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A low-end pandemic could cost the global economy $US2.33 trillion. Picture: Shutterstock

Pandemic could knock $2.3 trillion or more from global economy

Kirsten Lawson

Queensland's Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young, has confirmed a 10th coronavirus case.

Tenth Qld virus case a student from China

Nicholas McElroy and Darren Cartwright

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy pictured last week. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Cash rate cut to new low of 0.5 per cent

Kirsten Lawson

A low-end pandemic could cost the global economy $US2.33 trillion. Picture: Shutterstock

Pandemic could knock $2.3 trillion or more from global economy

Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy warns Australia cannot absolutely prevent coronavirus arriving.

Australia weighs new virus travel bans

Professor Rory Medcalf at the ANU Crawford School, Canberra. Picture: Lannon Harley/ANU

Coronavirus could provide an opportunity for Australia with China

Steve Evans

AUSSIE HOPES: Tess Lloyd and Jaime Ryan competing at the Ready Steady Tokyo Olympic test event in Japan, last August. Picture: Beau Outteridge.

Coal Point siblings to sail at second Olympics

REPRESENTATIVES: Hunter Academy of Sports 2020 netball program members Jorja Brown, 14, Ireland Thomas, 13, Isabella Groves, 13, Indy Hilder, 13, and Crystal Eade, 15. Picture: Ellie-Marie Watts

Lake girls take next step in netball journey

Ellie-Marie Watts

OFFSIDE TRAP: Belmont's Daniel Bailey was outstanding for the visitors, and claimed 3-48 against Toronto on Saturday. Picture: David Stewart

Kookaburras no match for cross-lake rivals Belmont | photos

David Stewart

AUSSIE HOPES: Tess Lloyd and Jaime Ryan competing at the Ready Steady Tokyo Olympic test event in Japan, last August. Picture: Beau Outteridge.

Coal Point siblings to sail at second Olympics

ALL HERE: Competitors head for the water at the start of a junior board race at Blacksmiths Beach earlier today. Picture: Supplied

Surf life saving titles to generate up to $10m in tourism for city

AT THE HELM: Joel Beashel (in the blue top) skippers a catamaran for participants in the SailGP Inspire Learning Camp at Point Wolstoncroft last month. Picture: David Stewart

Joel Beashel to be youngest Aussie sailor at Optimist world titles

David Stewart

The view from Ronda. Photo: Nicole Phillips

Why this ancient Adalusian festival is an experience for the senses

Nicole Phillips

Navigating the other-worldly desert landscapes of the US

Navigating the other-worldly desert landscapes of the US

Mark Daffey

Spectrum of the Seas will be moved to Australia and offering free cruises to those involved in fighting the bushfires. Picture: Supplied

Huge cruise deals emerge as coronavirus pushes ships south

Bernadette Chua

HEARTFELT: John Waters and Stewart D'Arrietta will tour their moving tribute to John Lennon, called 'Lennon: Through a Glass Onion', to Wyong this Saturday night, March 7, and to Belmont on March 27.

Waters and D'Arrietta take timeless Lennon tribute to Wyong and Belmont

YOUR TUTOR: Artist Bridie Watt as her alter ego, Ms Fuschia Sable. She'll lead a ceramic painting workshop with beers, wine and live music this Friday night.

Live music, beer and wine part of Late MAC art fun after dark

ALL HERE: Competitors head for the water at the start of a junior board race at Blacksmiths Beach earlier today. Picture: Supplied

Surf life saving titles to generate up to $10m in tourism for city

HEARTFELT: John Waters and Stewart D'Arrietta will tour their moving tribute to John Lennon, called 'Lennon: Through a Glass Onion', to Wyong this Saturday night, March 7, and to Belmont on March 27.

