17 March 2020, Tuesday NewsLatest News On 17 March 2020, Tuesday Alinta fined after fraudulently signing customers using fake accents18/03/2020 8:46 AM How much damage could coronavirus cause? The share market has some answers18/03/2020 8:38 AM Bishops lead prayers on church steps as visitors keep social distance18/03/2020 8:30 AM Coronavirus suffers told not to self-medicate with popular drug18/03/2020 8:30 AM Should we still be going to visit our older family members?18/03/2020 8:30 AM Ex-Defence chief 'shocked' at graphic video of Australian SAS soldier killing an unarmed man18/03/2020 8:23 AM Queensland supermarkets get green light to restock 24-718/03/2020 8:23 AM International Anzac Day services cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic18/03/2020 8:23 AM In pictures: Sydney becomes ghost town amid coronavirus downturn18/03/2020 8:23 AM Airlines get $715 million bailout to keep them flying18/03/2020 8:21 AM Italy fast-tracks new doctors as coronavirus deaths rise above 250018/03/2020 8:12 AM Coronavirus-hit Britain unveils $670 billion emergency economic response18/03/2020 8:03 AM Health chiefs warn population to stay away from hospitals unless it's urgent18/03/2020 8:00 AM Top global health expert says schools not a major COVID-19 driver18/03/2020 8:00 AM Budget deficit could hit $100 billion as virus recession risk grows18/03/2020 7:57 AM Brother of Manchester suicide bomber found guilty of murder18/03/2020 7:53 AM More than 100 Australians stuck on cruise ship18/03/2020 7:51 AM EU imposes entry ban for 30 days to battle spread of COVID-1918/03/2020 7:41 AM For the love of Laz: Guerilla lane named after vivacious neighbour18/03/2020 7:30 AM Would you let one person die to save four? Five ways coronavirus will test our ethics18/03/2020 7:25 AM 'People are dying everywhere': Inside Iran's coronavirus outbreak18/03/2020 7:22 AM Australians spending millions of dollars on perfect selfie smiles, while others can't even chew18/03/2020 7:22 AM Coronavirus update: Unqualified doctors rushed in to help with Italian outbreak18/03/2020 7:22 AM Coronavirus could see some airlines go bankrupt, but stimulus should help Qantas and Virgin18/03/2020 7:22 AM WHO warns against use of ibuprofen for coronavirus symptoms18/03/2020 7:21 AM Donald Trump wants to send coronavirus cheques to Americans to save economy18/03/2020 7:20 AM NSW Senator Andrew Bragg becomes third MP to contract COVID-19 | Sky News Australia18/03/2020 7:10 AM More than 100,000 new COVID-19 testing kits to arrive in Australia | Sky News Australia18/03/2020 7:09 AM DFAT issues warning for Australians abroad to return home immediately | Sky News Australia18/03/2020 7:08 AM A British royal trip to Australia is now unlikely, but one bushfire-hit town isn't giving up18/03/2020 6:58 AM Bunnings cancel sausage sizzles due to COVID-1918/03/2020 5:00 AM Abe says Olympics will go ahead despite top official testing positive to COVID-1918/03/2020 4:22 AM 'Don't take ibuprofen if you think you have coronavirus'18/03/2020 4:00 AM Infected worker sparks aged care lockdown in WA18/03/2020 3:00 AM Indonesia to clamp down at borders for foreign travellers over coronavirus18/03/2020 2:00 AM How is emissions reduction the 'silver lining' of the coronavirus: Murray | Sky News Australia18/03/2020 1:08 AM ‘Endless coronavirus updates’ are ineffective and exhausting | Sky News Australia18/03/2020 1:07 AM Catholic schools break ranks with advice and call for closures18/03/2020 12:59 AM Surgery postponed as coronavirus crisis grips nation18/03/2020 12:56 AM Australians more concerned about economy than health in coronavirus pandemic18/03/2020 12:42 AM Shooting Wyong: Young man killed and two others injured in shooting on NSW Central Coast18/03/2020 12:38 AM Bunnings pauses sausage sizzles as coronavirus bites18/03/2020 12:27 AM Airlines to get $715m coronavirus support package as REX warns of collapse in 'only weeks'18/03/2020 12:22 AM 'Wave of heat' set to arrive in Sydney18/03/2020 12:10 AM Top global health expert says schools not a major COVID-19 driver17/03/2020 11:54 PM Almost 100,000 coronavirus testing kits due to land in Australia to bolster diminishing stocks17/03/2020 11:52 PM Cinema owners begging for shutdown as box office falls off a cliff17/03/2020 11:38 PM Australians overseas told to return home ASAP as coronavirus grips nation17/03/2020 11:25 PM Emissions to fall by millions of tonnes as coronavirus stalls economy17/03/2020 11:22 PM Starting a Facebook