Australia will use mobile phone technology to let health officials find people who have been in contact with known COVID-19 cases but it will need to be adopted by 40 per cent of the population to work.

Terry O'Gorman, a criminal defence lawyer for 43 years, has explained how police can issue COVID-19 fines of at least $1,000 based on them accessing your mobile phone and bank data.

Australia is at permanent risk of a second wave of coronavirus cases, the nation's chief medical officer has warned

Last year Newmarket-based trainer Haggas hatched a plan to target the Group One Queen Elizabeth Stakes with Addeybb and the Group One Schweppes Sydney Cup with Young Rascal.

Racing aims to be one of the first sports to emerge from lockdown, with the British Horseracing Authority releasing a provisional list of big races it could run on the final two weekends of this month.

The Argentine striker has been in enthralling form this season, bagging three goals in nine appearances in all competitions, including a strike against the Catalan giants in the Champions League.

International stars have shown their support for Australian bushfire victims.

Australian stars have been celebrating the Fourth of July annual US holiday, and have taken to Instagram to mark the occasion.

Thanksgiving may be an American tradition, but some of the biggest Australian stars shared what they're thankful for on Thursday.

She's the Australian funnywoman known for her sense of humour. And on Sunday, Rebel Wilson, 39, kicked off the festive season by sharing a snap straddling a Santa figurine

Fundraising efforts have been ramped up as Australia's plea for help is heard across oceans, pushing Selena Gomez, Rebel Wilson and Dacre Montgomery to donate thousands of dollars.

Rebel Wilson is one of the busiest actresses in Hollywood.

A-list celebrities have been spotted working out at various Australian fitness clubs, including Rebel Wilson and Dua Lipa. You too can workout like a celebrity by downloading the MINDBODY app.

Samantha Armytage revealed she has serious doubts about covering the Rio Olympics over fears of contracting or being exposed to the Zika virus, with plans to have children over the coming years

Imperial College London experts predict that the virus, which is rife in Brazil and other parts of South and Central America, will burn itself out in two to three years. However, it will strike again.

Australian golfers Jason Day and Adam Scott have slammed Olympic chiefs for questioning their integrity by accusing them of not attending the Rio games because there is no prize money.

Australian team boss Kitty Chiller confirmed on Monday a laptop and some Zika-protective shirts were stolen during a fire evacuation on Friday when a blaze was sparked by a cigarette.

An Australian photographer in Rio covering the 2016 Olympic Games has become the latest robbery victim with $40,000 of camera gear stolen in a sting led by a woman.

My family and I were due to fly to Florida on the 27th August but following medical advice we decided we shouldn't go because I'm pregnant. Now Virgin is refusing to refund us.

Until now, scientists have tentatively suggested that there may be a link between the virus and Guillain-Barre syndrome, an autoimmune condition when the body attacks itself after an infection.

Experts at Washington University School of Medicine in Missouri warn that if the 'dramatic' findings, in mice, apply to humans it could lead to an epidemic of infertility caused by the disease.

An Australian man has been diagnosed with the deadly Zika virus after returning from a holiday in Cuba. He was initially misdiagnosed after coming back from his holiday in central America.

Gympie Regional Council will go on a three-month hunt from April to inspect all still water sources in a bid to stamp out the potentially lethal insects.

Optus won the rights to stream all 64 games of the World Cup to Australian audiences via their online and mobile services. But thousands of viewers were left frustrated by a troubling error message.

Poland forward Krzysztof Piatek continued his prolific season by scoring 10 minutes after coming off the bench to secure a 1-0 win away to Austria in their opening Euro 2020 qualifier.

Honey Ross, 22, from London, explains in the Sunday Times' Style how she navigates dating as a plus size woman, claiming she has often been 'oversexualised' or 'desexualised' by men.

Phoebe Timmins was voted off Australian Survivor: All Stars on Tuesday, after roughing it out for 24 days. 

Harry Hills was voted out of Australian Survivor: All Stars on Wednesday night. 

Australian Survivor is the toughest reality show on TV, with contestants often suffering severe weight loss and other physical effects after filming.

David Genat has been crowned the first-ever winner of Australian Survivor All-Stars. 

Pills that were seized from Prince's Minnesota estate on the day he died have shed a new light on the singer's very private battle with drug addiction - and the possible risks he could have been taking with pills

TIM NASH AT ST ANDREWS: Charlie Austin was the hero as he bagged a brace to help West Brom beat Birmingham City and return them to the top of the Championship.

The online giant will drop the gifts to the 10 Starlight Express Rooms in children's hospitals across Australia from Monday - and donate $5 from every toys bought to the charity.

The earthquake - the strongest to ever hit the state - struck at 3.39pm on Sunday off the coast of Broome in the Indian Ocean, according to GeoScience Australia.

The unravelling of a multi-million dollar drug ring run by Codie Peter Cowan (pictured) has revealed the thirst for drugs over public holiday weekends in some of Sydney's most affluent suburbs.

The company, founded by Star Wars filmmaker George Lucas, will set up a branch at the Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park in the city's east.

A Melbourne hero has described the incredibly moment he thwarted a would-be robber with an MMA inspired take down.

Richard Hames, who warned hijacked planes could be flown into the World Trade Centre three years before it happened, believes Australia should stop viewing China as a potential enemy.

A grandfather has spent his first night behind bars after leading a double life as an interstate gun runner and becoming the first person in WA to be prosecuted with cross border firearms trafficking.

An Afghan district governor has been stood down amid allegations he sexually assaulted an Australian woman in a remote part of the country. An investigation is now underway.

Mahathir Mohamad has caused outrage after he said he only liked his Jewish friends because 'they're not like other Jews' at a Cambridge Union event on Sunday night.

Perth man Colin Ahearn was travelling from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Phuket, Thailand, when he decided to buy some of his favourite duty-free alcohol at the international airport.

Medics in Malaysia say the results of a post-mortem exam on tragic teenager Nora Quoirin will be revealed Thursday at the earliest, after eight hours of tests failed to establish how she had died.

Australian grandmother Maria Exposto, who faced death by hanging after being found guilty of importing ice into Malaysia in 2014 has had her conviction overturned by the country's federal court.

British ultralight pilot Charles Batham flew out of Perth in February 2011  - just a week before he was due to face court on charges including allegedly having sex with a child under the age of 13.

Mr Abbott sensationally revealed he was told by the 'very top levels' of the Malaysian government just days after the tragedy Captain Zaharie Shah was a suicidal killer.

The viral social media message claims the Australian Government has decided to ban all religious, sporting, social and cultural gatherings, as well as closing the borders.

In February, just 19,500 short-term visitors came from China - the lowest monthly tally since January 2004, Australian Bureau of Statistics figures showed. Travel bans have hit the tourism industry.

Prince Charles has been praised for bravely climbing into a water-logged cellar in storm-hit Pontypridd in the Welsh valleys to see the devastation caused by Storm Dennis.

New South Wales Rural Fire Service commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons almost had his trip to the UK to meet Prince Charles cancelled over coronavirus fears.