The latest news on Brisbane's COVID-19 lockdown
An investigation into a Brisbane hospital Covid-19 outbreak that plunged Greater Brisbane and parts of the state’s north into lockdown has found no wrongdoing by health officials, or the unvaccinated worker who unknowingly spread the virus.
One factor in the last Delta outbreak saved Queensland from seeing case numbers skyrocket similar to what we have this time round, one of the state’s leading infectious disease doctors warns.
Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young reveals the state’s biggest Covid-19 battle lies ahead. She has issued this desperate plea.
Southeast Queenslanders are being asked to mask up for another week in a bid to avoid another lockdown, as southern states are ravaged by coronavirus.
Thousands of pharmacies could be activated early to speed up the Covid-19 jab rollout and emergency payments for lockdowns made easier to access when National Cabinet meets on Friday.
Australia is watching NSW’s handling of its Covid-19 outbreak and Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is monitoring whether to close the border.
Shopping centres, a major golf course and a Kangaroo Point restaurant have been added to Queensland Health’s contract tracing list. SEE THE FULL LIST
The predicted Covid-19 baby boom has not happened, with new data showing a decline in population growth. SEE THE FIGURES
The world’s biggest cruise companies have delayed their plans to resume activities out of Queensland amid Covid-19 uncertainty.
As the hunt continues for the missing link between two Brisbane clusters, experts have warned of the dangers of focusing on Covid-19 variants.
They’re the new mental health issues that could only be caused by those running Queensland’s Covid-19 response, writes Mike O’Connor. VOTE IN OUR POLL
More than 1.5 million southeast Queenslanders are waiting to see if the lockdown is lifting on Saturday, as the coronavirus situation remains in flux.
National Cabinet has agreed lockdowns should only be used as a last resort and the states will trial home quarantine in a four-step plan out of Covid. It comes as international arrivals are halved.
The hospitality industry has slammed southeast Queensland’s snap lockdown, saying businesses will unnecessarily suffer despite a low number of virus cases.
A Queensland virologist has forecast a future with coronavirus but without lockdowns – and it all hinges on vaccinations.
Health authorities have confirmed that a Sunshine Coast man this afternoon tested positive to Covid-19, just hours before lockdown eases in the region.
Our eight Premiers are acting as kings and queens of their fiefdoms they fail to acknowledge they all actually live in one nation. And that has to change, Vikki Campion writes.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced that lockdown will end at 6pm for all Queensland local government areas except Brisbane and Moreton Bay as the state records five new cases – three locally acquired.
Contact tracers worked through the night with Queensland’s latest Covid-19 virus cases, a Brisbane woman and her daughter who had been “out and about extensively”.
Concerns remain over international arrivals following a case in a Qatar Airways worker, with Brisbane to remain in lockdown for another 24 hours as restrictions are eased on the rest of the state.
After the lockdown lifts at 6pm for all affected local government areas except Brisbane and Moreton Bay, some ongoing restrictions will remain in place. See what you will and won’t be able to do.
Locked-down Queenslanders have received an apology from the Premier over her government’s hospital vaccine stuff-up as she doubles down on her support for the chief health officer following a trainwreck press conference.
Annastacia Palaszczuk’s slap down of a “rude” reporter at a Covid press conference on Thursday didn’t shock those used to similar treatment from the Premier, writes Jessica Marszalek.
Dr Jeannette Young has fired back at a room of journalists as she faced a chaotic press conference where her comments about the AstraZeneca vaccine were put under the microscope.
The owner of a Brisbane tennis centre visited by a Covid-positive schoolboy has accused Queensland Health of needlessly panicking parents.
With most Queenslanders only allowed to go outside for the essentials, here’s how to skip the long lines at the grocery store.
Contingency plans are in place for an extension of Queensland’s lockdown beyond three days, with authorities waiting on thousands of test results.
In a highly political media conference, everyone but the State Government was to blame for Queensland’s Covid catastrophe, writes Jessica Marszalek. VOTE IN OUR POLL
The Queensland Government has blamed the Commonwealth for the state’s latest Covid-19 emergency while refusing to apologise for its own failures. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Health staff across Queensland will be audited to ensure those most at risk of contracting Covid-19 are vaccinated.
Forget queuing at the supermarket or greasy fast food, here are the best gourmet take away options in Brisbane.
Tourism has borne the brunt of the Covid pandemic and new figures reveal just how big the blow has been.
The Australian public has voiced its disdain at continual lockdowns, but it is being ignored, writes Alan Jones.
With millions of Australians plunged into lockdown, social media has become the only way for people to express their frustration.
Thousands of Queenslanders have defied strict restrictions on day one of the lockdown, packing beaches and refusing to don masks. SEE THE PICTURES
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has come under fire for criticism of the federal government around international arrivals as she prepares to fly to Tokyo for the Olympic Games.
Queensland has been denied an urgent request for more Pfizer doses, revealing the state is just days away from running out. It comes as the Premier urges under 40s to ignore the PM’s jab advice.
Queensland could be riddled with dozens of Covid-19 virus cases as authorities scramble to contain a rapid outbreak that already threatens to extend the snap three-day lockdown affecting about 4 million residents.
Traffic is bumper-to-bumper north and southbound along the M1 as commuters cram the roads in an apparent bid to escape the city ahead of lockdown.
PARLIAMENT BLOG: A new Queensland Travel Declaration will be permanently introduced for all travellers entering the state. It comes as the Premier urges residents to reconsider travel to Greater Sydney amid fears of an outbreak.
A sleepy Sunshine Coast town has been plunged into fear after yet another Covid-19 emergency that could have been avoided, writes the editor. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Queensland and Australia have been living with COVID-19 for over a year, and it is well past time for a better than bandaid solution to quarantining, writes the editor.
Queensland’s live music industry has hit out at the ‘double standards’ between music venues and sporting grounds as a two-week Brisbane music festival is announced in an attempt revive the arts.
Tear off that mask and put your dancing shoes on – the state’s COVID-19 restrictions have officially eased. Here’s what you need to know.
Read all the latest data on Queensland’s COVID-19 cases as authorities grapple with debate about transferring all COVID-19 patients to one hospital.
A year ago Brisbane’s flourishing dining scene was suddenly snuffed out. Here’s how the city’s leading restaurateurs have survived.
A Gold Coast landmark restaurant that once hosted the Rolling Stones, Hugh Jackman and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia is the latest culinary victim of COVID-19.
The franchisee operating a popular Shingle Inn cafe in Brisbane‘s CBD has gone bust, joining a growing list of retailers in the area falling victim to the COVID-19 downturn.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk wants the NZ Prime Minister to visit Queensland, but the state’s top travel baron would rather she go elsewhere.
COVID-positive patients could be treated at a proposed quarantine hub instead of being taken to hospital if the much-talked about facility is given the go ahead.
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