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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

NSW has deadliest day of pandemic; widespread flooding causes damage – as it happened

NSW records 49 Covid deaths, Victoria 31, Queensland 12 and South Australia five. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

In Queensland, men are dying with COVID at a higher rate than women. Experts aren't entirely sure why

Experts say it's unclear why men are more vulnerable to the pandemic virus than women, although the phenomenon has been reported in large parts of the world.

ABC News

Anglers can't believe their luck as giant barramundi bite in north-west Queensland

Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught, but in the outback Queensland town of Mount Isa the lines are tighter than ever this summer.

ABC News

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Labor’s lone wolf: Anthony Albanese embarks on the fight of his life

Is Albanese ready to be prime minister? And, if he is, can he win? On the road with the stubborn, headstrong and sentimental Labor leader

The Guardian - AU

Australia posts near record virus toll

Australia has recorded a near record 97 new COVID-19 fatalities, a day after 98 deaths were reported.

AAP

NT Police Commissioner not ruling out emergency response to food shortages

Northern Territory Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker says that if the territory is cut off from Queensland, as well as SA, due to flooding, then an emergency response could bring in essentials.

ABC News

New interim Qld crime and corruption boss

Bruce Barbour has been named Queensland's acting Crime and Corruption Commission boss, days after the resignation of Alan MacSporran.

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Pre-season Supercars test dates confirmed

Tests at Queensland Raceway and Winton Motor Raceway have been locked in ahead of the 2022 Supercars season.

Motorsport

Optimism for battered hospital system, despite Australia’s deadliest day

State health authorities are hopeful relief is looming for hospitals battered by Australia's deadly Omicron outbreak, with signs it is beginning to ease.

The New Daily

Former senior bureaucrat Mike Summerell criticises Palaszczuk government over integrity issues, backs inquiry call

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk defends her government's track record on integrity issues as former state archivist Mike Summerell claims public servants have been influenced to act in the best interests of the government.

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Qld records 18 virus deaths, 9974 cases

Queensland has recorded another 18 deaths and 9974 COVID-19 cases, on the two-year anniversary of the state's first virus case.

AAP

Queensland records 18 COVID-19 deaths, 9,974 new cases as number of people in hospital continues to decline

Eighteen more COVID-19 deaths are reported in Queensland as the number of people in hospital with the virus continues to decline.

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Rail repairs could take weeks after outback flooding, Stuart Highway remains closed

As repair work continues on the rail tracks connecting South Australia to Western Australia and to the Northern Territory, trucks are having to detour through Queensland because a section of the Stuart Highway is still closed.

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Monsoonal trough tracks north, but days of rain still to come for parts of Queensland

A monsoonal trough that dumped torrential rain in north Queensland eases, with the bulk of the wet weather leaving the region.

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At least 98 deaths on nation’s deadliest day – as it happened

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COVID updates: Police investigating alleged illegal importation of rapid antigen tests — as it happened

The Therapeutic Goods Administration says it has found false documentation that suggested a NSW company was not required to list its imported rapid antigen tests on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods.

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Townsville vacancies at 10-year low as rental prices soar, housing supply scarce

Real estate agents say that, despite Townsville's sky-high prices, they are getting up to 30 applications per property. One thinks the solution is to make it easier to be a landlord.

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Queensland parents, teachers left in the dark on COVID-19 protocols as back to school date looms

Parents and teachers are left in the dark without a COVID-19 management plan to outline how students will return to Queensland classrooms when school goes back over the next two weeks.

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Queensland farm volunteer Ryko wants more people to consider life on the land

Ryko Kalinko volunteers at a permaculture farm in Queensland in exchange for food and accommodation. He says life on the land has taught him valuable skills for the future.

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Outgoing Queensland integrity commissioner Nikola Stepanov says independence of office at risk from current oversight arrangements

After last week announcing her resignation, Queensland's integrity commissioner Nikola Stepanov says it is not appropriate for the office to be under the control of the Public Service Commission.

The Conversation

Test all students and staff twice a week, or only close contacts? States have different school plans – here's what they mean

Schools will open for term one across Australia next week – except in Queensland which has delayed the start of the school year.

The Guardian - AU

Daniel Andrews hopeful Australia will redefine fully vaccinated as three doses of Covid jab

Victoria premier speaks ahead of national cabinet as state records 15 deaths from Covid, NSW reports 29 and Queensland 15

AAP

Police investigate Qld helicopter crash

Police are investigating a helicopter crash that has left a man in his 20s with serious chest injuries in southern Queensland.

AAP

Qld has 15 COVID-19 deaths, 11,600 cases

Another 15 people have died with COVID-19 in Queensland as the state records 11,600 new virus cases.

AAP

Qld integrity watchdog backs PSC probe

Queensland's outgoing integrity commissioner has backed calls for a formal investigation into the actions of the state's peak public service oversight body.

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