Waters and D'Arrietta take timeless Lennon tribute to Wyong and Belmont

RETRO: Rick Astley with a-ha in Perth before their first Australian show. You can catch both bands at Bimbadgen on Saturday as part of the A Day On The Green concert series. Picture: Supplied

Newcastle Herald Gig Guide: February 26-March 4, 2020

HISTORY IN FRAME: Elyssa Whittaker, formerly of Toronto High School, in front of her work titled NEWCASTLE, now showing as part of ArtExpress at the Art Gallery of NSW. Picture: Mim Stirling

Teens' photographs on show at Art Gallery of NSW

Ellie-Marie Watts

Local builders offer lifetime structural guarantee on award winning homes

Local builders offer lifetime structural guarantee on award winning homes

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Autumnal hues of the USA and Canada

Autumnal hues of the USA and Canada

Emma Brown

SQUEAKY CLEAN: Is there a best way to give your car a clean-up? Do you start on the inside or out, work form the top to bottom or bottom to top?

Keep your car looking bright, shiny

Local builders offer lifetime structural guarantee on award winning homes

Local builders offer lifetime structural guarantee on award winning homes

Have a break: This summer explore more of our vast continent without worrying about network coverage. With Pennytel you can get 98.8 per cent coverage across Australia's populated areas.

Keeping covered this summer

Holidaze Puzzlebook 2019-20

Holidaze Puzzlebook 2019-20

Residential property listings portal realestateview.com.au competes with Domain, which is majority owned by Nine Entertainment Co, and realestate.com.au, which is controlled by News Corp.

Catalano digital deal delivers property with a view

Smart technology: Today Acquire places property ads on news websites and social media outlets in view of people who are not actively looking to buy.

ACM pilots new digital platform to find the right buyer for your home

DEVELOPMENT: The former Pasminco smelter site is expected to transform in coming years and is being rezoned for large-format retailers. The council has begun talks to draft a new suburb around the site called Lake Macquarie.

Fresh talks to create suburb called Lake Macquarie

Max McKinney

DEDICATED: Michelle Fleming said it was the caring and generous local community that had enabled her to complete an extraordinary year of service for charity. Picture: Supplied.

Another honour for town's charity queen

David Stewart

YOUR TUTOR: Artist Bridie Watt as her alter ego, Ms Fuschia Sable. She'll lead a ceramic painting workshop with beers, wine and live music this Friday night.

Live music, beer and wine part of Late MAC art fun after dark

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

DEDICATED: Michelle Fleming said it was the caring and generous local community that had enabled her to complete an extraordinary year of service for charity. Picture: Supplied.

Another honour for town's charity queen

LOOP ROAD: Motorists heading west on Sparks Road might sense that they need to turn right to join the northbound traffic on the M1, but a new loop road that delivers them to the motorway requires a left-hand turn. Picture: Michel O'Sullivan.

Keep left for new loop exit off Sparks Road onto M1

Scamwatch

Scamwatch

REPRESENTATIVES: Hunter Academy of Sports 2020 netball program members Jorja Brown, 14, Ireland Thomas, 13, Isabella Groves, 13, Indy Hilder, 13, and Crystal Eade, 15. Picture: Ellie-Marie Watts

Lake girls take next step in netball journey

HEARTFELT: John Waters and Stewart D'Arrietta will tour their moving tribute to John Lennon, called 'Lennon: Through a Glass Onion', to Wyong this Saturday night, March 7, and to Belmont on March 27.

Waters and D'Arrietta take timeless Lennon tribute to Wyong and Belmont

Jenni Bruce among the ruins of her home. Photos: Sylvia Liber

SUBSCRIBERThe town Australia forgot: How Cobargo's tiny neighbour was overlooked in firestorm

Fall armyworm caterpillar, which has now spread to Georgetown.

Fall armyworm spreads to North West Queensland

HISTORY IN FRAME: Elyssa Whittaker, formerly of Toronto High School, in front of her work titled NEWCASTLE, now showing as part of ArtExpress at the Art Gallery of NSW. Picture: Mim Stirling

Teens' photographs on show at Art Gallery of NSW

Ellie-Marie Watts

CURIOUS: Gillian Kemp nurses a doll beside the gramophone and other antiques and collectibles in the front room of her shop in Wangi Wangi. Picture: David Stewart

Would you like a creepy doll or steampunk sculpture with that tattoo? | photos

David Stewart

XPT headed home to Sydney after fatal derailment

XPT headed home to Sydney after fatal derailment

David Johnston

The rockstar Regent Suite, at 412 square metres, is a two-bedroom mansion.

