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A teenager has been charged over an assault in Sydney's inner west, which left a woman in hospital and two other people injured.

Wayne Bennett's Italian lunch date will cost him $20,000 to go with his two weeks away from his players after the NRL came down on South Sydney's master coach.

Business groups believe the federal government's latest JobKeeper changes aimed at virus-hit Victoria will ensure more people stay in work.

NSW residents returning from coronavirus-hit Victoria must now undertake two weeks of hotel quarantine, while young people across the state are urged to rein in their social activities.

The father of a baby girl whose lifeless body washed up on a Gold Coast beach has pleaded not guilty to her murder.

A concerning number of healthcare workers are among 450 new coronavirus patients in Victoria as the outbreak starts stabilising.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has hosed down concerns Australia is at risk of a similar explosion to the catastrophe that killed at least 137 people in Lebanon.

Victorians are being urged not to panic buy meat as the state's abattoirs cut back operations, under industry restrictions to help slow the spread of coronavirus in workplaces.

The Morrison government has hinted that it will undertake further stimulus after Treasury painted an even bleaker outlook for the economy as a result of Victoria's tougher coronavirus restrictions imposed this week.

Political leaders have sought to reassure Australians about the food supply amid tough new restrictions to tackle the spread of coronavirus.