03 April 2020, Friday NewsLatest News On 03 April 2020, Friday 'Lean on Me' singer-songwriter Bill Withers dies, aged 814/04/2020 2:55 AM Singer-songwriter Bill Withers dies aged 814/04/2020 2:18 AM Vic police crack down on returned travellers refusing to quarantine | Sky News Australia4/04/2020 2:12 AM Landlords could be forced to reduce rent for struggling tenants | Sky News Australia4/04/2020 2:11 AM ‘Fat cat public servant pay rise off the cards for now' in Queensland: Gleeson | Sky News Australia4/04/2020 2:10 AM It's the 'accolades' and not the 'activism' that draw kids to Greta Thunberg | Sky News Australia4/04/2020 2:08 AM 'Australian medical supplies will stay in Australia': Michael McCormack | Sky News Australia4/04/2020 2:07 AM Backpackers allowed to extend stays in Australia to help farmers during coronavirus pandemic4/04/2020 2:01 AM 'It’s quite eerie': The men paid to watch grass grow in our silent stadiums4/04/2020 12:56 AM Australian coronavirus infection rate halves, curve flattens4/04/2020 12:38 AM US vs Australia: Who is really the world leader in coronavirus testing?4/04/2020 12:34 AM Coronavirus Australia: How the COVID-19 stimulus package response will be funded4/04/2020 12:06 AM Turning wine into water is a booming business changing lives4/04/2020 12:00 AM Anti-parasitic drug kills COVID-19 in lab3/04/2020 11:45 PM Calls for free NBN as traffic spikes3/04/2020 11:40 PM Andrew Constance accused of backflip over toll price criticisms3/04/2020 11:20 PM ‘Demand better’: Obama takes swipe at Trump over virus handling3/04/2020 11:20 PM Most streamed shows on Foxtel right now3/04/2020 11:00 PM NSW Health allowed cruise ship passengers to disembark despite test results pending3/04/2020 10:57 PM Singapore moves to close schools, workplaces in response to coronavirus pandemic3/04/2020 10:48 PM 'More germs than a dog's coat': Is this the end of the beard?3/04/2020 10:47 PM The grim news doctors gave Gallen days before GF3/04/2020 10:46 PM Crippled Australian arts companies face another blow as funding cut3/04/2020 10:31 PM Two staff at major Tasmanian hospital test positive for coronavirus3/04/2020 10:31 PM Are the coronavirus lockdowns working? Google releases location data for 131 countries3/04/2020 10:27 PM Childcare centres report surge in bookings as school kids stay home3/04/2020 10:21 PM Hundreds of desperate Australians look to charter flight out of Cambodia3/04/2020 10:04 PM Go home, Morrison tells international visitors3/04/2020 10:03 PM One-punch killer 'heartbroken' for suffering caused by nightclub attack that killed academic3/04/2020 10:01 PM Police officer cleared over fatal traffic stop shooting sues state3/04/2020 10:01 PM Coronavirus updates LIVE: Global COVID-19 cases top 1 million as 100 staff at The Alfred now in isolation3/04/2020 9:48 PM 'First taste of winter': Southern parts of NSW get severe weather warning3/04/2020 9:44 PM Warne reveals savage ‘fat p****’ sledge3/04/2020 9:20 PM Now the lucky country must decide: what is our least-worst option on COVID-19?3/04/2020 9:17 PM Jockey banned from racing after breaching isolation order from stewards3/04/2020 9:01 PM Nearly 10 million Americans apply for unemployment benefits3/04/2020 9:00 PM 'I went on a date and got coronavirus. This is what I learnt'3/04/2020 9:00 PM Coronavirus Australia: How the COVID-19 stimulus package response will be funded3/04/2020 9:00 PM Mick Fuller, the man managing the movement of 7.5 million people for 90 days3/04/2020 8:46 PM Woolies announces new customer limits3/04/2020 8:40 PM 'Substantial miscarriage of justice': Taxi driver's fatal crash convictions quashed on appeal3/04/2020 8:31 PM Do you need to wear a mask to protect yourself from the coronavirus?3/04/2020 8:30 PM Mercy flights: Thousands of stranded Australians to fly home3/04/2020 8:29 PM Don't worry about kids missing school, says university boss3/04/2020 8:11 PM Loss of smell and taste in some COVID-19 patients may be long term or permanent, expert warns3/04/2020 8:01 PM NT Chief Minister says it's the 'safest place in Australia', but warns against COVID-19 complacency3/04/2020 8:01 PM Key points from the Prime Minister's press conference3/04/2020 8:01 PM NRL Classic Sea Eagles v Raiders 20173/04/2020 7:44 PM Pasta bakes and dancing: In praise of boring isolation content3/04/2020 7:42 PM Lack of welfare for jobless migrants could potentially 'worsen public health crisis'3/04/2020 7:01 PM Peak body says Australia's international education system must be a 'two-way street'3/04/2020 6:57 PM How do I apply for free childcare? Your questions answered3/04/2020 6:45 PM Phone