Queensland business confidence has returned to drastically low levels only seen when the economy was decimated by nationwide Covid lockdowns in March 2020.

Queensland’s top doctor has revealed the state has halved the number of patients hospitalised with Covid in just 19 days.

Annastacia Palaszczuk has denied she was aware of any of the allegations being raised by the state’s Integrity Commissioner before she referred her to a parliamentary committee. 

A new congestion report has revealed an increase in stretches of southeast Queensland roads where traffic has slowed since 2019, despite swathes of residents working from home. 

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