Lockdown too short to trigger financial help for business
Small businesses affected by Queensland’s most recent Covid-19 lockdown will be denied financial relief because the shutdown didn’t run for seven days.
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Is this the Gold Coast’s biggest mystery?
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Update: Coast motorcyclist ‘struck, killed after prison love triangle fight’
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Shop smashed up, Porsche nabbed on Coast
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‘Overwhelming’: Desperate plea to fix Snapper’s car park shocker
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Chumpy’s pregnant widow reveals rush to harvest his sperm
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‘A bit surreal’: Former NRL star raises $200k on charity walk
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‘Hardly walk, riddled with fleas’: Emaciated pup found abandoned
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‘240 per week’: Ongoing Pfizer deal for Coast clinic
A Gold Coast clinic will start administering Pfizer jabs in coming days after scoring its first shipment ahead of schedule, despite warnings patients may have to wait months. ALL THE DETAILS >>>
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