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Top Stories Sick Ruby Princess passengers allowed to disembark after ABF officer misread test results A senior Border Force officer who allowed 2,700 people to disembark the Ruby Princess cruise ship mistakenly believed passengers had tested negative to COVID-19, when they had instead tested negative for the common flu. Three Queensland women charged over alleged false border declarations Three women are charged for allegedly providing false information on their Queensland border declarations, police say, with the trio in quarantine. 'Wrong-headed' Closing the Gap plan scrapped and replaced with 16 new targets Prime Minister Scott Morrison promises a "new chapter" in Australian history as he unveils 16 targets to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians, including new goals to address suicide, family violence, language preservation, land and sea rights and overcrowded housing. Analysis: Three weeks into Victoria's lockdown, the curve was supposed to be flattening — so what's next? Halfway into Melbourne's six-week lockdown, the science and modelling suggests the curve should be flattening. But today's shock results triggered two questions: how and what's next? ADF doorknocking finds COVID-19 patients are still going to work while infected People are still going to work after testing positive for COVID-19, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says, as the state's coronavirus cases spike to a record 723 new infections. Badly burnt body of murdered woman found in remote Sydney bushland Homicide detectives investigate the death of 33-year-old Najma Carroll after her badly-injured body was found in remote bushland in Sydney's south. Live: Victoria's 5,000 active coronavirus cases 'an issue for all of us', CMO says Acting chief medical officer Paul Kelly says it is important the nation help Victoria get on top of its outbreak, noting the state's 5,000 active coronavirus cases are "an issue for all of us". Follow live. Young people going backwards as older Australians power ahead The Federal Government's own economic think-tank confirms that young people's real incomes have fallen over the past decade, even as older Australians enjoyed continued pay rises. And the younger you are, the worse the situation is. What you missed as Victoria announced Australia's worst numbers of the pandemic so far Victoria widens restrictions to cover regional residents after its daily coronavirus numbers break records. Here's what you missed from Daniel Andrews' press conference. Satirist John Clarke left more than a comedy legacy when he died. Now, his family's giving it away Helen McDonald, the wife of the late John Clarke, gifts the couple's eight-hectare property in Rhyll Inlet to a nature conservation group to create a lasting legacy for the much-loved satirist. Analysis and Opinion Three weeks into Victoria's lockdown, the curve was supposed to be flattening — so what's next? By medical reporter Sophie Scott and the Specialist Reporting Team's Nick Sas New South Wales is on a knife edge as coronavirus spirals into the 'red zone' By Mary-Louise McLaws How do political donations work in the Northern Territory? By Steve Vivian Canberrans have the nation's biggest rates bills, but pay less tax than others By Markus Mannheim World The Roots founding member Malik B dies aged 47   Farmer returns prosthetic leg lost by skydiver   After being vocally anti-mask, US congressman says he may have caught coronavirus because he wore one   Australia Sick Ruby Princess passengers allowed to disembark after ABF officer misread test results   Three Queensland women charged over alleged false border declarations   Satirist John Clarke left more than a comedy legacy when he died. Now, his family's giving it away   Business Young people going backwards as older Australians power ahead   More than half a million drain superannuation accounts   ASX rises on US gains, as Fed promises to see economy through coronavirus   Politics Victorian school rules stopping principals doing 'the right thing', unions say   Sick Ruby Princess passengers allowed to disembark after ABF officer misread test results   Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier's advice was overruled, SA parliamentary committee hears   Sport Blow to US Open organisers as world number one Ash Barty pulls out over coronavirus fears   Analysis: Where did it all go wrong for Hawthorn? There's a handful of reasons   Wheelchair basketball player the 'wrong kind' of disabled, considers amputation   Arts and Entertainment Satirist John Clarke left more than a comedy legacy when he died. Now, his family's giving it away   The Roots founding member Malik B dies aged 47   A single mother does battle at home and work in Colombian domestic drama Litigante   Health Victorian school rules stopping principals doing 'the right thing', unions say   Clive Palmer claims coronavirus hard border will destroy lives of West Australians for decades   Melbourne company withdraws Fair Work cases against staff over coronavirus scare   Science and Technology Does China's Mars mission mark the beginning of a 21st century space race?   Planet's oldest-known organisms 'woken up' after millions of years   'It won't be easy': NASA is officially looking for past life on Mars   Environment Satirist John Clarke left more than a comedy legacy when he died. 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