PHOTOSInside the new cruise ship that thinks it's perfect

Peter Lynch

PRODUCTIVE MOB: Reader Edward Mazzoni has a big rap on the versatile and generous blokes from Wangi Men's Shed who have been busy of late.

Letters to the editor: Shed men an inspiration (March 5)

STILL WAITING: Toronto residents say Lake Macquarie City Council has been worryingly quiet on the Bath Street front. Picture: David Stewart

Letters to the editor: Two sides to lake tale (Feb 27)

HAZARDOUS: A longtime resident of Brighton Avenue said elderly residents walk on the road because there is no footpath, and that's dangerous. Picture: Gabriele Charotte

Letters to the editor: Elderly dad injured in fall (Feb 20)

DISINCENTIVE: Working seniors lose pension and pay tax. Image: Shutterstock

Pension's unkind cuts

Eileen Wood

SEA FARE: A six-time Australian spearfishing champion, Ben Cropp has never lost his passion for the sport and gets out on the reef at every opportunity.

Deep into his element

John Piggott

MAGIC NUMBER: If you've had more than 10 sexual partners in your lifetime, you may be at a greater risk of developing cancer. Photo: Shutterstock.

Sexual partners linked to cancer

Samara Ross

NEW POLICY: Deputy Prime Minster Michael McCormack said aviation was a major regional issue. Photo: Karleen Minney

Regional aviation to take off under new federal government policy

2hrs ago

Amy McIntosh turned her life around after beating an addiction to ice. Picture: Emma Hillier

Recovered addict in support of ice inquiry's findings

ON THE TOOLS: German carpenter Titian Dorn is part of the volunteer team at the Kangaroo Valley BlazeAid camp. Photo: Sylvia Liber

Blaze Aid brings Kangaroo Valley back to life

The NSW government has announced stamp duty relief for some victims of the devastating bushfires.

Stamp duty relief for fire-hit NSW buyers

NSW chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant said there was an escalation of diagnoses in the state.

Further coronavirus cases confirmed in NSW

AAP reporters

How David Littleproud plans to make agriculture sexy again

How David Littleproud plans to make agriculture sexy again

Jamieson Murphy

Lake Illawarra Police District Sergeant Peter Northey addresses reporters on Tuesday. Picture: Robert Peet.

Young girl's prank call exposes mum's pot crop: police

Angela Thompson

OUTBREAK: The closure of Charles Sturt University campuses is on the table in event of coronavirus outbreak. Photo: FILE

CSU closure on the table in event of coronavirus outbreak

Nadine Morton

Ted Little and Central Western ewe competitions coordinator, Dominique Nixon, watches on with Kate Kirk, Bundemar stud, Baldry, Jennifer Jones, Darriwell stud, Trundle and Bernadette Crouch, Karu, Condobolin.

Central West champs

Mark Griggs
2hrs ago

At least 10 individual cattle breeds saw a rise in exhibits at the Royal Canberra Show, which was also boosted by the return of competitors in the Saler, Santa Gerturdis, Lincoln Red and Highland rings.

Is this the revival of cattle at Canberra Show?

Lucy Kinbacher and Stephen Burns
2hrs ago

"The targets have been achieved so now it's time to take off embargoes"

"The targets have been achieved so now it's time to take off embargoes"

Samantha Townsend

PAYMENT LIFT: Interest-only loans will likely face conversion to principal and interest.

Maturing interest-only loans facing huge jump in costs

OPTIONS: With so many beautiful animals available, which one is right for you?

Everything you need to know to find your pawfect match

RSPCA

NEW BEGINNINGS: Many architects are already designing in fire prone areas using designs that are more sustainable and cost effective in the long term.

Rebuilding after the fires