group for your neighbourhood during the coronavirus outbreak? Read this first17/03/2020 11:22 PM The Televisionaries: 'Everyone is left broken' in remarkable ABC drama17/03/2020 11:11 PM 'That C thing': how to talk to your children about coronavirus17/03/2020 11:00 PM Free delivery, car park pick-ups: How Australia's small businesses are staying afloat17/03/2020 10:52 PM Come home now: Stark warning for Australians abroad17/03/2020 10:51 PM Come home now: Stark warning for Australians abroad17/03/2020 10:50 PM The Great Shuttering demands nothing short of a war effort17/03/2020 10:42 PM Newlyweds ‘gutted’ six wedding guests contracted coronavirus17/03/2020 10:40 PM Australians more concerned about economy than health in coronavirus pandemic17/03/2020 10:40 PM Australia prepares to limit big pub, restaurant gatherings17/03/2020 10:26 PM Coronavirus: Turns out toilet paper hoarders were right17/03/2020 10:20 PM Where to get tested for coronavirus in Victoria17/03/2020 10:20 PM James Weir recaps Married At First Sight episode 2717/03/2020 10:19 PM Who gets what from the coronavirus stimulus packages?17/03/2020 10:13 PM Australians overseas who want to come home advised to do so 'as soon as possible'17/03/2020 10:10 PM Meghan and Harry ‘in lockdown’ in Canada over coronavirus fears17/03/2020 10:00 PM A transformed Trump finally confronts the coronavirus reality17/03/2020 9:57 PM Australian doctors stuck on cruise ship off Chile amid coronavirus border closure17/03/2020 9:52 PM DFAT says all Australians should return from overseas17/03/2020 9:52 PM Aldi set to slash store trading hours17/03/2020 9:50 PM Red Cross needs 14,000 blood donors amid '800 cancellations a day'17/03/2020 9:41 PM Japanese man tests positive for coronavirus second time after hospital recovery17/03/2020 9:40 PM Mass shipment of testing kits arrives as government pleads for supplies17/03/2020 9:36 PM ‘Can’t survive’: Food delivery giants urged to act17/03/2020 9:30 PM Colin Fassnidge reveals Australian restaurants on the brink of lockdown amid coronavirus fears17/03/2020 9:27 PM 'It would be wrong': Why stadium funds can't be used to bail out sport17/03/2020 9:26 PM 'All Australians overseas urged to return home as soon as possible'17/03/2020 9:24 PM North Qld island imposes coronavirus visitation restrictions17/03/2020 9:22 PM Nauru declares 'state of emergency' to manage coronavirus pandemic17/03/2020 9:18 PM Funds, advisors warn against switching super to cash17/03/2020 9:16 PM Mass shipment of testing kits arrives as government pleads for supplies17/03/2020 9:06 PM 'Patients are anxious but they are listening' to coronavirus advice | Sky News Australia17/03/2020 9:04 PM Loan losses tipped to double but banks can 'absorb' hit from crisis17/03/2020 8:53 PM State of emergency declared for Norfolk Island, travel ban imposed17/03/2020 8:52 PM Coronavirus has killed the handshake. What are the other options?17/03/2020 8:52 PM Events industry calls for $850m stimulus as coronavirus shuts down live entertainment17/03/2020 8:52 PM Retailers 'fear a cash-flow crisis' as the govt considers closing shopping centres | Sky News Australia17/03/2020 8:49 PM One person believed to be shot on NSW Central Coast17/03/2020 8:41 PM ASX bounces back on the hope of RBA rate cut, China stimulus | Sky News Australia17/03/2020 8:40 PM Coronavirus crisis is a ‘test of character for all of us’ | Sky News Australia17/03/2020 8:38 PM Jobs up in the air as airlines enter survival mode17/03/2020 8:37 PM New Zealand to raise coronavirus testing levels tenfold after three more positive results17/03/2020 8:27 PM Debt collector cops a $500k penalty for 'repeated, intrusive conduct'17/03/2020 8:21 PM 'If the science goes fantastically well' a vaccine could be ready 'in the year' | Sky News Australia17/03/2020 8:15 PM Retailers have already started cutting casual staff as downturn hits17/03/2020 8:00 PM Australians urged to be wary of coronavirus-related scams as shoppers turn online17/03/2020 7:59 PM Joe Biden makes ‘shocking and unusual statements’ about potential presidential picks | Sky News Australia17/03/2020 7:58 PM University of Sydney to move fully online while Macquarie cancels classes17/03/2020 7:40 PM What is herd immunity and why has it been discussed as a potential way to fight the coronavirus outbreak?17/03/2020 7:33 PM Rugby Australia suspends broadcast talks, asks government for bailout17/03/2020 7:23 PM Self-isolation is key to reducing COVID-19 cases. Here's how