It is understood that the team member reported symptoms associated with the disease in the Albert Park paddock on Wednesday morning.

Hamilton said it was 'shocking' that the Australian Grand Prix could go ahead amid the threat of the coronavirus and suggested organisers had put financial concerns ahead of people's health.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN MELBOURNE: The season-opening race has been abandoned here in the early hours of Friday morning after a McLaren mechanic was diagnosed with coronavirus.

Formula One boss Chase Carey has issued a public apology for the last-minute cancellation of the Australian Grand Prix. It was called off 90 minutes before first practice.

Chris Brown is scheduled to play in three concerts in Australia this year, but may not be able to play the Vector Arena show he has booked for December 18th in Auckland.

It appears American singer Chris Brown might be unable to perform at his scheduled Australian concert dates after comments made by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

PAUL NEWMAN: David Warner yesterday became the first big name to pull out of the ECB's new Hundred competition to concentrate on international cricket.

Former Australia captain Mark Taylor and wicket-keeping great Adam Gilchrist believe pay cuts are inevitable for the country's cricketers as the sport gears up to deal with the financial crisis.

LAWRENCE BOOTH: When Graham Williams walked out to bat at Lord's on May 21, 1945, it had not been a fortnight since Germany's surrender.

Charlie Sheen's first-ever speaking tour in Australia later this year looks set to be an eye-opener.

Charlie Sheen's first-ever Australian speaking tour will be held in November, with the Hollywood star visiting Sydney and Melbourne.

The Hollywood bad boy is charging fans up to $1500 to attend his upcoming Australian shows

Charlie Sheen's first-ever Australian speaking tour will be held in November, with the Hollywood star visiting Sydney and Melbourne.

He lands on Australianshores in less than a month, and has promised that nothing will be off limits in his shows. 

From Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey, Pamela Anderson and Kim Kardashian, publicity guru Max Markson has worked with them all and has revealed his favourite memories in his new book.

Jadé Tuncdoruk (pictured) has made history as the first Australian to receive a prestigious award alongside the likes of Jennifer Aniston and Gwen Stefani.

Jadé Tuncdoruk has became the first Australian social media influencer to win an E! People's Choice Award.

Pilots for the major carrier began their 48 strike on Monday - grounding most fleets and causing chaos for jetsetters.

These pictures include soldiers playing with kangaroos in Egypt, a Kiwi soldier writing graffiti on the side of a shed, and a large band playing music while walking through destroyed streets.

She's the eight-year-old singer who was featured on American Idol, Good Morning America and many other shows after going viral on YouTube.

Multiple class action lawsuits have been launched in the U.S. for trillions of dollars involving thousands of victims in more than 40 countries, including Australia, but are doomed to fail.

Australian social media star Tara Whiteman has been named the 17th highest-paid person in the world on Instagram, according to new figures released in the Instagram Rich List.

Elsa Pataky is now sharing her wealth of fitness knowledge with fans - as she's announced her very first Australian book, titled: 'Strong'.

Chris Hemsworth has pledged $1million towards helping firefighters and residents affected by the Australian bushfires.

Three Australian superstars have been named among Forbes' top-earning Hollywood stars.  

JOE STRANGE IN JAPAN: Jason Day pocketed $210,000 and bragging rights over Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Hideki Matsuyama as he won GOLFTV's first ever Skins event in Japan.

Prospective migrants would have to have a firm job offer before travelling and demonstrate 'an ability to speak English' under Boris Johnson's proposed system.

Shirley Maclaren is one of 135 Australians on the Holland America Line Zaandam ship stranded in the Pacific Ocean off Central America, where four passengers have died from coronavirus.

Queensland long distance runner Tim Franklin set up a 21 metre circuit in his Brisbane apartment and ran an entire marathon inside.

Darcy Lord, his wife Ketut and baby Reef returned from Bali on Sunday morning and were escorted directly to Brisbane Airport;s Novotel hotel for their compulsory quarantine period.

The 222 Australian citizens and 28 New Zealand nationals and permanent residents are scheduled to arrive in Brisbane on Thursday.

Nigerian student Kelechi Emeh, 33, avoided a jail cell after pleading guilty to his role in a sophisticated scam which defrauded Queensland woman out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The Home Affairs Minister tested positive to the virus on March 13 and was admitted to hospital in Brisbane that night.

Westpac senior economist Justin Smirk is expecting average petrol prices in Australia's biggest cities to plunge by a fifth by the end of June. This would see unleaded sell for less than 75 cents a litre.

Sales of mints and gum have gone down ever since the Australian government introduced strict new social distancing rules.

Australian jockey Luke Tarrant has been given a six-month ban after head-butting fellow rider Larry Cassidy during an altercation at Doomben racecourse on Wednesday.

Tough social distancing measures and fears of contracting the deadly illness have been the driving force behind the sudden spike in the number of homebirths in Australia.

Australia's share market lost another $107billion after Prime Minister Scott Morrison banned indoor gatherings of 100 or more people. A top economic professor fears a recession rivalling 1930s.

More than one million Australians will lose their jobs from the economic crash caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre predicts.

Financial comparison website Finder's survey of 11,118 consumers found 19 per cent of them would barely have enough savings to last a week if COVID-19 took their job.

One in two Australian workers could soon be receiving a $1,500 fortnightly wage subsidy to be kept in work. Daily Mail Australia looks at the services jobs coronavirus has destroyed overnight.

Griffith University politics lecturer Paul Williams said even a Coalition government would have to consider raising taxes on high income earners to fund job creation programs for COVID-19 victims.

Almost a third or 27.4 per cent of Australians are either unemployed or searching for more work as coronavirus shuts down the economy, market researcher Roy Morgan has found.

The global lender said the national economy would shrink by 6.7 per cent in 2020 - the largest contraction since the Great Depression - and Australia would be one of Asia's worst-affected countries.

Mind Medicine Australia (MMA) has urged the Government to create a mental health taskforce for COVID-19.

To combat against feeling emotional while in isolation, Australian presenter Emma Vosti, 30, has been focusing her attention on the needs of others.

HARRY COLE: Sir Lynton Crosby may have masterminded Boris Johnson's successful bids for City Hall and helped to put him in No 10, but I hear he will not be running his Election campaign.

Arianne Caoili, 33, was a prominent figure in the chess world who had also featured on the Australian 'Dancing with the Stars'.

Australian casual workers are receiving less shifts and even having their jobs terminated thanks to the slump in business brought on by COVID-19.

Australia's Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham is hopeful restrictions on interstate travel will be eased by July, with destinations like Thredbo and the Gold Coast to be opened up.