1500 travellers traced in bid to beat mutant strain
Queensland Health authorities have successfully traced 1500 people who have arrived in the state from Melbourne, with hundreds of them now in isolation.
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CHO’s sweeping powers extended for seventh time
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Grim warning as businesses go bust despite COVID cash
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Island’s demands ahead of $200m Qld takeover
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Border declaration reinstated as Melbourne COVID fears grow
Travellers from Melbourne could be barred from Queensland amid growing fears Victoria’s COVID-19 crisis will again spiral out of control.
Kids use COVID cash in remote community ‘gambling rings’
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REVEALED: Queensland’s top 20 causes of death
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‘We will be back’: UQ urged to restart COVID vaccine
Despite having to shelve its COVID-19 vaccine, the nation’s leading infectious diseases expert says UQ researchers should have another go. And he’s not the only optimistic one.
‘Vigilantes’ involved in crash that killed ‘beautiful’ Jennifer
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