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Lake Tyrrell, victoria (Image: Visit Melbourne)

Coronavirus reroutes travel industry to dark — but not uncharted — territory

Parts of Australia that were enjoying a tourism boom are now experiencing a serious decline due to COVID-19.

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

Vita in quarantena: life under quarantine

As the Italian government scrambles to contain the country's coronavirus outbreak, regular Italians begin to adapt to life under quarantine.

Claire Murray as seen in <em>Wild Butterfly</em> (Image: Supplied)

Wild Butterfly reveals the tragic human cost of a media pile-on

In 2010, Perth woman Claire Murray, a heroin addict, died as a result of complications from her second liver transplant. A new film chronicles her life and the media pile-on it inspired.

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Virus Watch: Trump exposed, TV in Jeopardy and, um, gibberish

With some of Donald Trump's insiders testing positive for COVID-19, how far off is the president from infection?

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The challenge of government intervention when you oppose government

The leaders confronting the coronavirus crisis are of a very different breed to those who responded to the financial crisis — and it doesn't bode well.

La Trobe Senior Lecturer Dr Zhanming (Ming) Liang (third from left) with staff at Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital (Image: La Trobe University)

The Wuhan connection: how two determined women hurdled Chinese red tape

Charity distribution networks in China are rife with mismanagement. But with the coronavirus outbreak threatening lives, two women in Australia managed to cut through the red tape.

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Virus Watch: pandemic protocol, bloopers and unruly French Smurfs

At what point is COVID-19 officially declared a pandemic?

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Prime Minister Scott Morrison (Image: AAP/Mick Tsikas)

It's now about trust as much as it is about stimulus. Why the federal government must reset

The government must do more than unveil a stimulus package — it must show investors, voters and business that it can be trusted to deal with a crisis.

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Business Briefs: the upside of a market crash

A crash is disastrous for many. But for some, especially young people, this correction is a big opportunity.

Republican Senator Ted Cruz

Pandemic gives the right a dose of its own medicine

The coronavirus is forcing those on the right to face up to some difficult truths.