Annastacia Palaszczuk’s proposal to move hotel quarantine to the state’s mining camps has been called into question over possible health risks. Queensland’s ‘voice of the bush’ Robbie Katter says the regions are willing to chip in and help solve the state’s quarantine drama, but fears...
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Aussies divided on best COVID approach
Our Aussie leaders aren’t seeing eye-to-eye on how best to handle the pandemic – and it appears their constituents aren’t either. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and West Australian Premier Mark McGowan have repeatedly butted heads over how their respective state is keeping coronavirus at bay....
SA to changes border rules with Queensland
Travellers from Greater Brisbane will soon be able to enter South Australia without needing to quarantine, health authorities have announced. SA chief public health officer Nicola Spurrier said the change to border arrangements would come into effect as of 12.01am on Sunday. Speaking after the...
Senior politicians say Qld quarantine move a health risk
Queensland’s ‘voice of the bush’ Robbie Katter says the regions are willing to chip in and help solve the state’s quarantine drama, but fears moving returning travellers to mining camps greatly risks vulnerable communities. The Katter Australian Party leader said towns such as Cloncurry in...
Australian Open off to a shaky start as positive COVID tests wreak havoc
Andy Murray’s participation in the Australian Open has been thrown into doubt after it was revealed on Thursday he had tested positive for coronavirus. The British former world number one was due to travel to Australia on one of a series of charter flights laid...
Gladys ‘concerned’ about Brisbane hotel, UK virus strain
NSW health authorities have worked through the night to track down anyone linked to a “concerning” coronavirus cluster at a Brisbane hotel quarantine facility. NSW Health announced late on Wednesday night that anyone in the state who had quarantined at the Hotel Grand Chancellor since...
China fear at new ‘silent’ COVID surge
Chinese authorities are increasingly concerned about a pronounced uptick in coronavirus cases in the country, which has led to 22 million people being put into a fresh lockdown. A big worry is many of the cases are relatively close to Beijing and its 21 million...
Victoria’s big change to mask rules
Face masks will no longer be mandatory in all indoor spaces across Victoria, following the state’s eight straight day of no new local cases of coronavirus. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced on Thursday masks will only be mandatory on domestic flights, at airports, in hospitals,...
Virus nightmare: QLD ‘on the brink’
Queensland health authorities have spent the night scrambling for answers over how six existing cases of the UK’s highly infectious COVID strain were linked to the same quarantine hotel despite having no contact. Queenslanders fear the state is “on the brink” of a nightmare after...
Virus nightmare: QLD ‘on the brink’
Queensland health authorities have spent the night scrambling for answers over how six existing cases of the UK’s highly infectious COVID strain were linked to the same quarantine hotel despite having no contact. Queenslanders fear the state is “on the brink” of a nightmare after...