Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Risk vs rewardAustralian businesses not backing themselves to thrive

A disconnect between business confidence — which has returned to pre-pandemic levels — and business behaviour is holding some of Australia’s biggest companies back, a new report has found.

Meilin Chew

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Miranda Kerr warned after breaching NSW quarantine

Supermodel Miranda Kerr left her Hunter Valley property during a 14-day mandatory quarantine period in breach of the Government-issued ‘exemption’ she had been granted.

Nick Hansen and Perry Duffin

Pushing forwardPfizer deaths won’t delay Australian roll-out

The deaths of dozens of “frail and elderly” people in Norway after taking the Pfizer vaccine won’t delay it’s roll-out in Australia, the country’s chief medical officer has declared.

Sarah Ison

ContagionMore COVID found in Qld sewage

Signs of the pandemic virus continue to be found in sewage at Cairns, Airlie Beach and on the Gold Coast.

Janelle Miles

COVID crisisNRL players accept new pay cut

The Rugby League Players Association and NRL finally ended six months of negotiations on Tuesday, with players agreeing to a six per cent pay cut for the next two seasons.

Scott Bailey

Jobs impactNew stats reveal WA’s hardest hit businesses, workers

New payroll figures out today have laid bare the full impact of pandemic-related job losses in WA, revealing which businesses and sectors were hit hardest and the workers who have suffered the most.

Meilin Chew

Virus probeChina was ‘too slow’ to contain COVID-19

An independent panel has delivered a report on the early days of the pandemic that changed the world.

Sarah Ison

Coronavirus crisisHealth Department slammed over UK COVID case secrecy

The McGowan Government’s failure to disclose cases of the highly-contagious UK variant of COVID-19 in the State is undermining public trust, according to the Australian Medical Association WA.

Ben O'Shea

High alertWA Govt to disclose more virus source details

The WA Government has promised better transparency after it was not disclosed that several recovered COVID-19 cases were linked to the highly contagious British strain.

Michael Ramsey

In custody‘Covidiot’ quarantine breacher to stay behind bars

The South Australian ‘covidiot’ who is accused of lying on her G2G application and breaching WA’s quarantine laws for the second time in a year will spend at least another two weeks behind bars.

Emily Moulton

Coronavirus crisisThree of four new hotel virus cases linked to tennis

More hotel quarantine cases have been linked to the Australian Open — but the travellers may not be as infectious as feared.

Shannon Deery

Returning serveKyrgios calls Djokovic 'tool' over demands

Nick Kyrgios has criticised Novak Djokovic after the world No.1 reportedly wrote to Australian Open organisers asking them to ease quarantine restrictions for players.

Still warySigns of recovery fail to lift nation’s mood

It appears Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s enthusiasm about the economic outlook has yet to rub off on Australians.

Colin Brinsden

ExclusiveQld morgue worker in thick of UK’s virus horror

The deadly second wave is causing UK morgues to run out of space, prompting a warning from a Queenslander stuck in the middle of it.

Ellen Ransley

Shock revelationsAndrew Forrest reveals he had COVID-19

Mining magnate Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest spent several days in a Swiss hospital receiving high-level care after contracting COVID-19 while on a Fortescue business trip last year.

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Tennis stars whining? Give me a break!

While some tennis stars made the best of it and expressed thanks to organisers for their bid to make the Australian Open happen, others complained loudly - on social media - about the restrictions.

Sales surgeRetailers to reap bumper profits

Australia’s remarkable virus shopping blitz has major retailers on track for record profits that may not abate for another year, and until the opening of international borders.

Sean Smith

COVID CRISISFour more cases of UK COVID strain revealed

It has emerged the Health Department failed to publicly reveal four cases of the highly-contagious mutant variant were recorded in WA, with one more active case in hotel quarantine.

Michael Traill

Sweet backhandPremier’s serve for ‘prima donna’ tennis stars

As more positive COVID tests throw Australian Open preparations into chaos, Premier Mark McGowan has offered a down-the-line response to tennis players complaining about quarantine requirements.

Charlotte Elton

Off the railsEurostar survival fears grow as UK firms seek rescue

Eurostar has seen traffic plunge 95 per cent during the pandemic and was set to run out of cash in coming months even before the border lockdown that begins Monday.

Christopher Jasper

Yeah, nahAndrews offers firm NO for Novak’s requests

Victoria’s premier has bluntly rejected tennis star Novak Djokovic’s reported demands to ease lockdown restrictions as the number of Australian Open competitors in quarantine reached 72.

Melissa Woods

Don’t fear the jabWhy Australians aren’t ‘vaccine guinea pigs’

Australians who fear being the ‘first cab off the rank’ for a COVID vaccine have got it wrong, according to a leading infectious disease expert.

Ben O'Shea

Risky business‘Deserve to know’: Govt tight lipped on hotel breaches

The WA Health Department won’t say how many workers at Perth’s hotel quarantine system have breached safety protocols — two weeks after multiple failings involving an arrival with the UK strain.

Peter Law

Exclusive‘It’s s**t’: Inside Tomic’s hotel quarantine room

Bernard Tomic’s girlfriend Vanessa Sierra has provided an intimate view of their hotel quarantine room, saying they’ve been playing video games up to 11 hours a day.

Anthony Piovesan