Biggest crisis yet: Noosa’s famous strip decimated by Covid-19
Struggling retailers have been forced to lay off staff as the normally “booming” Hastings Street remains empty after lockdown.
Queensland lockdown
All the latest information on the Queensland lockdown
I’m a pollie, get me out of here: Quarantine awaits MPs fleeing Canberra
Queensland federal MPs fleeing Canberra before a snap lockdown will have to go into 14 days’ home quarantine.
Full list: 343 Qld company collapses since end of JobKeeper
Analysis reveals 343 businesses have plunged into liquidation since JobKeeper ended on March 29, with fears there is no end in sight for the tsunami of company collapses. SEARCH THE INTERACTIVE
Headline shows return as QPAC fights back from Covid carnage
Shows at QPAC are going ahead with West Side Story resuming this week and rehearsals for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in full swing.
Palaszczuk’s image makers are greasing her wheels
Queenslanders can’t seem to resist the carefully engineered combination of home-style charm and hard line Covid policy Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s team has moulded, writes Peter Gleeson.
Palaszczuk defends growing team of spin doctors
As the Premier’s media staff balloons to up to 30, Annastacia Palaszczuk has justified their existence as an invaluable means to keep the community informed.
Revealed: Secret team behind Premier’s public image
Among Annastacia Palaszczuk’s 30 media spinners is a secret team of a dozen people in charge of curating her public image.
Millions in debt, brink of collapse: Lockdowns decimate Queensland cafes, restaurants
Queensland’s hospitality scene could be decimated with a host of restaurants and cafes teetering on the edge of collapse.
Qld records 10 new local Covid-19 cases, SA border reopens
Queensland has recorded 11 new Covid-19 cases, 10 of them linked to the Indooroopilly school cluster and picked up in home quarantine. It comes as the border reopens with South Australia, but concern ramps up about widespread outbreaks in NSW.
Watch: Maskless Covid-denying bully’s shot at cafe owner
A large Covid-19 denier has been filmed intimidating staff of a Gold Coast cafe for refusing to serve him without a mask. SEE VIDEO
More lockdowns, then freedom: Qld’s race to Covid vaccine target
Annastacia Palaszczuk has used the opening of Brisbane’s new mass vaccination centre to warn of more potential lockdowns until Queensland reached a vaccination rate of 70 per cent.
Brisbane high street decimated by home isolation
Usually you’d be lucky to find a park. It’s take your pick now as home isolation has hit a westside high street even harder than the 2020 lockdown.
Iconic New Farm organic shop killed by Covid
An organic produce trader that operated in upmarket New Farm for a quarter of a century has become the latest retail victim of pandemic shutdowns.
Premier’s reason for not releasing secret Covid sentiment polling
Annastacia Palaszczuk has again been grilled over secret $500,000 Covid-19 market research, sharing her reason she would not release it to the public.
D-Day for Brisbane school families caught up in Delta outbreak
Thousands of families caught up in the Delta outbreak that swept through Brisbane schools will today undergo their final mandatory Covid tests before finishing home quarantine.
50,000 workers rush for Covid-19 cash lifeline after lockdown
Within hours of opening, more than 53,000 South East Queensland workers hit by the snap eight-day lockdown applied for Covid disaster payments.
Named: Man charged over Byron border bubble chaos
The Sydney man who plunged northern NSW into lockdown after travelling to the region while infected with Covid has been charged by police.
‘Freedom’ test frenzy as isolation families bid to be released
Brisbane families at the epicentre of the southeast Queensland Delta outbreak have stepped out after 12 days of isolation, joining hours-long queues for “freedom’’ tests that could release them from their homes for good.
Bridge to Brisbane postponed due to Covid restrictions
The Sunday Mail Transurban Bridge to Brisbane has been postponed due to ongoing Covid restrictions.
Teachers at breaking point trying to enforce school mask mandate
Teachers have revealed they are stressed and spending too much time “arguing with students” as they battle to enforce the classroom mask mandate in South East Queensland schools.
‘It will happen’: Warning on next outbreak as state records four new cases
Queensland has recorded four new cases of Covid-19, all linked to the Indooroopilly Delta cluster and all found in home quarantine. In the state’s north, Cairns residents will come out of lockdown at 4pm as planned.
‘I was attacked by everyone’: Premier hits back in fiery stoush with reporters
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has hit back during a fiery stoush with reporters after an explosive report revealed the government forked out $500k for public sentiment polling during Covid. WATCH THE VIDEO
Ekka drive-through returns: Sundaes, dagwood dogs, and more
The Ekka Tastes Drive Through is back this year, with double the capacity and the beloved Bertie Beetle showbags added alongside the strawberry sundaes and dagwood dogs.
‘Stop spreading fear’: MP slammed for misleading mask stance
Queensland MP George Christensen has been criticised for attempting to discredit the use of masks and lockdowns in the fight against Covid-19 and calling medical experts “dictatorial bureaucrats”.
The QR code loophole leaving Queenslanders at risk
There are calls for QR codes to be used in Queensland cabs after authorities reveal the Cairns cab driver who sparked a three-day lockdown caught the virus from one of his passengers but was not listed as a close contact.
