Russian variant of Covid found in two passengers on flight to Brisbane -forcing extended quarantine period for passengers and crew Returned travellers who landed in QLD last month have had quarantine extended There have been at least two cases of the Russian variant of coronavirus...
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Hughes turns down monster $2.5m Warriors deal to stay with Storm long-term: Transfer Centre
Storm halfback Jahrome Hughes has rejected a monster $2.5 million deal from the Warriors to sign a three-year-deal to remain at the Storm. Storm halfback Jahrome Hughes has rejected a monster $2.5 million deal from the Warriors to sign a three-year-deal to remain at the...
Year 12 graduates ditch schoolies to save watermelon farmer’s crop
They’re on the water (melons): Year 12 graduates who ditched boozy Schoolies celebrations to help a struggling watermelon farmer harvest his crop reveal what life was like on the land Number of recent Year 12 graduates answered a Chinchilla farmer’s call for help The five...
State’s fears over mystery COVID variant
Dozens of returned travellers due to leave on Wednesday must stay in quarantine another five days after a new COVID variant was detected. Dozens of returned travellers have been ordered to stay in hotel quarantine in Brisbane for an additional five days after two people...
Don’t miss out on the SuperCoach action
Footy is back! After a crazy 12 months, the clock is ticking to the start of the 2021 AFL season and Australia’s biggest fantasy game. Here’s how to be part of it. Get out your scarves and beanies, the first bounce of the 2021 AFL...
Dozens to stay in hotel quarantine after new Russian strain detected
Dozens of returned travellers have been ordered to stay in hotel quarantine in Brisbane for an additional five days after two people tested positive to a new Russian variant of COVID-19. Queensland Health said two passengers on Qatar Airways flight QR898, which arrived from Doha...
One-way traffic: China enjoys trade boom
While Australian exporters are being aggressively squeezed out of China, sales of Chinese cars are going gangbusters Down Under. We may be locked in a trade war with China, but somebody forgot to tell Australian car buyers. As China continues to talk tough in trade...
Tourism warning: 50,000 jobs will go
The Palaszczuk government has again demanded the JobKeeper wage subsidy program be extended for the tourism sector after it was revealed international travellers wouldn’t be welcomed back until at least mid-June. Health Minister Greg Hunt on Tuesday night pushed the date back by three months...
The brands fuelling surge in new car sales
We may be locked in a trade war with China, but somebody forgot to tell Australian car buyers. As China continues to talk tough in trade negotiations, its car brands are enjoying record growth in the local market, as buyers are drawn by low prices...
Qantas is bringing back mystery flights
Qantas will sell tickets on flights without telling passengers where they’re going in a reboot of its popular mystery flights from the 1990s. Starting at $737 for economy, the three mystery flights will depart Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane for an undisclosed location about two hours...