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LatestPremiumAre we next? Melbourne ordered into masks as Sydney flouts rules

As Victorians were told to start making and wearing face masks in a bid to stem the COVID-19 spread, a woman in NSW was stopped at Sydney airport after sneaking out of her quarantine hotel while revellers crammed into a pub queue have left health authorities exasperated.

Matthew Benns, Mark Morri, Campbell Gellie, Anna Caldwell and James O'Doherty

LatestPremiumTower residents free from lockdown ‘prison’

Occupants of the Melbourne public housing towers that were placed in hard lockdown have taken their first steps outside of their flats in days, with the ban lifted just after midnight.

Josh Fagan

Tragic circumstancesPremium‘Prayers’ for missing star as ‘Glee curse’ strikes again

Hollywood has expressed shock after Glee actress Naya Rivera disappeared off a boat in a Southern California lake, in yet another tragedy linked to the so-called “Glee curse”.

Nadia Salemme and Tiffany Bakker

ExclusivePremiumVictorian schools going broke — Is your child’s among them?

Desperate schools across Victoria are being forced to cut programs and beg charities for money just to pay for the basics. Search the list to see if your child’s school is on it.

Clare Masters

ExclusivePremiumNSW schools going broke — Is your child’s among them?

Desperate schools across NSW are being forced to cut programs and beg charities for money just to pay for the basics. Search the list to see if your child’s school is on it.

Clare Masters

ExclusivePremiumSA schools going broke – is your child’s among them?

Desperate schools across South Australia are being forced to cut programs and beg charities for money just to pay for the basics. Search the list to see if your child’s school is on it.

Claire Masters

ExclusivePremiumQueensland schools going broke – Is your child’s among them?

Desperate schools across Queensland are being forced to cut programs and beg charities for money just to pay for the basics. Search the list of suburbs to see if your child’s school might be affected.

Clare Masters

RoadsPremiumMan in critical condition after car slams into pole

A young man has sustained serious injuries and had to be cut free from his car after it slammed into a pole south of Brisbane overnight.

Danielle O'Neal

High-rise hopes smashedPremiumHuge $320m high-rise knocked back by Nedlands council

High-rise opponents have support in their fight against a $320m development on Stirling Highway after officers at Nedlands council recommended the plans be refused in a report to planning authorities.

Kim Macdonald

Coronavirus crisisVideoPremiumWA derby fans left hanging by Victorian virus outbreak

The prospects of WA hosting a sold-out western derby are up in the air amid Victoria’s coronavirus outbreak — meaning thousands of ticket-holders are at risk of being turned away.

Josh Zimmerman

Comeback trailPremiumTurner eyes comeback after four-month spell

Turner underwent surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder after a track work fall on March 24.

Jay Rooney

First picturesPremiumWildlife manager at centre of hunting scandal emerges

A Department of Parks and Wildlife district manager under fire after images of him posing with dead safari animals in Africa emerged last week has been spotted outside his Esperance office.

Sarah Steger

Gnarabup Resort“$30m” for Gnarabup site: developer

Protest group Preserve Gnarabup has lodged its bid to have the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River acquire land earmarked for a resort development on the Margaret River coastline.

Warren Hately

Arts attackPremiumHeart costs downplayed

Public figures involved in development of the Margaret River Heart have sheeted cost overruns on COVID-19 and urged patience, despite years of warnings about the potential cost to ratepayers.

Warren Hately

Darwin prison riotPremiumPrison rioters demanded Maccas, $1M and a helicopter, court hears

A HELICOPTER, McDonald’s takeaway and $1 million were some of the demands of prisoners allegedly involved in the recent riot at the Darwin Correctional Centre, a court has heard.

Sarah Matthews & Jason Walls

NT VOTESPremiumNT VOTES: Karama to be tight race between Labor and Territory Alliance

The “battler” electorate of Karama will be a tight race between NT Labor and Territory Alliance, with a former MLA expected to hit the campaign trail.

MADURA MCCORMACK

Legal limitationsPremiumLegal hurdles prevent harsher NT border measures, government says

THE Northern Territory can’t turn Victorians around at the border like Queensland, Tasmania or South Australia have because it is already operating at the ‘limit’ of what it can do legally, the government has argued.

Madura McCormack, Political Reporter

Virus measuresPremiumDon’t undo our hard-fought gains

As Melbourne becomes a ghost city, Adelaide is starting to recover. But business leaders warn we can’t take that for granted – a second wave here would collapse businesses for good.

Claire Bickers, Matt Smith

Unemployment fearsPremium18,000 Territorians could lose their jobs if JobKeeper ends too soon

MORE than 1 in 10 employed Territorians are at risk of losing their jobs when the Federal Government’s JobKeeper program ends in September, as new data reveals a third of all businesses in the NT are dependent on the payment.

Madura McCormack, Political Reporter

Crime statsPremiumBreak-ins mostly go unsolved in the NT, new data shows

ALMOST three quarters of break-ins in the NT were not solved last year within 30 days, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

JUDITH AISTHORPE, Crime Reporter

Riding area extendedPremiumDarwin e-scooters trial expands to Botanic Gardens, Mindil Beach

NEURON’S e-scooters will expand to Mindil Beach Casino Resort and George Brown Botanic Gardens from tomorrow as the trial approaches the six-month milestone.

EXCLUSIVE , WILL ZWAR

KAKADUPremiumCrocs to get a better view of tourists on expanded platforms

A viewing platform at Kakadu overlooking notoriously croc-­infested waters is set to receive a substantial upgrade as part of a $216 million federal government funding package.

EXCLUSIVE, MADURA MCCORMACK

CrimeLeifer's defence sues Israeli prisons

Malka Leifer's lawyers are suing the Israeli Prison Authority in their appeal against an extradition trial to face child sex abuse charges in Australia.

Tessa Fox

FAMILY FUNPremiumDIY fun with the kids

Hands-on projects around the home can teach children some tricks while creating quality time for the family, according to The Living Room’s Barry Du Bois.

Lisa Woolford

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