First locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases in Australia, as Attorney-General warns drastic legal powers could be used
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Twitter
The coronavirus has moved to a new stage in Australia, with the first two cases of local transmission of the disease.
The NSW government announced a 53-year-old Sydney health worker - who had not recently travelled abroad - had been diagnosed. The other case is the 41-year-old sister of an Iranian man who had arrived in Australia on...