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Fears the virus outbreak in China could morph into a global pandemic saw Australian shares fall heavily for a second consecutive session on Tuesday.

A new report from the China Matters think tank argues political parties should have targets for candidates from culturally diverse backgrounds.

The job involves six days of cleaning in response to one of the biggest single outbreaks of coronavirus outside China. A fourth passenger has died and more than 690 have been infected.

Chef de mission Ian Chesterman says Australia are preparing as if the Tokyo Games will proceed on schedule despite the coronavirus crisis.

Marathon runner Sinead Diver admits she is nervous and worried about the coronavirus at the Olympics in Tokyo.

The Dreamworld inquest reveals a shortage of qualified engineers capable of certifying Queensland's amusement parks.

The great fiscal rhetoric softening has begun as Prime Minister Scott Morrison says "unknown global shocks" could not have been predicted.

Business groups and teachers fear TAFE will lose funding and the ability to address skills shortages.

The Waratahs are hoping a fast track at Bankwest Stadium can help them avoid a fourth successive loss - something only one other Australian side has managed in the last decade to start a season.

A pregnant teenager's blood was found in the car of a Brisbane man accused of murdering her after she demanded $500 for sex, a court has been told.

Blackmores said it intended to launch a series of new pet supplements over the next 12 months, particularly aimed at China.

The budget office said the $3.7 billion fund was for vaccines, treatment and protective equipment. It comes after the stock market took a dive.

Premiership-winning former Newcastle hooker Danny Buderus will oversee football operations in the steel city as Adam O'Brien's side push for a finals return.

Joel Embiid has scored a career-high 49 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as Philadelphia dealt with the absence of Ben Simmons to beat Atlanta 129-112.

Police have arrested a 62-year-old man in relation to the murder, a significant breakthrough in the cold case after a renewed push from detectives last year.

Artificial intelligence firm Appen was one of the few ASX high-flyers on Tuesday, after it reported strong earnings growth and said it expected little impact from the coronavirus.

The Morrison government faces an evaporating budget surplus and a "very limited" ability to respond to the economic impact of the coronavirus.

The 22-year-old woman was arrested at a home in Hallam, in Melbourne's south-east, on Tuesday and charged with foreign incursion offences.

Sydney-based 200m breaststroke contender Matt Wilson says he's happy to take on anyone in Tokyo, including Russia's reigning world champion Anton Chupkov.

The Blues currently have more than 60,000 members, some 10,000 members more than this time last year, and say they are on track to hit a final tally near 75,000 for 2020.