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PM edition, Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Student numbers down at Canberra schools due to coronavirus concerns

At this stage, states and territories are holding off preemptively closing schools on the advice of chief health officers.

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Australia 'risks thousands of deaths’ without testing

ANU professor Kamalini Lokuge has spoken out about the lack of coronavirus testing currently happening in Australia.

Follow our live blog for all the latest COVID-19 news

Live: Follow our live blog for the latest news about the coronavirus outbreak in Australia.

Third ACT coronavirus case confirmed

A Canberra woman in her 70s contracted the virus in Indonesia and later travelled on a Murrays bus, authorities say.

Australian border to stay open despite coronavirus

The head of ABF says there would be no point in sealing off Australia, as the federal government escalates travel warnings.

Indoor gatherings of 100 or more people banned

The ban applies to non-essential gatherings, so transport is not impacted and nor are health facilities.

Panic buying boosts Australia’s retail trade

The increase was driven by record demand in supermarkets, due to panic buying associated with the coronavirus outbreak.

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Canberra's Tom Green to make AFL debut for Giants

Subscriber only: Tom Green is set to realise a childhood dream on Saturday night, but no one will be there to see it.

How to make the national cabinet work in a crisis

Opinion: This crisis will require unprecedented co-operation across a range of political divides, writes Michael Shoebridge.

What supermarkets are doing in the midst of frenzy

Frenzied panic buying, aisles of empty shelves and mass crowds at checkouts have been all too common sights in supermarkets.

You can't help but feel right at home at Daana

Review: At a standalone building in Curtin, Daana has been winning awards and charming locals since it first opened in 2016.

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