott Morrison and Donald Trump talk about it.

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Morrison breaks his political habit and fights fear on schools with facts

Scott Morrison is right to hold the line against closing schools. But it places him in the unusual position of fighting, not exploiting, fear.

Supermarket shelves in Bergamo, Italy (Image: Wikimedia/Nick.mon)

An incomplete list of things that are un-Australian

Panic buyers now join a long, storied list of people and things that Australian politicians have decided are un-Australian.

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Sorry, Alan, but coronavirus could be 40 times more deadly than the flu

Despite what Alan Jones says, all evidence points to coronavirus being far, far deadlier than seasonal flu.

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A simple way to survive the virus crisis? Be rich

Medical concierges, private jets and Michelin-starred takeaway: the virus doesn't discriminate, but it's definitely easier to get by if you're wealthy.

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How quickly things are changing

Time now moves quicker than ever as the 'latest' updates on the coronavirus/COVID-19 are quickly superseded.

Inside the pro-Trump Facebook group where first responders call coronavirus a hoax

A Facebook group for US emergency workers is claiming that the country' coronavirus response is a Democrat plot to 'kill the economy' and bring down Donald Trump

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What other countries learned from SARS — and we, apparently, didn't

There are two rules in these kinds of crises: take quick and decisive action, and do what the government says.

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'Coronaviruses are a wily bunch': a doctor explains why herd immunity isn't going to save us

Despite talk of 'herd immunity', countries have accepted that waiting to beat COVID-19 isn't an option. They're right to do so.