Health experts fear the true number of Covid-19 infections could be “10 times” more than the official numbers show and have warned to expect further outbreaks as GPs are warning Queenslanders not to trust negative RAT tests.  

China has signed a security pact with Solomon Islands, despite Australia urging the Pacific nation not to forge ahead with closer defence ties.  

Unions would have the power to spend millions more than mayoral candidates in Brisbane’s council elections under proposed spending cap changes that have been slammed as an “assault on democracy”.  

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Labor is “peddling lies seeking to scare pensioners” about going on a cashless welfare card, as another senior’s group condemned the false claims.  

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