More than 6,000 tablets of hydroxychloroquine have been seized by the Australian Border Force since January.

Chief medical officer Brendan Murphy joked 'you're very lucky Ruby Princess unloaded in Sydney rather than in New Zealand' and nervously laughed during a briefing to Kiwi politicians.

While Professor Brendan Murphy remains committed towards getting transmissions down to as low as possible, he believes the ultimate goal of total elimination could be unachievable.

New Zealand is about to head into their fourth week of strict level four restrictions which only allows people to leave their homes for essential services and exercise.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, ministers in her government and public service chief executives will take a 20 per cent pay cut for the next six months.

The Australian Prime Minister who earns an annual salary of $549,250, is not planning to follow in the footsteps of New Zealand.

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters said there is a 'serious possibility' that New Zealand could open borders to Australia sooner than the rest of the world If the rate of infection continues to drop.

More than 350 unsuspecting community members were tested for COVID-19 in Christchurch when they went to do their grocery shopping on Friday.

Australia's best new facial treatment has been revealed in a competitive beauty competition after thousands voted for their favourite products online.

It's the international pop collaboration that is set to whip fans around the world into a frenzy. 

Commemorations moved online this year after restrictions around social gatherings forced the cancellation of traditional ceremonies and dawn services in Australia and New Zealand.

Renee West and her two sons flew from Melbourne to Auckland on Saturday, shortly after finding out her 59-year-old mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Peter Dutton said an arrangement with New Zealand is a logical first step in lifting restrictions before Australia could look at opening up to other nations within the region.

Australian National University infectious diseases expert Professor Peter Collignon believes Australia's suppressed approach has had greater success than NZ's elimination strategy.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has outed herself as an app sceptic, but still plans to push on with a version of Australia's COVIDSafe app in her country.

Australia and New Zealand's science, research and innovation sectors have banded together in a recently formed strike task force to help governments respond to the pandemic.

Backstreet Boys have announced plans to reschedule the Australian and New Zealand leg of their DNA World Tour until 2021.

Iron Maiden have been forced to cancel the Australian and New Zealand leg of their Legacy of the Beast tour.

The New Zealand Warriors will fly to Australia on Sunday despite COVID-19 travel bans as the NRL gears up resume in four weeks. 

Australia is edging closer to lifting coronavirus restrictions as four million people download the tracing app.

On their arrival they were placed in 14-day quarantine in a remote corner of the state, and if all goes to plan, they will move closer to Sydney to fulfil their National Rugby League fixtures.

The leaders will discuss a plan to allow travel to resume between the two countries, which is favoured by New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters. They will also discuss the COVID app.

New Zealand could open its borders to Australian holidaymakers as part of a 'trans-Tasman bubble'.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will on Tuesday reveal the Australian economy is losing $4billion every week the government shutdown to slow the spread of the virus stays in place.

South Australia's top doctor has raised concerns about the reopening of interstate tourism, warning travellers from interstate pose the biggest risk for a second wave of outbreaks.

The two neighbours have closed their borders to all non-citizens for more than a month and imposed mandatory quarantines on anyone returning home from overseas to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Reopening the borders will be the lifeline for New Zealand as it faces a devastating economic crisis after sacrificing NZ$12.1 billion to support its citizens during the pandemic.

Coronavirus has made Australians reassess their taste in luxury goods and opt for the simpler things in life, a Boston Consulting Group survey of 1,000 consumers has found.

When sports mad Melburnians were told US basketball superstar LeBron James was heading to Australia's shores, parents across the city gasped a unified sigh as their kids pounced. 

Basketball Australia and promoter TEG have hit back at the complaints by disappointed fans saying that most revellers had a 'positive experience' and only two people requested refunds. 

Furious fans are seething after forking out thousands for tickets and travel to an Australia versus United States all-star basketball game only to have the biggest drawcards pull out. 

Russell Crowe has joined in with basketball fans who are furious over the seating fiasco as Australia took on the USA in Melbourne on Thursday night. 

Lagree is the workout of choice for celebrities and royalty, from Meghan Markle to Michelle Obama and the Miss Universe Australia models. It is a unique form of training using a 'megaformer bed'.

The former first lady opened up about the realities of White House life for two teenagers at the Essence Festival in New Orleans on Saturday.

Netflix has revealed Australia's most watched television shows and movies in 2019.

If England could have chosen an Australian cricketer to make the fatal fumble that may just have handed them the Ashes then the name of Nathan Lyon would have been on many lips.

JASON GILLESPIE: It is very hard to avoid the conclusion we are now in for one of the classic Ashes series, maybe even up there with 2005 in terms of excitement and drama. It's fantastic.

Units in Australia's most elite suburb are so dear it is possible to buy two median-price houses in Sydney for the same money - and still have change left over to buy a Porsche 911 Carrera.

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has called on Australia to implement a Green New Deal. This is also the name of a radical proposal in the US for 100 per cent renewables by 2030.

Chinese tech giant Huawei is hoping to overturn the ban which prevents it from operating the 5G network in Australia.

Martin Parkinson, who last year retired as head of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, has described China's economic threat against Australia as a 'wake-up call' and a 'favour'.

Bindi Irwin has suddenly stepped down as the youth ambassador for a lobbying group that argues for a smaller population through the curbing of immigration after six years.

Valentino Talluto called himself 'Hearty Style' as he seduced dozens of young women on social networks and internet dating sites, often dating several at a time, a court in Rome, Italy, was told.

The Italian league leaders are involved in a delicate situation amid claim and counter-claim over the true condition of the 34-year-old star's right knee. It has left Juventus 'anxious' about the situation.

In extra-time of the 2006 final in Berlin, France captain Zidane head-butted Materazzi in the chest after words were exchanged. Zidane was sent-off and Italy went on to win on penalties.

Beauty giant Mecca has revealed the best-selling lipsticks across Australia - and why women are still buying makeup despite working from home during the coronavirus pandemic.

Australia's biggest state would have an economy only slightly larger than Nigeria and the smallest the size of Botswana if federation collapsed and split up the country's $1.8 trillion GDP.

Footage taken today shows the man (pictured) hurling buckets of water at the fire and smoke which poured out of buildings at the Balogun textile market in Lagos, Nigeria.

Khloe Kardashian and Kris Jenner have been spotted sporting gorgeous necklaces from one of Australia's most sought-after custom jewellers.

Khloe Kardashian is looking for one lucky Australian to star in her clothing brand Good American's latest campaign in Los Angeles - and anyone can enter.