Witnessing an old lady staring at the empty pasta shelves in Woolworths has driven one restaurant owner to offer free meals to elderly Australians who are struggling to buy groceries.

हरिंदर कौर मानती हैं कि लॉकडाउन की स्थिति में जिन घरों में पहले से ही घरेलू हिंसा का तनाव है, वहां हालात और तनावपूर्ण हो सकते हैं. साथ ही बुज़ुर्गों के लिए भी खतरा बहुत ज्यादा है क्योंकि उन्हें उनकी ज़रूरतों का सामान देने वाला कोई नहीं होगा. ऐसे में उनकी संस्था लोगों को मानसिक और ज़रूरतों के मुताबिक मदद मुहैया कराने के लिए  तैयारी कर रही है. 

When it comes to match-making, it's hard to rival a South Asian aunty but this social media group is giving them a run for their money, changing the rules of matchmaking for young South Asians everywhere.

The religious activities have stopped at Sri Durga Temple in Melbourne's west as part of COVID-19 measures but volunteers continue to serve the community. 

New South Wales has reported the highest one-day jump since the coronavirus outbreak began, as confusion over whether children should be going to school continues.

The myGov website crashed on Monday morning and long queues were seen outside Centrelink branches.

Catch the latest news of 23/03/2020. In this bulletin,

** The federal government forced to explain why its MyGov website couldn't handle extra demand for social security payments

** Queensland closes its borders in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus

And

** In sport, Canada and Australian teams decide its athletes cannot participate in an Olympic Games this year

A group of volunteers in Sydney are offering free service to buy groceries for elderly residents and those in isolation after the mad rush at the supermarkets has left shelves empty and delivery services suspended.

Australians returning from overseas have to self-isolate for 14 days as Australia has adopted strict measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

Small and medium sized businesses will get cash payments of up to $100 thousand dollars under the federal government's second stimulus package that's worth $66 billion dollars.