‘Unbecoming even of her’: Miles’ stinging attack on Frecklington
Queensland Health Minister Steven Miles has lashed out at Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington over her “disgusting” comments in the wake of the tragic death of an unborn child.
Queensland Health Minister Steven Miles has lashed out at Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington over her “disgusting” comments in the wake of the tragic death of an unborn child.
Health Minister Steven Miles has confirmed the Darling Downs region will be subject to tightened restrictions as the state records four new COVID-19 cases. It comes as concerns grow over the emerging virus cluster that blew out to 16 people late on Friday.
The tragic death of an unborn twin baby, who died after its mum was forced to wait 16 hours for a care flight to Sydney instead of crossing the border, has its grieving family questioning whether a faster transfer to Brisbane could have made all the difference.
Queensland’s top doctor says there has been a concerning outbreak of coronavirus – involving 15 people connected to Queensland corrections facilities – but the cases do not mark a ‘second wave’. It comes as restrictions on gatherings have been extended to the Gold Coast and the state’s annual Schoolies festival has effectively been cancelled.
The Brisbane virus cluster has spread to the Gold Coast, with two new cases recorded in the north of the city. It means new restrictions on the Coast from 8am tomorrow, while Schoolies has been cancelled.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says there will be a definition of the COVID-19 hotspot – even if state premiers refuse to follow suit – after a NSW woman lost one of her unborn twins after seeking treatment in Sydney because it was felt applying for a Queensland border exemption would have taken too long.
As one of the nation’s most powerful unions announces it has slammed its massive financial war-chest shut to the Palaszczuk Government, the Premier says she’s got bigger things to worry about.
The skipper of a luxury superyacht which ferried millionaire Mark Simonds and his family from Melbourne to the Gold Coast has been fined for breaching Queensland’s border ban. The ruling comes as police detail two other “serious” border breaches.
A training officer in the Queensland prisons system is one of two new cases of coronavirus recorded in the past 24 hours, prompting the lockdown of thousands of prisoners as far north as Rockhampton and putting authorities on alert for unrest.
She holds one of the Labor Government’s most marginal seats, and this minister may yet pull out of the October state election.
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