A newborn left on a Melbourne beach with her placenta and umbilical cord may have been there for two days before being found dead.

More than 100 Australian and New Zealand residents aboard a Antarctica cruise liner anchored off the coast of Uruguay are expected to fly into Melbourne over Easter.

A pop-up food pantry in Southern California on Thursday drew so many people that the line of cars waiting for free groceries stretched about a mile, a haunting sign of how the coronavirus pandemic has hurt the working poor. Ryan Brooks reports.

The Easter long weekend looms as a critical test in Australia's battle against coronavirus, with people urged to stay home during the holiday period.

Australians have been warned to “stay at home” over the Easter long weekend and obey strict social distancing rules, as the coronavirus crisis continues.