National Cabinet needs to take control
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.
The latest news on Brisbane's COVID-19 lockdown
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.
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.
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