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Covid19

AUGUST 2020

The Australian and international news stories you need to know today, Monday August 31.
"These numbers are too high for us to open up." What you need to know about COVID-19 this weekend.
'My first year of motherhood is not like everyone else’s.' I'm a new mum overwhelmed with anger.
Scott Morrison says Australians should be able to travel interstate by Christmas.
'My breakfast arrived at 12pm.' I was one of the unlucky people taken to Sydney's Travelodge hotel.
'I'm 26, and I was diagnosed with cancer the week the world went into lockdown.'
'I was one of the first cases of COVID-19 in Australia. The social isolation never ended.'
'Thanks to COVID-19, I'm agonising over whether to start my son in Kindy next year.'
The Australian and international news stories you need to know today, Friday August 21.
Sharon Stone has lost two family members to COVID-19. Two more are fighting for their lives.
"We remain in a state of high alert." Gladys Berejiklian on what a NSW lockdown would look like.
'I worry they'll resent me.' The families torn apart by border restrictions.
Sam and Sarah are young, fit and healthy. Now they're struggling to breathe.
An entire generation wiped out: At 53 years old, I've already survived a pandemic.
In 2014, an eerie episode of SBS Insight seemingly predicted the COVID-19 pandemic.
"I can’t just blame this on the pandemic": The 4 things I want to do better as a dad.
"You've tested positive": Exactly what happens when a COVID-19 contact tracer calls.
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The Australian and international news stories you need to know today, Thursday August 6.
"Customers are swearing and abusing staff." I work in retail, and this is what I'm seeing.
5 ways to get mental health help without having to talk on the phone.
The Australian and international news stories you need to know today, Wednesday August 5.
If you're feeling depleted this week, you're not alone. We're calling it the second-wave slump.
"This is a letter to the people of Melbourne." I am a supermarket worker and today was hard.
The Australian and international news stories you need to know today, Tuesday August 4.
"I'm a Melbourne mum and I can't face remote learning again."
The Australian and international news stories you need to know today, Monday August 3.