As Australia's replacement submarine program continues to languish amid a minefield of political failures, China's latest design has just been deployed off the coast of Taiwan. And it may reveal the crucial role of such stealthy weapons in Beijing's battle plan.

Tens of thousands of holidayers have been forced to undergo testing after a coronavirus scare at a popular Disney hotspot. Nearly 34,000 people at Shanghai Disneyland have been held for mandatory Covid testing, after a positive case of coronavirus was detected during the popular holiday destination's Halloween festivities.

Beijing's monster fishing fleet has long since stripped its own waters bare. Now it is aggressively prowling the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans for a catch. And it is coming to Australia. It grabs as much as it can. As fast as it can. Wherever it can.

A Chinese official has confirmed a scary new fact about the deadly coronavirus: it is airborne. It was previously understood that two main ways the virus transmitted from person to person were: * Direct transmission: breathing in air close to an infected patient who sneezes or coughs, and * Contact transmission: when a person touches an object tainted with the virus before infecting themselves by touching their mouth, nose or eyes.