Queenslanders are being warned the current wave of Covid-19 is expected to be “long and slow” as families are urged to keep getting tested over the school holidays to avoid mass outbreaks at the start of next term. 

Police will be better trained to identify complex cases of domestic violence involving coercive control and technology-assisted abuse to support survivors who previously fell through the cracks of the justice system. 

The famed ibis would be a contender to serve as a mascot for the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games under an idea floated by the state’s Sports Minister. 

Queenslanders are being warned a late-season cyclone is still likely to form over the Coral Sea this week, delivering the potential for wild weather as the school holidays get under way. 

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