Australian workers will be able to access a guaranteed paycheck of $1500 a fortnight as the federal government steps in to foot what will become a $130 billion dollar bill.
After witnessing the collapse of the Berlin wall symbolising the destruction of the Soviet Union, Sky News Contributor Catherine McGregor says she never thought the argument of "whether socialism was viable and decent" would ever re-emerge.
ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has confirmed a woman in her 80s died at Canberra Hospital over the weekend, making it the territory's first death from COVID-19.
The number of new cases of COVID-19 in Australia has dropped from a growth rate of 25 per cent per day to nine per cent, giving positive indications the country's rate of infection is slowing.
Serial coronavirus rule breakers will be thrown in prison for up to six months with NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller warning people not to gather in groups of three.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Adern is encouraging citizens to continue practicing social distancing amid a nation-wide lockdown after a woman in her 70s became the country's first coronavirus fatality.
Health authorities in China are fearing a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak as the country records a growing number of imported infections after domestic transmissions of the virus came to a near halt.
Doctors from the Royal Darwin Hospital have issued an urgent plea for people to stay home amid fears the Northern Territory's health system won't be able to cope with a major coronavirus outbreak.
It's "unfortunate" that China covered up cases of the novel coronavirus when the disease was in its early stages, according to Labor senator Kimberley Kitching.
A new wage subsidy being unveiled on Monday will effectively send businesses into hibernation, along with their workers, with the idea they can "wake up" when this coronavirus crisis is over.
Serial coronavirus rule breakers will be thrown in prison for up to six months with NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller warning people not to gather in groups of three.
India's state borders have been flooded with thousands of citizens attempting to reach their rural homes as the government forced the country into a 21 day lockdown, giving four hours of advanced notice.
Australian banks are extending six month payment deferrals to include businesses with loans up to $10 million which will cover "98 per cent of the business book of Australian banks," according to Australian Banking Association CEO Anna Bligh.
Hollywood actor Tom Hanks says he and wife Rita Wilson will continue practicing social-distancing measures following their return to the United States after being in coronavirus quarantine in Queensland.
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