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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk talks at the press conference. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Innovation Minister Kate Jones make an announcement about the Coronavirus at the University of Queensland. Sunday March 22, 2020. (AAP image, John Gass)

Pubs and clubs face shutdown, school closures considered

Queensland’s pub and clubs will be among a number of non-essential services shutdown if Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk follows NSW and Victoria’s coronavirus restrictions. School closures are currently being considered.

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18 March 2018, A man with shopping and face mask, face masks being worn for Corona virus, Queen Street Mall, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.

‘It’s among us now’: Doctor’s dire virus warning

A Brisbane GP has warned that the spread of coronavirus could be more widespread than originally thought, with her clinic seeing multiple patients presenting with symptoms but who are unable to be tested because of strict criteria.

Carona Angels at PA Hospital picture (left to right) Sarah Borg aged 32 Acting nurse educator for COVID-19, Claire Ward aged 36 Acting clinical nurse consultant for COVID-19 and John Ash aged 30 Acting clinical nurse consultant for COVID-19 first point of contact to the Caronavirus patents Pic Jamie Hanson

What it’s like to work on the COVID-19 frontline

We’ve spoken to some of the amazing hospital workers who are helping Queensland patients with coronavirus battle the deadly illness.

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Professor of Virology Paul Young. Picture: Liam Kidston.

QLD vaccine on fast track to save millions of lives

A COVID-19 vaccine could be available for emergency use among healthcare workers and vulnerable populations in early 2021 if a plan to shave six months off human trials plays out.

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18/1/2019 Cave rescuer Craig Challen at Hillarys boat harbour. pic Colin Murty The Australian

Thai cave diver: I’m in awe of our fireys’ courage

Cave rescuer and 2019 Australian of the Year Craig Challen says our bushfire crisis has turned ordinary Australians into true heroes as their risk their lives to defend their communities.

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The Shark: We must pay our heroic firefighters

Golfing legend Greg Norman – who almost lost his own property to a fire two years ago – has called for changes in the way Australia pays our heroic firefighters.

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From an army of tradies helping rebuild communities for free to childcare centres preparing our littlest Aussies for evacuations, Australia’s response to disaster preparation and recovery has been unifying

Aussie skills shortage to slow down fire recovery process

Thousands of tradies nationwide have raised their hands to help rebuild bushfire affected communities for free amid a skills shortage across the country. Childcare centres have done their bit with preparing the smallest Aussies for evacuation too.

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Celeste Barber for VAMFF. Photographer: Hugh Stewart.

Barber’s funds start flowing to firies

Celeste Barber’s record-breaking $52 million bushfire fundraising has started to flow to the NSW RFS. But distributing the money has become a “complex issue”.

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HOLD FOR SATURDAY ** Fire tourism - Binna Burra. Staff from Binna Burra Lodge, who are now operating out of a country hall while they wait for the all-clear to return to the famous property. Binna Burra kitchen staff Scott Parker, Leighton Pitcher and Tilsa Pitcher at Headmasters Cafe in Beechmont. Picture: NIGEL HALLETT

How to help affected tourism businesses rebuild

Tourists are being encouraged to return to the fire-ravaged regions of Queensland in a bid to kickstart communities.

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**EMBARGOED FOR SATURDAY PAPERS TO RUN WITH CLARE MASTERS STORY** EXCLUSIVE NEWS360 PREMIUM LOCKED CONTENT NO NEWS.COM, NO SKY, NO WEST AUS, NO AUS Chris “Brolga” Barns, Founder and Owner, The Kangaroo Sanctuary, Alice Springs

Aussie tourism operator plea for world to ‘come back’

Australians are set to show their gratitude to bushfire recovery helpers and donations at a tourism event in Los Angeles, where they will also be asking the world to “come back” to help them recover and rebuild after bushfires.

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RFS volunteers and NSW Fire and Rescue officers fight a bushfire encroaching on properties near Termeil on the Princes Highway between Batemanâ€™s Bay and Ulladulla south of Sydney,Tuesday, December, 3, 2019. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

Bushfire crisis reveals our true selves

Our bushfire crisis is a defining moment for us all, and despite some isolated cases of poor behaviour, Tim Costello argues that it has brought out the best in Australians.

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Photos of the 2016 Ford Ranger, 2016 Holden Colorado and 2016 Toyota HiLux for ute comparison. Shots taken by Thomas Wielecki

Car makers give bushfire victims a break

Popular car makers are helping Australia’s bushfire victims by waiving fees, supplying vehicles and offering extended leave for volunteers.

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Firefighters on the Doonan Bridge East road where the bushfire started on Wednesday afternoon. Photo Lachie Millard

Damage bill mounts for summer of catastrophe

The damages bill sparked by Queensland’s devastating bushfires is still being tallied, as firefighters brace for similar conditions that were experienced last year.

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EXCLUSIVE NEWS360 PREMIUM LOCKED CONTENT NO NEWS.COM, NO SKY, NO WEST AUSTRALIAN, NO AUS A Koala rescued by Koala Rescue Queensland who have worked tirelessly during the recent bushfires and storms to rescue and rehabilitate scores of injured koalas across the state. Photo Lachie Millard

Koalas ‘extinct by 2050’ because of fires

As Australia begins to assess the bushfires’ devastating impact on native wildlife, there are fears for many individual species, and different views on what the top priorities should be.

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