The mother of two children killed in a horrific plane crash has devastatingly revealed she was wrapping Christmas presents for her kids when police knocked on the door to tell her about the tragedy. 

Increased mask wearing, working from home and a drive to get people taking up vaccine booster shots will be used to flatten the curve of the omicron variant, amid fears its rapid spread could strain health system capacities without some intervention. 

Thousands of Queenslanders are expected to be in isolation in coming weeks as cases continue to rise, sparking calls for the state government to urgently review its stringent close contact requirements. 

Two children injured in the horror Devonport jumping castle tragedy remain in critical but stable conditions in intensive care and are both facing “very slow and long” recoveries. 

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