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SPECIAL FEATURE: As we strive to get used to the strange new feeling of social distancing because of coronavirus, remember manners and respect are what make society work. This used to mean shaking hands, but now it means demonstrating our concern for each other’s health by not shaking hands.

SPECIAL FEATURE: Four experts answer readers' questions and bust some myths about coronavirus and Covid-19.

Government issues stark warning to any Australians overseas who wish to get back home because of COVID-19 - do it "as soon as possible".

SPECIAL FEATURE: It’s not always clear what self-isolation means in practice, and how it’s different to social distancing.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Surely Australia has not experienced such a sense of crisis since World War 2. As the coronavirus cases escalate rapidly, there is an increasing feeling things are starting to run out of control.

As the coronavirus pandemic crisis continues to unfold, the Australian share market crashed 9.7% on Monday in its worst one-day sell-off since 1987.

SPECIAL FEATURE: How do we ration and distribute limited healthcare resources in the face of the coronavirus crisis? How many of our personal freedoms are we willing to forgo to contain the pandemic?

Scott Morrison said Australia is “as well prepared as any country in the world” to deal with the virus, and the health package “is about preventing and treating coronavirus in the coming weeks.”

In the face of the coronavirus crisis, Prime minister says: “We need your perseverance, planning and enterprise. We need your common sense, calm and commitment. And we need your patriotism."

OPINION & ANALYSIS: In some ways this crisis is more complex to deal with than the GFC. Aspects of the public panic are irrational and so very hard to calm.

Bog roll shelves around the nation have been stripped bare as Aussies prepare for the worst...

SPECIAL FEATURE: "When people hear about the coronavirus, they are afraid of losing control. And toilet paper feels like a way to maintain control over hygiene and cleanliness."

OPINION & ANALYSIS: The loss of AAP should be mourned not just by news men and women across the country, but by every single person who cares about democracy.

SPECIAL FEATURE: In the four scenarios where the epidemic goes global, Australia’s GDP which in the 12 months to December grew just 1.7%, would suffer a hit in the first year of between 2% and 7.9%.

Attorney-General Christian Porter said it was important for Australians to understand the use of certain powers may become necessary in the months ahead.

“There are some challenging months ahead and the government will continue to work closely based on the best possible medical advice to keep Australians safe,” says prime minister.

"And perhaps most disturbingly, hostile intelligence services have directly threatened and intimidated Australians in this country," says ASIO boss.

If Julian Assange does win the extradition fight and ends up deported to Australia, his lawyers have expressed concern the US could make a new extradition request.

WATCH: The Rural Fire Service thanks the world for all its support over the bushfire crisis in the biggest way possible.

SPECIAL FEATURE: After ceasing Australian manufacturing, the Holden brand was disconnected from our national myths. The car of the last century is no more.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: There was resentment among Nationals at Morrison being seen to push Bridget McKenzie under the bus over the sports grants, not least because they felt his office had more involvement than it admitted.

Many Chinese factories have stayed closed since the Lunar New Year holiday in late January, halting the production of products and parts destined for countries around the world, including Australia.

SPECIAL FEATURE: "This is a reminder that if governments, industry, communities and individuals share a vision, a positive transition can be achieved. The stunning technology advances I have witnessed in the past ten years make me optimistic." - Alan Finkel.

The Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew is stepping up efforts to store precious Australian seeds to safeguard flora from future catastrophes.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: The bill turns discrimination protection on its head. It doesn’t merely protect a person from being discriminated against because of their religious beliefs, it allows a person to actively discriminate on the basis of their religious beliefs.

SPECIAL FEATURE: he new coronavirus has now affected more than 20,000 people. Some public health officials have said the outbreak is likely to soon be a pandemic. Just what is a pandemic anyway?

But Barnaby Joyce is unlikely to give up his ambition, and having a restive Matt Canavan on the backbench will be unhelpful for McCormack.

The new Greens leader's challenge will be to manage from the lower house what is essentially a Senate party.

The shock resignation comes as former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce announced he would challenge Nationals leader Michael McCormack if there was a move for a leadership spill at Tuesday’s party meeting.

Sport Australia wrote to McKenzie’s office before the election expressing concern it was being compromised by political interference.

SPECIAL FEATURE: From a market in China to the world - an animal infection has probably learnt to jump to humans and then spread within our species.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: The real reason Scott Morrison cancelled his Hawaii trip was to postpone a secret tryst with a controversial Indian mogul, writes TESS LAWRENCE.

Reports revealing McKenzie had approved a grant to a clay target shooting club without publicly disclosing her membership of it have been referred to the prime minister's office. The opposition continues to call for her resignation or sacking.

The bushfires have shown nature at its cruelest but there is hope we can save our beloved wildlife, as these clips show.

Australians' love for their harsh land has been pushed to breaking point as flood, hail and dust follow the fires.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: The prime minister's Monday salvo against the NSW environment minister over the response to the bushfire disaster was gratuitous and inept.

SPECIAL FEATURE: The ecological costs of huge, repetitive, high-severity fires on ecosystems could be colossal.

The bushfire crisis almost certainly explains the crash in Morrison’s ratings, with opposition leader Albanese now the preferred prime minister, according to poll.

SPECIAL FEATURE: Climate change is making extreme events even more severe, resulting in unprecedented conditions that are rewriting our nation’s history.

SPECIAL FEATURE: One thing to be mindful of during times like these, is that unfortunately some people may seek to prey on the generosity of others.

'This crisis has been unfolding for years'. NASA images reveal a ravaged continent.

SPECIAL FEATURE: I should have twigged straight away. At 8am the sky was a gruesome orange-black, the surrounding bush freakishly quiet. Our mobile phones had no signal. Outside, my car was coated in soot.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison met with angry locals of bushfire ravaged Cobargo, and it didn't go well.

2020 has been a challenging year. For some challenges, such as the coronavirus, a light is appearing at the end of the tunnel. But for others, the true consequences may be only beginning to appear.

Worn with small variations across Egypt, Rome, Greece, sub-Saharan Africa, India, China, Korea, Japan and some Latin American cultures, the shoe was designed to protect the sole while keeping the top of the foot cool.

Australians spent $400 million on unwanted Christmas gifts last year. There must be a better way.

Trump's bid was rejected due to bad connection.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Scott Morrison has refused to meet calls for a national summit or a COAG meeting on the fire effort, but he is no longer able to gloss over the climate debate.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Despite being one of the best-known and biggest characters in British politics, so much remains uncertain about Boris Johnson. Now that he has achieved his parliamentary majority, he must decide what he wants to do with it.

11 Australians likely to have been killed by the horrific Mount White volcano eruption.