it works17/03/2020 7:22 PM If ABC owns Monday nights, then SBS gently grips Tuesdays17/03/2020 7:11 PM Thailand government office bombed during official meeting about spread of COVID-1917/03/2020 7:02 PM 'Substantial cuts' for NRL head office flagged as V'landys makes case to PM Morrison17/03/2020 6:55 PM AFL delays decision on 2020 season opener as players demand 22 rounds17/03/2020 6:52 PM Economic impact of coronavirus to be ‘the worst since Second World War' | Sky News Australia17/03/2020 6:39 PM Protective equipment costs soar forcing medical practices to close17/03/2020 6:30 PM Man confessed to driving William Tyrrell 300km from home, inquest hears17/03/2020 6:21 PM Federal Court dismisses dual citizenship challenge to Josh Frydenberg17/03/2020 6:21 PM Two more coronavirus cases in SA as police suspend static RBTs17/03/2020 6:21 PM No imminent cuts for Sydney's eerily quiet transport network17/03/2020 6:19 PM NBL Grand Final 2020: NBL season called off mid-finals due to coronavirus crisis, Sydney Kings vs Perth Wildcats17/03/2020 6:14 PM Australian share market has best day in 23 years, adds $100 billion17/03/2020 6:09 PM Liberal senator may have infected other senior politicians with coronavirus | Sky News Australia17/03/2020 5:58 PM Coronavirus cases reportedly 'on the decline' in China | Sky News Australia17/03/2020 5:33 PM A Westworld actor wasn’t thrilled when a fan tagged him in a rude tweet17/03/2020 5:30 PM NAB evacuates after employee tests positive to coronavirus17/03/2020 5:27 PM State Government moves to sack Whittlesea council17/03/2020 5:21 PM Coronavirus forces NBL to cancel remainder of grand final series17/03/2020 5:21 PM Stuck in a hotel room for two weeks, 10km from home17/03/2020 5:21 PM Patch of ocean that could change weather17/03/2020 5:20 PM NAB headquarters evacuated after employee tests positive17/03/2020 5:18 PM Bear the dog helps rescue koalas in Australia’s horror bushfire conditions17/03/2020 5:12 PM Stopping roadside breath-testing in response to COVID-19 will lead to road deaths, experts say17/03/2020 5:11 PM Josh Frydenberg eligible to sit in Parliament: court17/03/2020 5:10 PM Coronavirus has my Aussie friends worried about me in India. I might be better off than them17/03/2020 5:06 PM Round 2 NRL squad announcements17/03/2020 5:02 PM Sydney man 'kidnapped' by fake pizza delivery driver17/03/2020 5:01 PM LIVE: Warriors boss' huge NRL virus move17/03/2020 4:59 PM WA doctors call to halt interstate travel to and from the state to tackle COVID-1917/03/2020 4:51 PM If the Razzies taught us anything, it's that Cats was truly the worst movie of 201917/03/2020 4:51 PM Shop assistant stabbed at Rosebud supermarket17/03/2020 4:51 PM 'Be kind': Landlords, power companies must back off during crisis, groups say17/03/2020 4:45 PM Italians share advice with the world on coping with COVID-1917/03/2020 4:41 PM INFECTED ABROAD: Aussie in lockdown after drunken Berlin coronavirus party | Sky News Australia17/03/2020 4:22 PM Elderly forced to stand in long queues, carers turned away from special shopping hour17/03/2020 4:21 PM ‘It’s okay to be scared’: Norway holds children-only COVID-19 press conference to allay growing fears17/03/2020 4:19 PM Round 1 charges: Sims suspended; Pangai to miss four matches17/03/2020 4:07 PM Most airlines bankrupt by May, gloomy aviation report warns17/03/2020 4:01 PM Bus loads of city dwellers stripping regional shelves bare17/03/2020 4:00 PM Australian researchers have made an important discovery in the race to find a COVID-19 vaccine17/03/2020 3:55 PM Over 30,000 coronavirus tests administered in Australia | Sky News Australia17/03/2020 3:46 PM 'We are at war': President Macron orders citizens stay at home amid coronavirus 'battle' | Sky News Australia17/03/2020 3:34 PM How changes brought on by coronavirus could help tackle climate change17/03/2020 3:33 PM Calls for govt to support airlines ahead of expected jobs cuts | Sky News Australia17/03/2020 3:33 PM Bowen calls for telehealth reform | Sky News Australia17/03/2020 3:32 PM Johnson urges Britons to 'go futher' in coronavirus fightback | Sky News Australia17/03/2020 3:31 PM Woolworths employee stabbed in horror display of violence17/03/2020 3:28 PM Woolworths worker stabbed outside Rosebud store, flown to hospital17/03/2020 3:24 PM NSW hospital elective surgery blitz before coronavirus crunch17/03/2020 3:21 PM NRL round 2: How to watch all the games17/03/2020 3:20 PM ASX 200 remains positive, up three per