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Coronavirus outbreak
World Health Organisation declares global emergency as coronavirus spreads
The UN health agency defines an international emergency as an "extraordinary event" that constitutes a risk to other countries and requires a coordinated international response.
Former Labor MP sues Dave Sharma over 'anti-Semitism' tweet
Melissa Parke, who stepped down before the 2019 election as the ALP's star candidate in Curtin, has launched defamation proceedings against Wentworth MP Dave Sharma.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
Trapped in Wuhan, Australians face stark choices amid virus outbreak
A ninth patient in Australia has been diagnosed with coronavirus, as Australians trapped in the middle of the outbreak in China face being forced to stay there or split up their families.
- by Anthony Galloway, Eryk Bagshaw and Rachel Clun
Morrison government strikes major energy deal with NSW
Nearly $3 billion will be pumped into NSW to increase gas supplies, bolster the energy network and reduce carbon emissions in a deal with the Morrison government.
- by Mike Foley and Alexandra Smith
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Cruise ship with 7000 on board locked down amid coronavirus scare
A passenger came down with symptoms that raised concerns about a possible case of coronavirus on the ship.
- by Alberto Brambilla, Jonathan Levin and John Follain
'Three per cent': How Federer rated his chances at beating Djokovic
The 20-time grand slam champion took those odds and played, unsuccessfully, like he had nothing to lose.
- by Michael Gleeson
'Pigs don't leave any evidence': Accused wife-killer denied bail
A court has heard that John Bowie "had the means" of disposing of his wife's body at a pig farm near their home.
- by Angus Thompson
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Retail
Co-op bookshop to disappear from universities
The bookshop has been an icon of university life for 60 years, but is set to close its stores after being sold.
- by Nick Bonyhady
'Monumentally stupid': Lawyer accused of starting scrub fire in Sydney
The lawyer allegedly started a blaze after throwing a lit firework into bushland at an inner-city park.
- by Angus Thompson
In Other News
Coronavirus outbreak
Russia closes border with China, countries find new infections as coronavirus spreads
Train traffic between the countries was halted except for one train connecting Moscow and Beijing, but air traffic between the two countries continued.
- by Maria Cheng
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Australians must pay to evacuate Wuhan as death toll surges by 28 per cent
The Morrison government is in high-level negotiations with Beijing to dispatch a Qantas jet to rescue hundreds of Australians from Wuhan.
- by Anthony Galloway and Eryk Bagshaw
Sydney
State's bushfire aid just trickling through: Labor
The Berejiklian government's aid tally to bushfire communities is at $6 million but NSW Labor says the financial relief is taking too long to reach fire-affected areas.
- by Peter Hannam
NSW braces for 'severe' heatwave, poor air and elevated fire risk
Saturday is looming as another peak day for fire danger as NSW and ACT face very hot temperatures and strong wind.
- by Jenny Noyes, Matt Bungard and Laura Chung
Flags and flowers at memorial for US airmen killed in NSW crash
NSW RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons posthumously awarded the men with the NSW RFS Commissioner's Commendation for Service.
- by Laura Chung
Delivery man found not guilty of grabbing 13-year-old girl's breast
Dinakar Tayi faced trial accused of groping the teenager when she opened the door to accept a package.
- by Georgina Mitchell
Pizza shop owner found guilty over fatal one-punch attack
George Habkouk, who said he was protecting an employee when he fatally punched another man outside a hotel, has been found guilty.
- by Georgina Mitchell
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Australian open
Wounded Federer in gallant loss to Djokovic
A physically restricted Roger Federer's gruelling Australian Open campaign is over after a straight sets semi-final loss to defending champion Novak Djokovic.
- by Michael Gleeson
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From 623 to No.1: The calculations behind Barty's status as the best in the world
Players used to get a tournament spot via a "star system". Now rankings are the key – calculated every Monday, almost all year round. How do they work?
- by Scott Spits
Politics
Religious discrimination bill gives Australians 'right to be a bigot'
Legal experts say the Morrison government's second attempt at a religious discrimination bill seems motivated by a desire to allow people to be nasty to others.
- by Judith Ireland
Business
Into the Brexit unknown, a dis-United Kingdom exits the European Union
After the twists and turns of the Brexit crisis, the country's most significant geopolitical move since the loss of empire could be an anticlimax of sorts.
- by Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew MacAskill
Fortescue monitors coronavirus outbreak as fears shut Chinese ports
- by Nick Toscano and Hamish Hastie
World
Man convicted of trying to steal 1215 Magna Carta from UK cathedral
Mark Roydon tried to run out of the cathedral but was grabbed by maintenance workers and visitors, including a tourist.
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Float your boat? This $20m penthouse on a luxury cruise ship is up for sale
The $20 million penthouse sits on the biggest privately-owned luxury residential cruise ship, which cruises into Australia in early 2020.
- by Sue Williams
Cracks emerge in Sydney homes as unusually long drought bites
One firm reported double the number of inquiries into the issue over summer, although experts say there's a difference between cosmetic and structural problems.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Life & Culture
Game on: Eurovision veteran says Australian win is possible
Eurovision producer Jon Ola Sand talks diplomacy, global expansion and Australia's chance at the Eurovision crown.
- by Michael Idato
The only scary thing about The Grudge is how much it wastes top talent
- by Paul Byrnes, Jake Wilson and Sandra Hall
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There are issues with 'bushfire merch' but it's better than nothing
- by Melissa Singer
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Sport
Wounded Federer in gallant loss to Djokovic
A physically restricted Roger Federer's gruelling Australian Open campaign is over after a straight sets semi-final loss to defending champion Novak Djokovic.
- by Michael Gleeson
'We learn, we move on': Barty upbeat despite exit
World No.1 Ashleigh Barty knows she was "two points away from winning that in straight sets" but she refuses to dwell on a heartbreaking exit from the Australian Open in the semi-finals.
- by Scott Spits
Opinion
Kobe Bryant
Uncomfortable truth about Kobe doesn't negate his legacy
To revisit the NBA superstar's rape accusations in detail just hours after he and his daughter had been killed would have been inappropriate.
- by Andrew Webster
Wests Tigers sign Doueihi for $1.8m as fullback and future Benji successor
Adam Doueihi's signing takes care of the present and the future with a ready-made fullback and a successor for Benji Marshall's No.6 jersey.
- by Christian Nicolussi
China confident Olympic qualifiers will go ahead as scheduled
The Chinese FA say their squad is healthy and free of the deadly coronavirus despite remaining quarantined in Brisbane.
- by Dominic Bossi
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Wallabies
Ashley-Cooper to sign with USA's Major League Rugby
Adam Ashley-Cooper and Drew Mitchell are the latest big-name former internationals to join the professional American competition.
- by Georgina Robinson
John Folau follows big brother Israel in converting back to league
The Folaus are now a truly league family again after John also switched back to the 13-man game.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Have Your Say
Victory in defeat - was this the turning point for Kyrgios?
Yes, he lost. But, in the context of his volatile career, this defeat to Rafael Nadal was really a big-picture victory for Nick Kyrgios.
