Qld schools to be pupil free from Monday
Queensland schools will have a pupil free week from Monday so teachers can prepare to teach remotely. Essential workers will still be able to send their children to school. This is how it will work.
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‘Wonderful family man’ struck down by COVID-19
Garry Kirstenfeldt, the Queensland man who is the ninth Australian to die from coronavirus, has been described as a “beautiful man” with “a huge heart”.
Queensland’s second coronavirus death confirmed
Queensland has recorded its second death from coronavirus as the state’s total number of confirmed cases climbs above 400. FOLLOW OUR ROLLING UPDATES
Where you’ll find 4500 jobs up for grabs
Unemployment might be about to reach once-in-a-century highs, but some of Queensland’s biggest employers have begun urgent recruitment to fill thousands of positions created by the coronavirus crisis. WHERE THE JOBS ARE
$3b stimulus amid fears of 30 per cent jobless rate
As Australia faces a once-in-a-century economic meltdown, with the prospect of a national unemployment rate of 30 per cent, the Queensland Government is readying a $3 billion plan to soften the blow.
How rum icons are helping viral offensive
They’re Queensland’s two most iconic rum brands, and now they could prove decisive in slowing the spread of coronavirus.
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
‘Too unsafe for teachers’: Union expects ‘outcomes’ tomorrow
Queensland’s teachers’ union has met with the State Government and expects outcomes tomorrow after it demanded schools close Wednesday. The current situation, according to the Teachers’ Professional Association of Queensland, is “too unsafe for our teachers”. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Coronavirus shouldn’t kill off political accountability
With the Queensland budget delayed, parliament potentially in a six-month hiatus and an election looming, accountability is more important now than ever, writes Jessica Marszalek.
Local elections still on track — for now
Queensland’s local government elections are still set to proceed on March 28, but the minister responsible warns this could change.
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