Schools have not been banned in NSW but parents are taking matters into their own hands with exclusive figures revealing only 10 per cent of students turned up for class today.
Tasmanian firebrand Jacqui Lambie has issued an emphatic smackdown of Stuart Robert, telling Sky News the Government Services Minister needs to step down from the role over his response to myGov failures.
Coronavirus cash payments will now be rolled out to apprentice tradies and students on the youth allowance as the government moves to insulate Australians against the economic fallout of statewide shutdowns.
New South Wales has recorded another 149 new cases of the coronavirus overnight, bringing the state's total to 818 with a 22 per cent spike in the number of cases overall.
Widespread anger and criticism has been raised over two cruise ships that were allowed to dock in Sydney last week with thousands of passengers disembarking.
Shadow Minister for Education and Training Tanya Plibersek says the government was ill-prepared for the heightened demand on Centrelink services ahead of its forced shutdown of non-essential services this week.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says the package of economic measures passed by the parliament tonight was "the most significant to support the Australian community and the Australian economy since wartime".
Famous musicians such as Neil Diamond and Bon Jovi, along with a raft of other singers, have reached out to their legions of fans with health and safety messages, calling for practices to limit the impact of the deadly coronavirus.
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