‘Plan B’ to protect families of health workers
Despite Queensland recording its lowest rise in COVID-19 cases in weeks, frontline health workers could face long-term isolation under a State Government plan to protect their families.
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Cruise passenger becomes state’s latest virus victim
A 78-year-old man who was a passenger aboard the ill-fated Ruby Princess cruise has become the fifth Queenslander to die from coronavirus, as the state recorded its lowest number of new cases in weeks.
Public servants ‘betrayed’ by Premier: Unions
The head of one of the state’s most powerful unions has slammed Annastacia Palaszczuk’s decision to scrap a pay rise for thousands of public servants as a “kneejerk response” to a question on The Today Show and something more akin to the Newman years.
Dummy’s guide to new home isolation rules
As picnic areas, swimming holes, walking trails, look outs and more become off-limits in escalating closures, the Palaszczuk Government has backflipped on its tough new social isolation rules and will now allow households to have two visitors. SEE THE DUMMY’S GUIDE TO WHAT’S CHANGED.
Community transmission in new COVID-19 cluster
Queensland has a new coronavirus cluster with “very early signs” of community transmission. It comes as the state’s death toll rises to four after a Darling Downs man died in Toowoomba Hospital. ROLLING CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE
FULL LIST: Mass closure of popular QLD national parks
The State Government has moved to close down some of QLD’s most popular national parks from tomorrow as the fight continues to stop the spread of COVID-19. See the list here.
Parliament recall to lock down protection for renters
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced Parliament would be recalled to ensure laws were in place so Queensland could instate a national moratorium on rental terminations to protect tenants who have lost their jobs.
‘Disgusting’ pay rise plan dumped by Premier
Queensland’s 224,000 public servants have had their pay rises frozen, which Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says is the only sensible decision during hard times after Gold Coast business leaders slammed the wage increase as “disgusting”.
Unions in talks with State Govt after pay rise freeze
Union heads are meeting with the State Government after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk declared 224,000 public servants would have planned pay rises frozen.
Clarity needed: Confusion over social-distancing rules
One of Queensland’s top cops has admitted there is confusion in the ranks about the state’s tough new social-distancing rules and conceded that until it was made clear, police would not be taking “direct enforcement action”.
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