Another 41 people on a cruise liner off Japan have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total confirmed cases to 61, with thousands of passengers confined to cabins as testing continues.

A Chinese doctor who issued an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak before it was officially recognised has died of the virus, triggering a wave of public mourning and rare expressions of anger towards the government online.

The NRL's controversial "no-fault stand down" policy has been slammed as unfair and inconsistent by rugby league's players' union after Wests Tigers star Josh Reynolds and Penrith Panthers utility Tyrone May were given the all-clear to play in 2020.

NEXT STOP FOR CORONAVIRUS EVACUEES* Manigurr-ma Village at Howard Springs, 30km southeast of Darwin* Built in 2012 by Japanese energy firm Inpex as accommodation for its workers* Housed 3500 workers at the peak of construction work on Inpex's $55 billion Ichthys gas plant on Darwin Harbour* 67ha village has a...

Australia's agriculture minister has rejected claims the long wait for a biosecurity levy will put the nation at risk amid threats from coronavirus and a killer pig disease.

Indian icon Sachin Tendulkar has paid Marnus Labuschagne the ultimate compliment, likening the in-form Australian's skill to his own composed batsmanship.

Wests Tigers NRL player Josh Reynolds is free to return to the playing field as he prepares to fight domestic violence charges in court later this year.

Preparations are under way to use a mining camp near Darwin to temporarily house people evacuated from coronavirus-hit Wuhan.

A storm in the Coral Sea has the potential to develop into a cyclone early next week, the weather bureau says.

Police have found a one-year-old girl taken by her father from a Gold Coast unit.