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Blake Antrobus covers Queensland courts and crime for NCA NewsWire. He began his career in journalism in 2015, migrating from Sydney’s northern beaches to southwest Queensland. He has covered politics, crime, education and general news for newspapers across the state.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JUNE 28, 2021: Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young talks to the press conference about COVID in Brisbane.Picture: NCA NewsWire / John Gass

Qld mystery case has Delta variant

Queensland’s new mystery case, a 19-year-old health worker who spent 10 days in the community, is confirmed with the delta variant.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JUNE 28, 2021: Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk talks to the media about wearing a mask at a press conference about COVID in Brisbane.Picture: NCA NewsWire / John Gass

‘Furious’: Hospital worker not vaccinated

An ‘absolutely furious’ premier has demanded an investigation after revealing a hospital worker who tested positive for Covid-19 was not vaccinated.

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Hired car linked to brutal bikie murder

More footage linked to the murder of a notorious bikie has been released by Queensland police as they probe the shooting.

Australian Coronavirus

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JUNE, 08, 2021: Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to media at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Joel Carrett

Nation records dozens of new local cases

Australia has recorded 25 new local Covid-19 cases on Tuesday as a fourth capital city was plunged into a strict lockdown.

QLD Crime

An artist with a chainsaw getting ready to carve something out of a block of ice.

Man struck with chainsaw over party: cops

A man who allegedly attacked another man with a chainsaw during a violent altercation over a noisy gathering has been charged with multiple offences.

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Senior Constable David (Dave) Masters was tragically killed overnight on the Bruce Highway trying to stop a stolen vehicle. Dave pictured with wife Sharon and son Jack. Image supplied by Queensland Police Union

‘Not if, when’: Warning after cop killed

The shattered dream of the son of a Queensland cop who was killed in an alleged hit and run has been revealed as police urge the driver to turn herself in.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 18, 2020: Health workers are seen in full PPE at a pop-up COVID19 test site in Clyde, Melbourne, Victoria. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Daniel Pockett

Lockdown extended after new NT case

The Northern Territory’s lockdown has been extended after one new infection, confirmed to be the Delta strain, was recorded overnight.

Mining

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MAY 21, 2021: Clive Palmer during a media conference which was held in Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard

Costly blow to Clive Palmer

Mining magnate Clive Palmer has been dealt a costly blow, with a Queensland court ordering his flagship company to pay more than $100 million.

NSW & ACT Politics

Qweekend - Duncan Pegg is an MP who has annouced his retirment from politics because he has serious cancer battle. Photo Mark Cranitch.

Beloved Queensland MP laid to rest

The Premier and a former prime minister were among the mourners who flocked to the Gabba to farewell a beloved MP who died of cancer.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - JUNE 25, 2021.Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young speaks during a press conference at Parliament House to provide a Covid update.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dan Peled

‘More cases expected’ in Queensland

Queensland has reported no new locally acquired coronavirus cases, but authorities warn there may be more to come.

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