Assumption Ruby Princess was Covid-free was ‘probably very stupid’, court hears
Covid outbreak on Ruby Princess ‘not an accident’ and cruise should never have sailed, court told
July 2022
Lives lost to Covid
Ten thousand Covid deaths and counting … the road to Australia’s grim milestone
From the first coronavirus case reported in the country in January 2020 to the toll’s steep upwards trend today: this is how we got here
January 2022
Ruby Princess sparks Covid concerns after a dozen passengers reportedly test positive in US
Princess Cruises’ ship was at centre of 2020 outbreak in Sydney which resulted in over 900 cases and 28 deaths
September 2021
‘We feel we’re not going to get really sick’: why the pandemic hasn’t dissuaded ocean cruisers
Travel agents report Australians’ interest in cruising increasing 40% each month since June, with one analyst describing it as ‘the Teflon market for travel’
January 2021
‘I never thought we would get there’: Australia’s year of Covid – from the first case to the first doughnut day
As vaccines are rolled out globally, Australia finds itself in an enviable position, thanks to a critical early response
September 2020
Carnival cruises posts $3bn quarterly loss due to Covid
Fire, Flood and Plague – essays about 2020
The long shadow of the virus means there is no easy path back to prosperity
George Megalogenis
August 2020
The spread of coronavirus in Australia is not the fault of individuals but a result of neoliberalism
Richard Denniss
For decades, advocates of the privatisation of public services have boasted of the cost savings of doing so. Today, we are counting the cost
Federal agriculture officials did not follow protocols in Ruby Princess debacle, Senate inquiry told
Department boss apologises for ‘any perception’ he might previously have given misleading evidence
Ruby Princess: NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian apologises 'unreservedly' for cruise ship debacle
Ruby Princess inquiry finds NSW Health made 'serious' errors allowing cruise to disembark
Ruby Princess: Gladys Berejiklian refuses calls to extend inquiry to hear from official who refused to appear
July 2020
Coronavirus Australia latest: at a glance
Coronavirus Australia latest: the week at a glance
A summary of the major developments in the coronavirus outbreak across Australia
Coalition denies covering up border force role in letting Ruby Princess passengers go
Labor steps up calls for the Morrison government to allow federal officials to give evidence at a NSW inquiry
Ruby Princess passengers let off ship after border force officer confused flu and coronavirus test results
Ruby Princess inquiry: how distractions and mistakes led to a ‘catastrophic’ Covid-19 cluster
Ruby Princess inquiry: NSW Health made ‘serious mistake’ when assessing travel history of passengers
June 2020
Ruby Princess doctor took swab and 'cleared' passenger who later tested positive for Covid-19, inquiry told
Ruby Princess medical staff told ailing passenger who later died of coronavirus that 'it was only flu'
