Indian community steps up to help international students

A mammoth effort from the Indian community is helping ease the cost of groceries for international students.

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In the Herald: April 2, 1977

ACTU-Solo opens in Granville, Mike Carlton to join 2UE, and Fig Tree house restoration.

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Paramedics off the road amid concerns of exposure to COVID-19

Almost 100 paramedics are unable to work because of strict safety measures implemented by Ambulance Victoria to protect staff and public.

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BBC NEWS - Coronavirus: Italy extends lockdown amid hopes of turning corner

The number of new daily coronavirus infections is 1,648, down from 3,815 on Sunday.


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Is the sharemarket surge a trap for bears or bulls?

After the best week for sharemarkets in more than 80 years it's tempting to presume the worst is over for investors. But is it a false dawn?

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'We dodged a bullet in Sydney': Record fire season comes to a close

Blazes scorched a region of the state 20,000 times the size of Sydney’s CBD.

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Debt and deficit disaster - the 2020 version

Most of the nation's federal politicians will be long dead and buried by the time we get around to paying all of this off. The alternative - doing nothing - is unimaginable. But there's a long-term bill that will have to be paid.

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This game helps scientists design COVID drugs. They want you to play

Scientists hope to find coronavirus cure by getting users to solve 3D puzzles fitting complex proteins together in a cross between 3D Tetris and Minecraft.

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Is the sharemarket surge a trap for bears or bulls?

After the best week for sharemarkets in more than 80 years it's tempting to presume the worst is over for investors. But is it a false dawn?

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Melbourne aged care worker diagnosed with coronavirus

A staff member at an aged care facility in Melbourne's north-east has become the ninth Victorian healthcare worker to test positive for COVID-19.

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COVID-19 testing doubles in nine days but some areas are missing out

More than 53,000 of the 100,000 COVID-19 tests that have so far been conducted across the state have occurred since March 22, NSW Health figures show.

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Phil Mickelson hints at another Tiger Woods showdown

The coronavirus pandemic has cleared the calendar of all sporting events. But on Twitter, Phil Mickelson said he's trying to change that.

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'We dodged a bullet in Sydney': Record fire season comes to a close

Blazes scorched a region of the state 20,000 times the size of Sydney’s CBD.

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This game helps scientists design COVID drugs. They want you to play

Scientists hope to find coronavirus cure by getting users to solve 3D puzzles fitting complex proteins together in a cross between 3D Tetris and Minecraft.

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COVID-19 testing doubles in nine days but some areas are missing out

More than 53,000 of the 100,000 COVID-19 tests that have so far been conducted across the state have occurred since March 22, NSW Health figures show.

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New on Sports Illustrated: US Open Stadium Converted to 350-Bed Hospital to Fight COVID-19

The Billie Jean King National Tennis Center will be converted to a 350-bed facility, according to the Wall Street Journal's Katie Honan.

A training facility at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center in Queens, N.Y. is being converted into a 350-bed facility to fight the coronavirus outbreak, according to The Wall Street Journal's Katie Honan.  

The Billie Jean King Tennis Center is one of the stadiums used for the US Open, held in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park each August. Construction to alter the facility could begin on Tuesday, per Honan. 

The United States Tennis Association suspended all tournaments indefinitely on March 13. The French Open has been postponed until September, but there has been no announcement on a delay for the 2020 US Open. 

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the death toll in New York due to the coronavirus had climbed to 1,218 as of Monday morning. There are more than 729,100 confirmed cases of the coronavirus globally across at least 171 countries.

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US Open Stadium Converted to 350-Bed Hospital to Fight COVID-19

You've heard the mus

The music has been muted but fans can still support their favourite artists.

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COVID-19 by the numbers: a live snapshot of the coronavirus in Australia

These charts are tracking the progress of COVID-19 in Australia with several updates daily. They will show not just how the virus progresses – but the effectiveness of our response.

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Tablet interactive: Markets live

There are some large gains among the stocks on the All Ords index of the top 500 companies.

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Trial aborted after barrister withdrew from case over COVID-19 concerns

The state's top court has discharged the jury in a District Court drug trial after the accused's barrister withdrew from the case over coronavirus concerns.

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Big Brother may keep watching when coronavirus pandemic passes

The very strategies that can help fight a plague can also be abused once it's over.

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Cox Plate could be axed in centenary year as carnival chaos looms

Moonee Valley boss Michael Browell says that the 100th Cox Plate could be cancelled because of the coronavirus as a shadow hangs over the whole spring carnival.

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Sandra Sully finds silver lining in flexible workplaces

Sandra Sully’s podcast is a celebration of successful Australian women and how the coronavirus might, in part, help more women long term.

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I used to look admiringly at runners in parks, but now they scare me

The runners coming my way can see there’s a baby in the pouch but don’t have the good grace to keep 1.5 metres away. And if I kept any further to the left, I’d be in the bay.

