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[ April 1, 2020 ] Going Viral – Hatch’s daily blog and updates on the coronavirus Coronavirus
[ March 30, 2020 ] Shuttered cafes, deserted bars – Balmain’s bustling streets fall quiet Coronavirus
[ March 30, 2020 ] My Life In Isolation Coronavirus
[ March 30, 2020 ] Confessions of a shelf stacker: abusive shoppers and ‘insane’ hours Coronavirus
[ March 28, 2020 ] Self-isolation adds to women’s domestic violence risk, plea for more funds Coronavirus
[ March 27, 2020 ] Communities bond as coronavirus spreads Coronavirus
[ March 27, 2020 ] Greyhound’s keep distance from Corona Cold Coronavirus
[ March 27, 2020 ] Shop workers reeling from coronavirus hit Coronavirus
[ March 27, 2020 ] Hospitals already running low on supplies says Doctors Federation boss Coronavirus
[ March 27, 2020 ] The self-isolation cook – making the most of an almost empty cupboard Coronavirus

Explainer: What is the Coalition?

February 21, 2020 Lachlan Keller Comments Off

It hasn’t been a good start to the year for the National Party, which has spent the first two months […]

Wild week in US politics

February 7, 2020 Lachlan Keller Comments Off

It’s been a big week in US politics, from uncertain results in the Iowa Caucuses, to the upcoming seventh Democratic […]

‘Australia doesn’t have a bill of rights and we need one’

November 25, 2019 Lachlan Keller Comments Off

Amid a recent storm of national debate regarding personal freedoms, independent federal MP Andrew Wilkie is fighting to introduce a […]

ALP: How we lost the online war

November 8, 2019 Georgia McMillan Comments Off

Labor’s lack of a digitally dominant campaign strategy was among the reasons for the party’s 2019 election defeat, a scathing […]

Why we lost: Labor nails campaign snags

November 8, 2019 Lachlan Keller Comments Off

Labor’s internal report on its shock federal election defeat in May has blamed policy complexity for the party losing a […]

David Speers: Hard conversations needed on free speech

November 7, 2019 Andre Cupido Comments Off

The respected political journalist David Speers has spoken up strongly in favour of free speech – even when it’s “offensive” […]

Aged care scandal: PM responds

November 1, 2019 Genet Berhane Comments Off

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has promised an unspecified financial injection for aged care in the wake of the scathing interim […]

Morrison takes aim at protest boycotts

November 1, 2019 Lachlan Keller Comments Off

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he’s “looking very carefully” at banning secondary boycotts against businesses servicing the mining industry. Mr […]

Pledge to farmers: drought aid on its way

November 1, 2019 Georgia McMillan Comments Off

Drought-stricken farmers have been promised there is “more to come” in federal assistance after Prime Minister Scott Morrison promised it […]

‘It’s a joke’: Backlash over plans to drug-test welfare recipients

October 31, 2019 Erin Christie Comments Off

Plans to trial a process of drug testing welfare recipients across three local government areas in Australia have been met […]

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March 31

Streets are virtually in lockdown - meaning restaurants like Blue Ginger in Balmain, which remains open, are left to count the losses for the week. As Hatch reporter @laytonhol1 found out - businesses could lose hundreds of thousands of dollars.

https://hatch.macleay.net/shuttered-cafes-deserted-bars-balmains-bustling-streets-fall-quiet/

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March 30

Hatch's own @keller_lachlan writes this intriguing first-person piece on what the #coronavirus could mean to him as an organ transplant recipient plus, the hurdles he has faced making his decision to isolate. This is Lachlan's life in isolation.

https://hatch.macleay.net/my-life-in-isolation/

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March 30

“My back hurts, my fingers are swollen, my knees are in bits." The reality for supermarket workers around the country, copping abuse at the same time. See the Reddit post and confessions of a shelf stacker. @GillelandLiam writes.

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fiona west @fiona_west·

March 28

Relieved to see funding from the government to address domestic violence. It must be high on the agenda at this time, as @HatchMacleay reporter @charliejbullis wrote before the $1.1B announcement. @MacleayCollege https://twitter.com/HatchMacleay/status/1243834834809573377

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March 28

The #DomesticViolence risks to women have been heightened by the #coronavirus self-isolation rules, with advocates pleading with the government for urgent funds to cope, writes @charliejbullis #DV https://hatch.macleay.net/self-isolation-adds-to-womens-domestic-violence-risk-plea-for-more-funds/

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March 27

"We are at war against the virus," Australian Doctors Federation head Stephen Milgate tells @MacleayCollege journalism student Maria Sajulga, reporting for @HatchMacleay and @JunctionJournos #covid19australia https://twitter.com/JunctionJournos/status/1243399888416591873

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