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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia Morning, folks. A lot happened over the weekend – let's get our heads around it.

All people arriving in Australia from overseas will be required to self-isolate for 14 days Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced all people arriving in Australia will be required to enter self-isolation for 14 days as of Monday, March 16.

Australians should reconsider all overseas travel due to the coronavirus, says the government Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called on Australians to reconsider travelling overseas because of the coronavirus.

Organised, 'non-essential' gatherings of 500 people or more will be effectively banned in Australia in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus Australia will ban non-essential gatherings of 500 people or more, in an effort to control the spread of the novel coronavirus. It does not include gatherings deemed essential, including people going to school, university lectures, airports, and using public transport.

Qantas admits it owes employees $7.1 million thanks to a problem with its enterprise agreement Qantas revealed it owes staff $7.1 million in backpay after an issue with its worker classifications. The error involved some staff being placed under the wrong terms and conditions and getting the wrong benefits as a result.

Flight Centre will close 100 stores, citing increased uncertainty for the travel industry amid the coronavirus pandemic Flight Centre has announced it will withdraw its 2020 yearly earnings guidance and close 100 stores amid an industry-wide downturn because of the coronavirus pandemic.

'Poorly handled': Australian Grand Prix ticket holders express frustration at last-minute cancellation The Australian Formula One Grand Prix was cancelled while "several thousand" people had already turned up. Attendees shared their frustrations on social media about not being informed of the cancellation earlier.

Fed slashes main interest rate to zero in historic move designed to cushion economic blow of coronavirus pandemic The Federal Reserve slashed its main interest rates to zero in an emergency move. It's part of a broader government effort to ease the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Tom Hanks is getting respectfully dragged on Twitter for the amount of Vegemite he put on his toast while in self-quarantine Actor Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, announced via Twitter on Wednesday that they both tested positive for COVID-19 while in Australia filming for one of Hanks' movies.

Kia's new compact, tech-heavy SUV plays into a hot trend in Australia – as inner-city millenials drive the growth of smaller vehicles While growth in the sale of small SUVs was minimal in 2019 (up 0.1 per cent on 2018), overall growth in the sector is still trending up. Between 2011 and 2019, there has been consistent upward growth in sales results.

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