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• Bajkowski, J "Health minister now unsure if source code for COVID contact tracing app is safe to release" [Search]
  (itNews, 21 April 2020)
• Koslowski, Max "Attorney-General to ban police from accessing coronavirus app metadata" [Search]
  (Sydney Morning Herald, 22 April 2020)
• Baker, J "'Not black and white': Lawyers warn fines for public health breaches could fall over in court" [Search]
  (Sydney Morning Herald, 13 April 2020)
• Boseley, M and Knaus, C "Australia's strict new coronavirus social distancing rules explained: state by state guidelines" [Search]
  Analysis of requirements as at 2 April 2020. (Guardian Australia, 3 April 2020)
• Boseley, M and Taylor, J "Australia's coronavirus lockdown rules and restrictions explained: can I visit my parents and other questions" [Search]
  (Guardian Australia, 7 April 2020)
• COVID-19: What are the public health rules now? [Search]
  (Sydney Morning Herald, 11 may 2020)
• Crowe, D, Privacy advocates raise new concerns with COVIDSafe app [Search]
  (Sydney Morning Herald, 11 May 2020)
• Groch, S et al " 'Stop looking for loopholes': What are the new COVID-19 social rules?" [Search]
  Explainer by six SMH journalists, with explanations of isolation rules by jurisdiction. Updated periodically. (Sydney Morning Herald, 15 April 2020)
• Grubb, B, Half-baked: The COVIDSafe app is not fit for purpose on iPhones [Search]
  (Sydney Morning Herald, 7 May 2020)
• Hendry, J & Bajkowski, J "Govt raises prospect of new laws for COVID contact tracing app" [Search]
  (itNews, 21 April 2020)
• Johnston, A "Privacy in a pandemic: Keep calm, and remember first principles" [Search]
  (on Salinger Privacy)
• Johnston, M "Privacy boffins call for legislated protections from coronavirus tracker app" [Search]
  (itNews, 22 April 2020)
• Martin, P, Economists back social distancing 34-9 in new Economic Society-Conversation survey [Search]
  (The Conversation, 18 May 2020)
• Redrup, Y "Tech sector urges Aussies to embrace contact tracing" [Search]
  (Financial Review, 21 April 2020)
• Sadler, D "Trust is key for contact tracing: Vic Privacy" [Search]
  (Innovation Australia, 16 April 2020)
• Sharwood, S "Australian state will install home surveillance hardware to make sure if you're in virus isolation, you stay there" [Search]
  (The Register, 1 April 2020)
• Should I download the COVID-Safe app? The privacy pros and cons [Search]
  (on Salinger Privacy)
• Smith, A & Whitbourn, M "NSW introduces raft of emergency measure laws to deal with coronavirus" [Search]
  (Sydney Morning Herald, 24 March 2020)
• Stilgherrian - "Australia's COVIDSafe contact tracing story is full of holes and we should worry" [Search]
  For The Full Tilt, 3 May 2020 (on ZDNet)
• Taylor, J "Can I get tested for coronavirus in Australia? A state-by-state breakdown" [Search]
  (Guardian Australia, 8 April 2020)
• Taylor, J, Covidsafe app is not working properly on iPhones, authorities admit [Search]
  (The Guardian, 6 May 2020)
• Taylor, J. "Coronavirus app: will Australians trust a government with a history of tech fails and data breaches? " [Search]
  (The Guardian, 26 April 2020)
• Vaille, D "How to earn public trust before the Contact Tracing App" [Search]
  (Media Release, Australian Privacy Foundation, 23 April 2020)