Quieter than a lockdown: CBD traders struggle as workers, shoppers stay away
Small businesses owners who planned for a busy start to the new year say trade is way down as people avoid Brisbane’s CBD amid Queensland’s record Omicron surge.
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Tourist’s ‘SOS’ as $37.50 meal only option amid food panic on Qld island
Travellers have dubbed Daydream Island a ‘nightmare’, with parents spotted raiding a souvenir shop for food for their children, while other guests were left with no other option but a fixed $37.50 meal after restaurants closed amid Covid chaos.
‘Fill up now’: Warning as fuel prices skyrocket to $1.89
Drivers have been urged to fill up their tanks after fuel companies hiked prices to $1.89 at service stations across Brisbane.
Queensland to brace for storms, another possible cyclone
Parts of central Queensland sweltered through more extreme heat today ahead of predicted severe thunderstorms and heavy rain over the next 48 hours, and another possible tropical cyclone on the way next week.
‘Buy what you need’: Shelves bare as crisis creeps into Queensland
The effects of a Covid-19 supply chain crisis have hit Queensland, with products disappearing from supermarket shelves.
Other contagion hitting Queensland beaches
There’s another summer trend which appears as rampant as Omicron in South East Queensland and it’s all over our beaches.
Holiday plans in shambles as top island resorts cancel trips
Holiday makers planning to head to the Whitsundays have been left devastated after being told their exclusive island escapes have been cancelled just days out.
Record 40C temperatures as extreme heatwave grips QLD
An extreme heatwave will send temperatures soaring 10C above average across large parts of Queensland this week.
Beaches still closed as furious Seth keeps authorities guessing
All Gold Coast beaches remain closed today as ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth continues to track towards the Queensland coast.
‘Astronomical peak’ coming: Grim warning as Seth smashes coast
Waves up to 9m have been recorded off the Queensland coast as ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth unleashes its full fury, with authorities warning an “astronomical peak” in tides is still to come, as 100km/h winds are forecast.
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