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Queensland is closing most national parks, walking tracks and 4WD areas, as the state's death toll from COVID-19 rises to three and a full border lockdown takes effect from midnight.

All parents with kids in child care at the start of March will receive it for free over the next six months in the federal government's latest billion dollar coronavirus package.

Parents will receive free childcare if they have to keep attending work in the latest billion dollar step to fight the economic devastation of coronavirus.

Two Northern Territory women have been diagnosed with COVID-19 bringing the total cases in the Territory to 21.

NSW Police will not seek an extension to coronavirus isolation rules beyond 90 days, with the state's highest-ranking officer hoping people will have the message after three months.

Ferrets at a high-security Victorian lab will determine if two potential coronavirus vaccines can proceed to human trials within months.

Disgraced Cardinal George Pell will learn next week whether his final bid for freedom has been successful.

A fuel made from the main ingredient of Tequila could one day be used to power your car across the country, according to new research.

For the first time in its nearly century-and-a-half history, Wimbledon was cancelled for a reason other than war as it became the latest major sporting event in 2020 to fall victim of the coronavirus pandemic.

An estimated one in four Australians are working from home and while the coronavirus pandemic may be causing isolation issues, it's offering many the chance to save big bucks.