A bitter legal battle has erupted over the custody of a trendy designer dog between a Brisbane grandmother and a South East Queensland dog breeder who both claim they own the beloved labradoodle.

Authorities are pleading for Queenslanders to avoid becoming complacent about the threat of Covid-19 and warned most people will know someone or be infected themselves within weeks.

A private debt collector has been hired by the state government to recoup more than $7.7m in “significantly overdue” unpaid hotel quarantine bills – with a further $21m likely to never be recovered.

The cost of everything from bread to beer is set to spiral after a key ingredient in fertiliser ­tripled in price on the back of China and Russia’s refusals to export it.

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