While the magnitude of the budget deficit blowout looks unmanageable, in reality it will cost nothing more than a cup of coffee a week.

Here are 5 facts on how this contagious virus may affect the cardiovascular system.

We’ve all needed protection but I see the light come shining and I’m sure the PM will be telling us soon how and when we will be released.

Forgive my jump to the right but it’s only temporary. As we open up the economy, we need to keep the rules to get us out of this coronavirus horror show.

With the vast majority of medical news focusing on the coronavirus, much of which has been negative, I felt it important to give some good news and hope for the future.

Social distancing, isolation and restrictions have clearly worked in Australia. Would the compulsory wearing of masks in public have been another excellent pandemic control here?

Now that infection rates are at, or close to, single figures, shouldn't we start “dipping our toe back in the water” to return to, at least, a semblance of some normality?

With the vast majority of public and private attention being directed towards the coronavirus pandemic gripping the planet, at a more global level, we need to consider why this has happened in the first place.

The sometimes corrupt and immature world of the Internet will get a wake-up call where exploiters, users and intellectual property thieves will be exposed and made to pay.

At times like this, I look for smart people to give me a better understanding of what might happen rather than newsmakers who often focus on the news now rather than the potential news ahead.

From the accumulating evidence, I believe the major cause for contracting this disease is “viral load” (defined as the amount of viral particles per ml).

While global containment strategies may slow the spread of Covid-19, all eyes have turned to the prospect of a vaccine, because only a vaccine can prevent people from getting sick.