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Queenslanders Ditching Manual Cars 27/09/2021

Queenslanders are ditching the clutch, with only 41 per cent of 60,000 licences granted last year for manual drivers.Climate talks and “frustrations” with leadership have ruptured the Nationals party room, with regional MPs bitterly divided as the Liberals edge closer to a deal on net zero emissions by 2050. Queensland’s young teenagers are getting vaccinated faster than anyone else in the state, with nearly one in every five of them showing up to get their first jab in less than a fortnight. The State Government has launched a new advertising assault telling Queenslanders to get vaccinated so they can travel again, but still can’t say what the pass mark will be for opening the borders. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at couriermail.com.au.

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