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Saturday, September 19

Victoria's record virus toll

Victoria has reported an Australian-record 59 coronavirus deaths, although only nine of the fatalities are new.

Victoria posts new record virus deaths

Victoria has reported a record 25 further coronavirus deaths, taking the state’s toll to 334 and the national figure to 421.

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Virus death toll rises, Victorian cases up

Australia’s coronavirus death toll has climbed to 375 as authorities are cautiously optimistic about Victoria’s infection numbers flattening.

More Victorian deaths, warning of more to come

Another 19 Victorians have died and 331 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded.

Aldi loses court battle with union over truck safety claims

Aldi has lost a long-running battle in the Federal Court against the Transport Workers’ Union over flyers and documents, distributed at one of its Adelaide stores and elsewhere, which accused the German supermarket giant of being responsible for road deaths.

PM "confident" of low coronavirus death toll in Australia

Scott Morrison is confident Australia can get through a global coronavirus pandemic without a high death toll, as his government prepares to ramp up the response to the crisis.

Virus death toll passes 1000

The coronavirus death toll in China has climbed above 1000, as the World Health Organisation (WHO) cautioned that the spread of cases outside of China could be “the spark that becomes a bigger fire”.