bills waived for healthcare workers on the frontline3/04/2020 6:40 PM Ruby Princess to remain off Sydney amid police investigation3/04/2020 6:38 PM Third male charged over AFL grand final day stabbing murder of Melbourne teen3/04/2020 6:31 PM Why all Tasmanian devils are born this month3/04/2020 6:31 PM Should we wear face masks even when we're not sick with COVID-19? The WHO revisits its advice3/04/2020 6:31 PM Queensland officials urge respect for health workers3/04/2020 6:30 PM Luxury hotel offers shelter to Perth’s homeless during coronavirus crisis3/04/2020 6:27 PM Coronavirus patient flags cracks in Australia's quarantine system3/04/2020 6:21 PM BOM gives a positive rain outlook, but first there's a wintry blast on the way3/04/2020 6:01 PM Coronavirus updates LIVE: Global COVID-19 cases top 1 million as third patient dies in cluster at The Alfred3/04/2020 5:57 PM Slater reveals crash to reality after iconic try3/04/2020 5:44 PM 'Virus writes its own rules': PM to release new modelling as country moves into 'new phase'3/04/2020 5:39 PM Backpackers will need to self-isolate before taking up farm work3/04/2020 5:23 PM Backpackers caught sneaking into Queensland3/04/2020 5:20 PM Sick Artania cruise ship passenger dies in WA hospital after COVID-19 outbreak3/04/2020 5:01 PM 'Random' testing for coronavirus to begin at two spots in Canberra3/04/2020 5:01 PM Duckworth-Lewis co-inventor Tony Lewis dies3/04/2020 5:01 PM Cancelled direct debits leave gyms fuming3/04/2020 5:00 PM 'Unprecedented times': Australia's airports scrap parking fees3/04/2020 4:43 PM Federal Government working on mandatory code of conduct for landlords3/04/2020 4:33 PM SA Health looks to 'sterilise, reprocess' N95 masks as staff face PPE shortages3/04/2020 4:31 PM More extreme swings in retail expected, as grocery stockpiling lifts sales3/04/2020 4:31 PM Baker Boy to help combat coronavirus confusion3/04/2020 4:31 PM 'Our protest poet': Tributes flow for Bruce Dawe3/04/2020 4:23 PM 'Are we expendable?': Free child care is a dream come true. But what we are asking of educators is huge3/04/2020 4:17 PM SUPPRESSION PHASE: Morrison signals ‘next phase’ of coronavirus combat strategy | Sky News Australia3/04/2020 4:13 PM Conoravirus cases have passed 1 million worldwide. How did we get here?3/04/2020 4:01 PM Coronavirus tenants code looms as National Cabinet struggles to reach an agreement3/04/2020 4:01 PM NRL partners helping community to battle COVID-193/04/2020 4:00 PM Govt working toward easing the strain of pandemic on commercial leases | Sky News Australia3/04/2020 3:57 PM Ansell boss slams COVID-19 price hikes for masks by Chinese companies3/04/2020 3:52 PM Stag party: Deer take over London streets3/04/2020 3:50 PM Real estate agents tells renters to access super to pay rent3/04/2020 3:40 PM Youth charity calls on PM to answer children’s COVID-19 questions3/04/2020 3:34 PM Former Sydney teacher Chris Dawson pleads not guilty to murder of wife Lynette3/04/2020 3:31 PM NBA legend condemned by PETA3/04/2020 3:30 PM McDonald’s shares McMuffin recipe so you can recreate it at home3/04/2020 3:20 PM Coronavirus updates LIVE: COVID-19 cases pass 1 million worldwide, Australian death toll stands at 283/04/2020 3:09 PM National death toll rises to 26 after elderly Albury woman becomes latest virus fatality | Sky News Australia3/04/2020 3:03 PM Australians must continue to stay home, or 'flattening the curve' could turn into this3/04/2020 3:01 PM President Trump pledges to 'take care' of American workers | Sky News Australia3/04/2020 2:58 PM A look at the hospitals battling coronavirus around the globe3/04/2020 2:31 PM LaMelo Ball in talks to buy Hawks after breakout NBL season3/04/2020 2:31 PM 'Disturbing growth' in unemployment before virus hit: report3/04/2020 2:31 PM Australians in India say evacuation urgent as first coronavirus death reported in Mumbai slum3/04/2020 2:25 PM People in Australia experiencing anti-Asian racism during coronavirus pandemic urged to speak out3/04/2020 2:16 PM Report into fatal train derailment in Victoria suggests driver was speeding | Sky News Australia3/04/2020 2:08 PM World Health Organisation reviews face mask evidence3/04/2020 2:05 PM 'Give a bit': the people championing a little touch of kindness3/04/2020 2:05 PM Virgin Australia is running out of cash — and it's got less than six months to find a solution3/04/2020 2:01 PM US Navy fires captain who sought help for coronavirus-stricken ship3/04/2020 2:01 PM The real reason epidemiologists and economists keep arguing3/04/2020 1:47 PM UN calls for release of refugees as fears grow of coronavirus