Prime Minister Scott Morrison has spent recent days in discussions with a number of world leaders to push for major reforms of the WHO.

Australia is reportedly open to the notion of an entirely new global health response body being established, with sweeping powers to enter a country without invitation to investigate disease outbreaks.

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Australia has recorded 74 deaths from COVID-19 so far, with 6655 confirmed cases. They include 2974 in New South Wales, 1336 in Victoria, 1024 in Queensland, 438 in South Australia, 546 in Western Australia, 205 in Tasmania, 104 in the Australian Capital Territory and 28 in the Northern Territory.

Here's how Wednesday unfolded.

Originally published as ScoMo’s plan could shut down WHO