PoliticsCoronavirus pandemicPrint articleQueensland still playing catch-up on COVID-19 vaccinationsMark LudlowQueensland bureau chiefOct 29, 2021 – 4.26pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginAlmost 20 local regions in Queensland are yet to be 50 per cent fully vaccinated against COVID-19, only six weeks before a planned reopening to NSW and Victoria.Despite months of warnings by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk about the need to get the jab before the December 17 deadline, several regional areas, including the tourism hotspot of Whitsundays, and pockets of Brisbane’s outer suburbs are still well behind.Loading...Mark Ludlow writes on politics, energy and infrastructure based in Brisbane. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mludlow@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreCoronavirus pandemicAnnastacia PalaszczukBrisbaneLatest In PoliticsFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineIt’s the coolest chalet in Switzerland – though not for everyoneMatthew DrummondHotel dining used to be bland. Now it’s reinventing room service2 top Melbourne creatives join forces for a new restaurantBOSS Financial ReviewThe CEO of this $7b company is doubling his workforce – by using AIPatrick DurkinThis executive tripled his salary in 5 years. Here is how he did itHow a banker, coal owner and pokies baron passed the ESG pub testLife & LeisureThis Sydney financier dreams of hitting the road with David BeckhamLife & LeisureThis Aston Martin can be tailored to your taste – but it will cost youThis re-released best-selling handbag is now yours for $9450Rich ListToorak Rich Listers caught up in mansion fireHannah Wootton‘How very Sydney’: Justin Hemmes forced to unleash charm offensiveBillionaire Geminder mulls asset sales at struggling Pro-Pac business
