Intelligence and international security expert John Blaxland has warned the west and China are locked in a "power contestation" on a level the world has not seen since the Soviet Union cold war.
Former foreign minister Julie Bishop says "Australia's relationship with China is under constant review" and the world will likely be "very different when we pass through this pandemic".
Lifeline Chairman John Brogden says calls to the support organisation have been steadily rising over the past year and are now receiving as many as 3200 calls a day during the current coronavirus pandemic.
The World Health Organisation's early failure to declare COVID-19 an international emergency has the hallmarks of an old scandal in West Africa which led to 11,300 people dying from Ebola.
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese says the government is "sitting back and watching" while 15,000 airline workers face losing their jobs if Virgin Australia shuts down.
Thousands of questionnaires will be sent around the world to passengers from the Ruby Princess cruise ship as part of the ongoing police criminal negligence investigation.
The Western Australian government is expected to hand down a decision on Friday on what the state's term two will look like as Premier Mark McGowan places the focus on teacher safety.
Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack has announced a further $165 million lifeline in domestic flights to cater to individuals seeking repatriation to their countries, states and territories post-quarantine.
Former Victorian Liberal Party President Michael Kroger says Prime Minister Scott Morrison has done brilliantly handling the economic and health crises, and if he gets the economic recovery right "he'll go down as another Howard or another Menzies".
Malcolm Turnbull has saved his most scathing criticisms for his former close colleagues and Labor's Kevin Rudd in his upcoming tell-all memoir, according to Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell.
Financial Times journalist Primrose Riordan says it is unlikely to "be a surprise that there is some concern over the voracity of exactly how many cases" have been confirmed in Wuhan.
Prince Harry has spoken via video call to families with ill children, paying tribute to those who are struggling with the separation from loved ones during isolation.
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