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Lydia Lynch is Queensland political reporter for the Brisbane Times

Premier rebuffs flak over COVID hub plan ‘filled mostly with pictures’

Premier rebuffs flak over COVID hub plan ‘filled mostly with pictures’

Negotiations remain deadlocked, with Annastacia Palaszczuk rebuffing the Prime Minister’s claim the state had not provided enough information as “ridiculous”.

  • by Lydia Lynch

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Snubbed Stoker says rival won top spot by drinking more beer with preselectors
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Snubbed Stoker says rival won top spot by drinking more beer with preselectors

Australia’s Assistant Minister for Women believes she was overlooked by preselectors for the top spot on the Queensland LNP Senate because her male rival “drank beer with them more often”.

  • by Lydia Lynch
Queensland jobless rate second worse in nation amid ‘chronic’ worker shortage

Queensland jobless rate second worse in nation amid ‘chronic’ worker shortage

With Queensland recording the second-worst jobless rate in the nation in April, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced a plan to address a “chronic shortage” of workers in hospitality.

  • by Lydia Lynch
Cops, medics and prison guards to get easier access to compensation for PTSD
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Cops, medics and prison guards to get easier access to compensation for PTSD

A former prison officer has detailed the graphic and horrific scenes workers face inside Queensland’s jails.

  • by Felicity Caldwell and Lydia Lynch
‘Time to go Lammo’: Crowd rallies near Laming’s Qld office

‘Time to go Lammo’: Crowd rallies near Laming’s Qld office

About 150 protesters gathered in Cleveland, just metres away from Dr Laming’s office, ahead of his return to Parliament.

  • by Toby Crockford and Lydia Lynch
Protest planned ahead of Andrew Laming’s return to Parliament

Protest planned ahead of Andrew Laming’s return to Parliament

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is under renewed pressure to dump Andrew Laming from the Coalition party room when the embattled backbencher returns to Parliament next week. 

  • by Lydia Lynch
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Funding lifeline for delayed Broadbeach to Burleigh light rail

Funding lifeline for delayed Broadbeach to Burleigh light rail

A contract dispute between the state government and builders, John Holland Group, has forced delays and a budget blowout on the light rail extension. 

  • by Lydia Lynch
‘It has worked’: Dutton defends Australia’s hotel quarantine system

‘It has worked’: Dutton defends Australia’s hotel quarantine system

Defence Minister Peter Dutton says health advice provided to the national cabinet was that “the hotel model was the most effective”.

  • by Lydia Lynch
Brisbane hospital COVID ward still shut as engineers probe airflow

Brisbane hospital COVID ward still shut as engineers probe airflow

A ward at Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital remains closed more than a month after a COVID-positive patient infected three health staff. 

  • by Lydia Lynch
Five Australians treated for blood clots after AstraZeneca vaccination

Five Australians treated for blood clots after AstraZeneca vaccination

Five Australians have developed a rare blood clotting disorder associated with receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine since last week, the Therapeutic Goods Administration has confirmed.

  • by Rachel Clun and Lydia Lynch
Queensland border remains open to NSW despite local cases

Queensland border remains open to NSW despite local cases

Anyone who arrives in Queensland from 1am on Friday who has visited a declared COVID-19 exposure site must immediately go into 14 days of hotel quarantine. 

  • by Lydia Lynch

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/by/lydia-lynch-h18euk