Where to find the best takeaway during lockdown
From fine dining French food to seafood sangas and award-winning Asian eats, here are the best lockdown takeaway options from some of the state’s top restaurants and cafes.
CHO reveals when she’ll make lockdown decision, masks till Xmas
Queensland’s chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young has revealed when she’ll make a decision about if the lockdown will end as she warns the mask mandate could continue until Christmas.
Coast quarantine escapee refuses to give herself up
Police have made contact with a 24-year-old woman who busted out of hotel quarantine on the Gold Coast after a court appearance, but she is refusing to hand herself in.
‘Missing link’ triggers Sunshine Coast mass school Covid-19 tests
The reason why three elite Sunshine Coast schools were urged to have all students and staff tested for Covid-19 can be revealed as investigations continue into what caused the delta outbreak in Brisbane.
50km food run, Byron border bust: Lockdown dodgers come unstuck
From a 50km food run to Surfers Paradise, a late night trip over the border – and back, police have released footage of their intercepts as people continue to flout Covid-19 lockdown rules.
‘Serious, violent offence’: Cop needs surgery after lockdown assault
A Queensland policeman requires surgery after an alleged violent assault by a man flouting lockdown rules in Brisbane’s inner south.
Principal’s emotional letter as school logs two new Covid-19 cases
Brisbane Grammar School’s headmaster has penned an emotional letter to the school community as the number of Covid-19 cases linked to the inner-city campus grows by two.
‘Low-life b—h!”: Frontline workers abused at Covid testing sites
Exhausted health staff and essential workers are facing rising levels of abuse as the demand for Covid testing explodes and long waits continue at testing sites across Greater Brisbane.
‘It’s working’: State on track to end lockdown as cluster swells to 89, 10 new cases recorded
Queensland authorites remain positive that the current lockdown is working, after 10 new locally acquired cases of Covid-19 were recorded overnight – the majority already in isolation.
Famine and feast: Dining revenues plummet, gourmet takeaway booms
Restaurateurs are fighting to make ends meet, with the snap lockdown making revenues drop by 80 per cent, but there may be some good news for those top venues able to pivot to takeaway.
‘This sh-t is real’: Mum’s plea as daughter, 8, suffers Covid-19
A Brisbane mum quarantining in hospital with her Covid-positive eight-year-old daughter has made a heartfelt plea to Queenslanders as she and her husband also fight the highly infectious Delta variant.
Lockdown legends: High praise for quarantined Queenslanders
These are the people keeping Queenslanders safe. More than 7000 residents confined to their homes have rightly been praised for their efforts, while all in lockdown hope for some reprieve come Sunday.
Call for help as emergency doctor forced into quarantine
A Brisbane emergency doctor has been forced into quarantine with her three children and partner, issuing a plea for Queenslanders to look out for friends and neighbours who are quarantining alone.
Delta game changer: Masks for under-12s on the cards
Queensland children under the age of 12 could soon have to wear masks, as the game-changing highly infectious Delta variant continues to wreak havoc among the young. Is this the right move? Have your say.
Cluster on a knife edge as lockdown deadline looms
Queensland is in front of Covid-19 for the time being with authorities hopeful the lockdown will be lifted on Sunday if people continued adhering to the strict stay-at-home orders.
‘So far in front’: CHO hopeful of lifting lockdown as Delta cluster swells to 79
Despite 27 new cases, 16 of which are linked to southeast Queensland’s Delta cluster, chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young is hopeful of the eight-day lockdown ending on Sunday.
What lockdown? Hundreds queue for opening of famous croissant shop
Arguably the world’s best croissant has landed in Brisbane, with police forced to monitor the hordes turning out to be the first to try the pastry treat.
WATCH: Thousands of cars intercepted as Covid ‘RBTs’ ramp-up
Police have been out in force at RBT-style Covid checkpoints across Brisbane and the Gold Coast, stopping cars to check lockdown compliance.
Infected: Brisbane Grammar cluster cases attended sports training
An urgent quarantine order has been issued to the Brisbane Grammar School community after principal reveals positive cases attended group sports training while infectious.
‘Close all windows’: Angry letter to family caught up in elite school lockdown
Tensions are rising in the suburbs, with one neighbour’s angry letter to a family caught up in the Brisbane Covid cluster now going viral.
Woman still missing after brazen quarantine escape
A 24-year-old woman is yet to be found by police more than a day after fleeing hotel quarantine, as details of her daring escape are revealed.
COVID-19 Crisis: GPS, Langer footie, sport return doubt
COVID-19 CRISIS: The return to school sport, including GPS rugby, schoolgirl rowing, Langer Trophy and community sport this month in grave doubt.
On the frontline: Half of all close contacts in just four suburbs
Brisbane’s inner-west is bearing the brunt of the state’s Delta wave, with just four suburbs accounting for half of all close contacts and more than 20,000 residents in isolation.
How a photo with friends cost one man $1378
It was an expensive photo opportunity for one southeast Queensland man while he was out on a walk after he was hit with a $1378 fine. This is what he did wrong.
QLD backpacker Covid case may have infected WA mine worker
A Queeensland man who tested positive while staying at a Brisbane backpackers may have infected a FIFO worker during an ill-fated trip to Western Australia.
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