cent | Sky News Australia17/03/2020 3:05 PM Spanish football coach dies from coronavirus17/03/2020 3:02 PM Jetstar flight en route to Uluru forced to divert to Mildura17/03/2020 2:50 PM There are now more than 210 cases of coronavirus in NSW. Here's what the government is doing in response17/03/2020 2:48 PM Paramedics at Mildura airport after Jetstar plane makes mid-air diversion17/03/2020 2:47 PM Melbourne researchers discover how body's immune system fights in vax breakthrough17/03/2020 2:40 PM 'Do not muck around': Melbourne restaurant begins screening customers' temperature17/03/2020 2:35 PM Woolworths accused of 'very serious charges of elderly abuse' | Sky News Australia17/03/2020 2:31 PM Current movies The Invisible Man, Trolls will be released to stream at home17/03/2020 2:30 PM The American man with 17,700 bottles of hand sanitiser has just donated them17/03/2020 2:29 PM Australian doctors demand governments ramp up coronavirus response17/03/2020 2:21 PM 'A crisis that is only beginning': $500 million lifeline as coronavirus impact hits Queensland businesses17/03/2020 2:21 PM Economy to take its time shaking off coronavirus infection, says Reserve Bank17/03/2020 2:21 PM Should pregnant women self-isolate?17/03/2020 2:20 PM 'Forgotten' cruise ship with hundreds of Aussies aboard still in limbo17/03/2020 2:15 PM Staff at breaking point over panic buying17/03/2020 2:10 PM Qld govt to announce half a billion in stimulus for business | Sky News Australia17/03/2020 2:01 PM 'No regrets policy': Premier says she will do whatever it takes17/03/2020 2:00 PM Local businesses 'going down the gurgler' due to food delivery fees | Sky News Australia17/03/2020 2:00 PM Major music festival postponed17/03/2020 2:00 PM 'Tinned food won't go astray': Regularly isolated farmers give quarantine preparation advice17/03/2020 1:51 PM Woman jailed for blackmailing parents of dying baby girl17/03/2020 1:50 PM How NRL's new enforcer exposed dismal past17/03/2020 1:45 PM Govt's first stimulus package was 'clearly not sufficient' | Sky News Australia17/03/2020 1:40 PM Sydney, Melbourne house prices growing at fastest rate in three years before virus outbreak17/03/2020 1:32 PM 'As bad as the Great Depression': top economist's warning on coronavirus impact17/03/2020 1:30 PM Defence minister 'disturbed' over SAS video shooting17/03/2020 1:29 PM Government's promises 'take an eternity to actually' deliver | Sky News Australia17/03/2020 1:22 PM Coronavirus cases in NSW surge past 200 as record increases continue17/03/2020 1:21 PM NSW handed Sheffield Shield as coronavirus bring season to abrupt finish17/03/2020 1:21 PM Thousands of home welfare checks after coronavirus cases are sent home17/03/2020 1:21 PM Random blood testing could curb COVID-19 spread, experts say17/03/2020 1:21 PM 'Parents are voting with their feet': School attendance rates in freefall17/03/2020 1:03 PM Coronavirus updates LIVE: NSW, Victoria, QLD COVID-19 cases spike, Netherlands flags 'herd immunity' plan17/03/2020 12:59 PM Dutch embrace 'herd immunity' as dire death warning prompts UK to change course17/03/2020 12:56 PM 'All clear': Scott Pendlebury returns negative coronavirus test17/03/2020 12:56 PM 'As bad as the Great Depression': top economist's warning on coronavirus impact17/03/2020 12:40 PM Security guards to bar office workers if they're 'a little too warm'17/03/2020 12:37 PM Cricket Australia cancels remainder of season17/03/2020 12:34 PM NSW win Sheffield Shield without having to take the field17/03/2020 12:23 PM Aldi introduces purchase restrictions to stop panic buying17/03/2020 12:20 PM Queues before dawn, gyozas on the menu for elderly shopping hour17/03/2020 12:15 PM Australian stock market opens up almost two per cent | Sky News Australia17/03/2020 12:14 PM Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson released from Gold Coast hospital | Sky News Australia17/03/2020 11:55 AM Australians told to brace for mass job losses as govt readies second stimulus package | Sky News Australia17/03/2020 11:54 AM Second stimulus an 'extraordinary' sign of the times | Sky News Australia17/03/2020 11:53 AM Booze bus tests suspended by WA Police as coronavirus disruption spreads17/03/2020 11:51 AM Coronavirus inspires Pub Choir to host couch singing event instead17/03/2020 11:51 AM Government in talks on scaling up social distancing, tightening ban on mass gatherings17/03/2020 11:51 AM ASX rises in early trade after worst fall since 198717/03/2020 11:51 AM