US President Donald Trump has celebrated his acquittal on impeachment charges in a free-wheeling, caustic speech that drew on White House pomp to underscore the fact he remains in office.

Australia will take a weighty economic hit from the coronavirus outbreak compounding the costs of the bushfire crisis, the prime minister has warned.

Listening devices captured a person of interest in toddler William Tyrrell's disappearance telling his dead wife to "make sure you don't tell anyone .

A Queensland couple on the coronavirus-stricken cruise ship off Japan say they are frightened.

Ten more people on a quarantined cruise liner in a Japanese port have tested positive for coronavirus as the virus death toll in mainland China hit 563, with almost 3,000 new cases reported.

Part of Sydney's Central Station was closed for a police operation after a man told train staff he had recently arrived in Australia from China.

Hong Kong authorities have quarantined a cruise ship for a second day as they check thousands of passengers and crew for the new coronavirus, forbidding anyone from disembarking to prevent further spreading of the epidemic.

The Wests Tigers have appointed Benji Marshall and Moses Mbye as co-captains of the NRL side for the upcoming season.

Ten more people on a quarantined cruise liner in a Japanese port have tested positive for coronavirus, taking the number of infected passengers to 20, with test results on more than 170 still pending.

Mining giant Adani's failure to report on land clearing was a mistake by a well-resourced company that should not have happened.