Queensland COVID reopening roadmap set to include rules restricting unvaccinated residents

The re-opening roadmap may allow some business to drop face masks, social-distancing and capacity limits - if they meet one ...

PNG businessman and former governor Malcolm ‘Kela’ Smith identified as Queensland’s COVID-19 victim

A man who died in a Queensland hospital after contracting COVID-19 overseas has been named as a respected businessman and ...

Queensland government to recover unpaid COVID hotel quarantine fees

The Queensland government has vowed to recover unpaid hotel quarantine fees from the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than $30 ...

Former minister Leanne Linard blames Covid for $1.2bn Queensland child safety cost blowout

The former minister responsible for Queensland’s child safety system has used the Covid-19 pandemic to defend Labor’s $1.2bn ...
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Australian Labor government quietly acknowledges likely COVID holiday surge, but no public health measures

In a statement released on Friday, the Labor government’s Health Minister Mark Butler blandly noted “an expected festive season wave” of COVID infection and illness. Australian Health Minister Mark ...

Fuel crisis creating COVID-esque shocks for workers and businesses

The COVID-19 pandemic brought job losses, working from home and economic instability. Some fear the US-Israel war on Iran and ...