devastating camps3/04/2020 1:44 PM Olympic athletes may need to be selected again, says IOC3/04/2020 1:31 PM Men, don’t go it alone: pick up the phone3/04/2020 1:30 PM Airport coronavirus cluster hits nearby supermarket, McDonalds worker also positive3/04/2020 1:30 PM 'COVID-19-related racism is real': Here's what you can do if you're targeted3/04/2020 1:30 PM Govt must provide greater 'clarity' for tenants | Sky News Australia3/04/2020 1:28 PM Trump 'saved lives not jobs' by 'artificially closing the US' | Sky News Australia3/04/2020 1:27 PM NRL brings in new medical expert as intent grows to restart season3/04/2020 1:12 PM Tiger King star’s incredibly painful interview with Kyle and Jackie O3/04/2020 1:10 PM US records biggest single day coronavirus death jump anywhere in world since outbreak began3/04/2020 1:10 PM ASIC urged to rein in agents as tenants told to use super for rent3/04/2020 1:05 PM Meghan ‘can’t wait to show Harry off’ in Hollywood3/04/2020 1:00 PM Concerns people arriving at WA checkpoints could be exposed to coronavirus3/04/2020 1:00 PM White House to advise Americans to cover face to slow coronavirus spread3/04/2020 12:55 PM Staggering virus numbers in US3/04/2020 12:50 PM White House to advise Americans to cover face to slow coronavirus spread3/04/2020 12:44 PM NSW Police investigate Ruby Princess debacle as Labor demands answers from Peter Dutton3/04/2020 12:34 PM Behind our masks, we paramedics wear the strain of coronavirus3/04/2020 12:32 PM Modelling predicts this hospital will soon have up to 30 ICU admissions a day. It only has five beds3/04/2020 12:30 PM Aldi reveals new shopping hours amid coronavirus restrictions3/04/2020 12:30 PM 'Rocket with a bit of cheese on it': Life with food allergies in quarantine3/04/2020 12:30 PM Star reveals brutal feedback she received early in her career3/04/2020 12:20 PM Smokers could be at 'higher risk' of contracting COVID-19 | Sky News Australia3/04/2020 12:17 PM We're learning a great deal about Scott Morrison from how he's handling the coronavirus3/04/2020 12:16 PM 'Disturbing growth' in unemployment before virus hit: report3/04/2020 12:15 PM Coronavirus Australia live updates3/04/2020 12:00 PM XPT passenger train was doing 100kph in 15kph zone before fatal derailment, interim report says3/04/2020 12:00 PM Australians more confident about coronavirus response3/04/2020 11:56 AM Tiger King’s Joe Exotic has picked who he wants to play him in a movie3/04/2020 11:50 AM United Nations must act on China’s deadly and diseased exotic animal markets | Sky News Australia3/04/2020 11:50 AM Ruby Princess fiasco under police investigation | Sky News Australia3/04/2020 11:48 AM UK turns ‘giant IKEA’ into drive-through COVID-19 testing facility | Sky News Australia3/04/2020 11:47 AM Budget burden grows but PM sticks by franking credits3/04/2020 11:41 AM Tasmania ramps up coronavirus testing in Devonport as origin of two cases still unknown3/04/2020 11:30 AM 'None of us know what the other side will look like': COVID-19 culls newsrooms in regional Australia3/04/2020 11:30 AM More than 130 Australians set to fly home after stranded Zaandam and Rotterdam cruises dock in US3/04/2020 11:22 AM Scott Morrison 'bewildered and frustrated' 16,000 Australians defied coronavirus travel advice3/04/2020 11:21 AM Secret tape reveals building industry angst after positive virus test3/04/2020 11:16 AM PM dismisses calls to slash public servant salaries amid crisis | Sky News Australia3/04/2020 10:44 AM Seventh Victorian dies as state records another rise in community transmissions3/04/2020 10:44 AM Cricket's DLS method co-creator dies3/04/2020 10:16 AM WHO adviser calls for national COVID-19 recovery tally3/04/2020 10:10 AM Experts call for release of coronavirus modelling3/04/2020 9:55 AM Cash buffer will see rugby through the next three months3/04/2020 9:39 AM WA's new border restrictions are so tough, even the state's own residents face being locked out3/04/2020 9:30 AM Five ways to make the most of your extra gardening time3/04/2020 9:30 AM Can you remember the COVID-19 'clusters' and coronavirus-hit cruises? Test yourself with the News Quiz3/04/2020 9:30 AM New coronavirus infections in NSW fall again3/04/2020 9:30 AM Virus-driven price collapse smashes avocado market3/04/2020 9:30 AM NSW coronavirus numbers stabilise with 2389 cases3/04/2020 9:22 AM Australia's 3D printing experts are banding together to make masks for at-risk health workers3/04/2020 9:11 AM Global coronavirus cases top 1 million: Johns Hopkins tally3/04/2020 9:00 AM Billions of face masks sent to China during bushfire crisis3/04/2020 9:00 AM