Prime Minister Scott Morrison has consulted with health experts on a US-style travel ban against continental Europe, in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.
American credit agency Fitch has handed Virgin Australia a vote of confidence by maintaining its “B+/Stable” rating, despite the carrier’s poor recent share performance.
Virgin Australia’s CEO has reassured passengers that all the airline’s aircraft are equipped with face masks and hand sanitisers, in light of coronavirus fears.
Queensland police have confirmed five people died in Wednesday’s Cessna 404 Titan crash. During a search through the wreckage, emergency services found the bodies of a 39-year-old pilot and four male passengers aged 63, 62, 57 and 49, thought to be from Cairns.
A Cessna 404 has crashed near the Lockhart River in Far North Queensland, according to multiple reports.
Foreign nationals will not be allowed to enter Australia if they have visited Italy in the past 14 days, in a major escalation of the nation’s coronavirus travel ban.