ANU economist Professor Warwick McKibbin said the idea would not work for all sectors but could increase productivity in some areas. He spoke at the AFR business summit.

Australia is likely to have at least 1000 coronavirus cases in just two weeks, a respected biosecurity expert has warned.

Arrivals streaming off flights from Dallas, Santiago and Singapore in the wake of the draconian measures descended on the domestic terminal, as usual, to catch connecting flights around the country.

All international arrivals at Australian airports have been handed sheets of paper with quarantine regulations directing them to self-isolate for a fortnight to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

Tala Alamuddin Le Tallec, who lives in Singapore, has uploaded £25 masks in a ranger of prints and colours to her fashion website Totally Tala, alongside pouches for carrying hand sanitiser.

Bridget Wilkins, 29, was diagnosed with coronavirus in early March after flying from London to Brisbane , via Singapore , for a wedding.

Singapore-based Australian scientist Professor Dale Fisher said the country is facing a deadly few months as the country deals with an unprecedented outbreak.

The Australian government missed critical opportunities to secure the country's borders against a coronavirus outbreak, a leading health expert says, as the nation plunges into shutdown.

Australians could be tracked via their mobile phone amid coronavirus crisis

Jamie Chadwick, winner of the inaugural women-only W Series championship, is stuck in New Zealand hoping for a swift return to Britain. 'I'm aiming for a flight home soon,' she told Sportsmail.

Two hundred flights will leave for China, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates in the next six months under the deal as borders globally are shut to slow the spread of the virus.

Angela Nguyen was in Singapore setting up VOHCO for a month when Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the announcement Australia would be closing its borders on March 14.

Virgin Australia suspended customers ability to transfer of points from its Velocity scheme to partner Singapore Airline's KrisFlyer scheme under the changes made last week.

Tonnes of rock lobster left Perth for Shanghai in recent days as part of a deal with mining billionaire Andrew Forrest and the Western Australian government to import the medical equipment.

Sir Stirling Moss knew the first of his several brilliant lifetimes was ending when he could no longer keep 'one eye on the track, another on the gauges and still be able to spot a pretty girl in the crowd'.

Stirling Moss passed away in the early hours of Easter morning at the age of 90 with his wife Susie - having nursed him through a long battle with illness - by his bedside.

Health authorities are mulling over how closely Australians could be monitored once travel restrictions and social distancing rules are relaxed.

Australia is aiming to use similar technology to allow health officials to check if people have been in contact with known coronavirus cases.

Australia will use mobile phone technology to let health officials find people who have been in contact with known COVID-19 cases but it will need to be adopted by 40 per cent of the population to work.

Terry O'Gorman, a criminal defence lawyer for 43 years, has explained how police can issue COVID-19 fines of at least $1,000 based on them accessing your mobile phone and bank data.

Six massive vessels are anchored in the Bristol Channel as they wait to dock at Port Talbot after the first of them arrived at the weekend.

Australia is at permanent risk of a second wave of coronavirus cases, the nation's chief medical officer has warned

Singapore had deployed a social distancing robot that patrols a popular park and gently scolds people who are breaking the rules.   

Ireland are struggling to cope with the added pressure of being the 'top dog' in world rugby, according to All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen. They beat New Zealand 16-9 last year.

The Clermont back-rower still cannot quite fathom how Ireland shut down Les Bleus in last season's fraught 15-13 victory that was snatched with Johnny Sexton's last-gasp monster drop-goal.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: England supporters will be seriously excited by Eddie Jones’ heavyweight backline - but I am not sure Ben Te’o and Manu Tuilagi will strike the same fear into the Italians.

RORY KEANE AT LANSDOWNE ROAD: That’s more like it. This was a return to the capital punishment that Ireland inflicted on the All Blacks last November. . 

Ireland skipper Rory Best looked forward to a monumental clash with Wales in his final Six Nations match after Sunday’s morale-boosting victory over France in Dublin.

Joe Schmidt says Ireland will need more than a 50-minute performance if they are to scupper Welsh Grand Slam plans in Cardiff next Saturday.

Johnny Sexton believes Ireland are the right team to spoil Wales' Guinness Six Nations Grand Slam party. Sexton cited Ireland's previous form for ending opponents' record winning runs.

EXCLUSIVE: Cardiff is preparing for pandemonium on Saturday, with Wales' Six Nations Grand Slam match-day in the city expected to break all records.

Sportsmail provide you with full fixtures, kick-off times, TV coverage and how Wales, England or Ireland can win the 2019 Six Nations in the final round.

Sportsmail provide you with everything you need to know for Wales vs Ireland's Six Nations 2019 clash including date, kick-off time and channel plus squads, results, stats and odds.

Liam Williams is fit to start Wales' Grand Slam game against Ireland as Warren Gatland named an unchanged 23 for Saturday's Six Nations decider.

Joe Schmidt has hinted Wales broke protocol in asking Six Nations bosses to close the Principality Stadium roof in Saturday's tournament decider in Cardiff.

Eddie Jones has heaped pressure on Wales ahead of Saturday's showdown against Ireland by claiming they are tired. Victory for the Irish would give England a shot at snatching the title.

Get ready for the final round of the 2019 Six Nations with everything on the line for England, Wales and Ireland as they look to win the title. Sportsmail will provide details of dates, KO times and channels.

The Principality Stadium roof will be left open for Wales' Six Nations Grand Slam game in Cardiff against Ireland, despite yellow wind warnings set for Saturday.

WILL KELLEHER'S SCRUM'S THE WORD: This week we have tales of Beards, beers, and Beirnes ahead of the biggest game of the weekend: Wales v Ireland, and plenty more besides.

If Ireland do not rain on Wales's parade, it is certain now that Storm Hannah will. With Gareth blowing through earlier in the week, it's Hannah's turn to wreak havoc.

Rory Best has tipped rookie lineout caller James Ryan to come of age for Ireland against the 'world's best lock' Alun Wyn Jones in Cardiff for their Six Nations clash.

Wales produced a dominant performance to comprehensively outclass Ireland in Cardiff and complete a memorable Six Nations Grand Slam. Relive all the action as it happened with Sportsmail.

WILL KELLEHER AT THE PRINCIPALITY STADIUM: Before the cascade of champagne to mark Wales' glorious Six Nations Grand Slam came the flood as they dominated Ireland.

The British and Irish Lions are in talks about staging a bumper international match against a top Test-playing nation at Twickenham ahead of the 2021 tour of South Africa.

EXCLUSIVE BY CHRIS FOY: The RFU have informed rival unions in the southern hemisphere that they will not sign up for the proposed Nations League - meaning World Rugby's proposal is doomed.

Leavy lasted only 11 minutes of Saturday's Champions Cup quarter-final victory over Ulster before he was carried from the pitch on a stretcher having replaced Sean O'Brien in the second-half.

Best suffered the damage to his left foot in Ulster's Champions Cup quarter-final defeat by Leinster on Saturday and following a scan on Monday it was confirmed he will be fit to lead Ireland in Japan

Ireland and Ulster captain Rory Best has announced he will retire from professional rugby after the World Cup in Japan. Hooker Best has been capped 116 times by his country.

Joe Schmidt has suffered a World Cup injury blow with veteran flanker Seán O'Brien ruled out of the tournament in Japan with a hip injury. His set for six months on the sidelines.

Munster duo Mike Haley and Jean Kleyn are the only uncapped players included in Ireland's 44-man training squad for their pre-World Cup training camps.