Swans pair Dylan Stephens and Chad Warner could not have chosen better teammates to share their debuts with.

Carparks at Hillarys Boat Harbour and Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club were already full by 10am while a flurry of cyclists, runners and walkers flooded the pedestrian footpath on West Coast Drive.

If you suspect you or a family member has coronavirus you should call (not visit) your GP or ring the national Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080.

Industries dominated by female workers are at the front line of coronavirus shutdowns.

Hospitals are coronavirus "incubators" akin to cruise ships and must radically lift efforts to prevent the spread between healthcare workers and patients, anaesthetist Rob Hackett says.

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Brad Arthur, Michael Maguire and Ricky Stuart say the announcement of an NRL return date has given their teams more motivation during the lockdown.

The Hawks president attempted to galvanise support in demanding the AFL open up its own books to provide the league's full financial picture to the clubs.

The global health crisis has sparked familiar barbs about how rugby league is broken, and almost broke. But it could have been so much worse if News Corp still owned the media rights.

Australian pace bowler Pat Cummins is "super hopeful" that the Indian Premier League will go ahead this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jews, the Passover story goes, once fled for Israel after ten plagues struck Egypt. This year, a real life plague threatened the religious holiday.

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With the international summer in danger because of travel restrictions, Australia's players union is talking to broadcasters about the game's former greats taking centre stage again.

Typically, some 25 bodies are interred each week on Hart Island. Now they are burying that many each day.

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Using his butterfly breaststroke, Davies set an Olympic record in the 200-metre breaststroke at 2:34.4.

Many of Sydney's beaches are closed to deter weekend crowds, while one council says the Bondi to Bronte walk could shut if social distancing rules are ignored.

In most states, George Pell could have requested a judge-alone trial, but not in Victoria. It's time that all Australians were entitled to this protection from trial by media.

The No.1 pick is happy to cool his heels while the community gets on top of COVID-19 but he will be ready to fire when the ball bounces again.

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