Premier: Behind-the-scenes talks held over AFL Grand Final
Queensland is ready to host the AFL grand final with Annastacia Palaszczuk saying the State Government was having “close talks” behind the scenes.
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Borders closed until no community transmission
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has declared the state would remain closed to residents of New South Wales and Victoria until there was no active community transmission. It comes as Queensland again records no new cases of COVID-19.
‘Added complexity’ as police deal with COVID breach teens
Two teenage girls are in custody a after arriving in Queensland by train before the border was closed and being picked up in a Noosa shopping centre. But police admit there is an “added layer of complexity” in dealing with this particular situation. Pictures: Nine News/ABC
Traffic nightmare: 13km of delays after signals fail
Traffic on Brisbane’s Inner City Bypass and another major route into the city is easing slowly after a traffic light failure caused delays stretching a total of 13 kilometres.
‘Simplified’ Olympics gets $350m cash boost
As our Olympic athletes continue to recalibrate for another year of build up to Tokyo, Australian organising committee boss John Coates says it is still unclear what shape the simplified Games will take.
Total ban: Victorians locked out of QLD
All Victorians will be banned from Queensland – and cannot go into quarantine here – and returning Queenslanders will be forced to pay for 14-days hotel quarantine as the Premier announced a raft of tough new measures in a bid to stop southerners fleeing the Melbourne lockdown.
Qld borders close Wednesday, arrivals to self quarantine
Queensland will shut its borders from midnight Wednesday in a bid to contain the coronavirus outbreak after 60 new cases in the past 24 hours. New arrivals into Queensland will have to self quarantine for 14 days. FOLLOW OUR ROLLING UPDATES
One dead as serious crash closes Bruce Highway
A person has died and the Bruce Highway has been closed in both directions after a serious accident involving a truck and a car in the state’s north, with authorities warning motorists to avoid the area.
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