Twelve Queenslanders including a powerful businessman will carry the weight of the state after being hand-picked by the Premier for a critical Olympic Games taskforce. 

Queensland’s medical peak body has warned lifesaving Covid-19 antiviral drugs are proving “difficult” to access.

Queensland’s top traffic cop has described seeing chilling footage of drivers panicking and uselessly hitting their brakes while being washed away in floodwaters, as the state braces for another severe weather event. 

Businesses are operating “as usual” following conflicting advice from the state and federal governments on whether employees should work from home amid Queensland’s third Omicron wave. 

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