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COVID-19 by the numbers: a live snapshot of the coronavirus in Australia

These charts are tracking the progress of COVID-19 in Australia with several updates daily. They will show not just how the virus progresses – but the effectiveness of our response.

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Trial aborted after barrister withdrew from case over COVID-19 concerns

The state's top court has discharged the jury in a District Court drug trial after the accused's barrister withdrew from the case over coronavirus concerns.

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'Nowhere to go': Isolating residents 'trapped' as NE Link works start

With work to start on the $15.8b road this week, people who wanted to sell their homes to avoid dust and noise say tighter lockdown rules mean they are 'stuck'.

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Crocodile Dundee actor dies from COVID-19

“Theatre somehow enabled me to bring all the things that mattered into focus,” Blum told The New York Times.

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Live music venues, bars ask for council's help

A group of live music venue operators in the City of Yarra has written to the council to ask for a bailout, saying state and federal government financial aid packages have not helped them enough.

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'Nowhere to go': Isolating residents 'trapped' as NE Link works start

With work to start on the $15.8b road this week, people who wanted to sell their homes to avoid dust and noise say tighter lockdown rules mean they are 'stuck'.

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'Not ideal': 43-year-old marathon runner has to wait for Olympic debut

Ireland-born 43-year-old Australian marathon runner Sinead Diver was set to go to her first Olympics this year, but now has to wait another 12 months.

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Remote indigenous communities pay the price for big city panic buyers

Supermarkets in Halls Creek and Fitzroy Crossing have not been able to get enough staple items to service the more than dozen remote communities reliant on them.

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'Grim Sleeper' serial killer dies awaiting capital punishment

The killer, one of California's most prolific, targeted victims who were generally young, vulnerable and, at times, ignored.

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Thunderstorms mark end of bushfire season

The fires started in July last year, destroying 5.4 million hectares and thousands of houses. But on Tuesday, the season draws to a close.

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COVID-19 positive European cruise ship passengers to be treated at Joondalup Health Campus

COVID-19 positive passengers from the Artania cruise ship docked off Fremantle will be treated at Joondalup Health Campus following a last-minute decision overnight to scrap plans to transfer the 29 patients to two smaller, private hospitals.

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Pleasures in life measured by human milestones

Brian Edward Garth was born on May 28, 1929, in Fitzroy North to Alice and Claude Garth. He always appreciated that both his parents were born in 1900 – it made calculations easy.

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Zoombombing: Just who is listening to your video conference call?

The news that Boris Johnson hosted a Cabinet meeting via Zoom has sparked concerns about the app's security levels.

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Caulfield Cup prizemoney faces a trim with locals set to star

Melbourne Racing Club CEO Josh Blanksby says the $5m Caulfield Cup prize is likely to be reduced and that there are likely to be far fewer foreign runners

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'He spat on his credit card': Retail workers fear shoppers behaving badly

Staff and consumers have condemned the bad shoppers and the ugly, who spit on their cash and ignore social-distancing signs

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I thought I was safe to walk the beach with my daughter, then the police came

The messages from authorities are inconsistent and mind-bogglingly illogical. I will gladly do the right thing. I just need to know what it is.

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What are the rules on coronavirus self-isolation?

What are you expected to do in self-isolation? When is it no longer a voluntary precaution? Should you prepare ahead of time?

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England cricketers set for coronavirus pay cuts

England's cricket players must "realise the bigger picture" and will reportedly be expected to take a pay cut as the ECB deals with the financial impact of the coronavirus.

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False dawn: We shouldn't read too much into the sharemarket's rebound

If you can correctly characterise last week's strong rally for what it really is, you hold the key to what lies ahead.

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Remote indigenous communities pay the price for big city panic buyers

Supermarkets in Halls Creek and Fitzroy Crossing have not been able to get enough staple items to service the more than dozen remote communities reliant on them.

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Thunderstorms mark end of bushfire season

The fires started in July last year, destroying 5.4 million hectares and thousands of houses. But on Tuesday, the season draws to a close.

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Pleasures in life measured by human milestones

Brian Edward Garth was born on May 28, 1929, in Fitzroy North to Alice and Claude Garth. He always appreciated that both his parents were born in 1900 – it made calculations easy.

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What are the rules on coronavirus self-isolation?

What are you expected to do in self-isolation? When is it no longer a voluntary precaution? Should you prepare ahead of time?

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Man charged with murder after allegedly attacking victim in bed with guitar

The victim suffered critical head injuries and was taken to Royal North Shore Hospital where he spent the week in intensive care, but died about 4.30pm on Sunday.

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Endresz offers to buy Everest slot for Alligator Blood

Alligator Blood part-owner Allan Endrez believes the economic chaos brought on by the coronavirus could provide an opportunity for him to buy an Everest slot.

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