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Palaszczuk resists broader integrity probe

Queensland's premier has admitted her response could have been better to interference claims by the state's former archivist and says a QC will now probe them.

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Qld has 19 virus deaths, ditches check-ins

Queensland has recorded another 19 COVID-19 deaths and 4701 new cases as mandatory check-ins relax but proof of vaccination stays.

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Qld govt resists calls for integrity probe

Queensland's deputy premier has rejected calls for a probe into government integrity, saying the crime watchdog provides enough oversight.

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Queensland records another nine COVID-19 deaths, mostly in aged care, with lack of boosters to blame, says CHO

The state currently has 726 COVID-19 patients in hospital and 47 in ICU, but concerns about slow booster uptake continue.

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Qld says using ADF to evacuate aged care facilities ‘a last resort’ – as it happened

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Australian inventors have created breath tests for COVID-19 but you can't buy them yet

Non-intrusive coronavirus breath tests could be made in Australia and available in months but a developer says the government needs to buy them first.

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No obstacle too much as vision impaired Christopher McLeod-Barrett, 12, tackles first day of high school in rural Queensland

For most students, getting ready for high school means a new uniform and books. But for legally blind Christopher, this new phase of his life has been 18 months in the making.

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Queensland schools reopen tomorrow, with rules aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19's Omicron variant

Queensland state schools will return to classrooms tomorrow. Here's how that will work in the middle of an ongoing COVID-19 Omicron wave.

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Qld aged deaths show boosters lag: Miles

Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles says the state's COVID-19 death figures are showing that not enough aged care residents have had a booster vaccine.

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Kuol fires Taipans to NBL derby win

NBL rookie of the year front runner Bul Kuol has fired eight three-pointers to power Cairns to a 102-94 Queensland derby road win over Brisbane.

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First guests arrive at Qld quarantine camp

The first guests have settled in to the Queensland government's regional COVID-19 quarantine facility.

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Queensland government buys out grazier to secure 'The Lakes' for a massive new national park

A farm double the size of Moreton Island near Townsville has been bought by the state government, with a big chunk of US funding, after two years of negotiations with a grazier.

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Deputy spurns Qld integrity 'pointscoring'

Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles has rejected reports of integrity concerns from his state government colleagues, saying a "lot of mud is being slung".

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Qld reports a record 21 COVID-19 deaths

Another 21 people have died with COVID-19 in Queensland, the most in a 24-hour period for the state which has recorded 8508 new cases.

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Queensland records deadliest day of the pandemic with 21 COVID-19 deaths and 8,508 new cases

Chief Health Officer John Gerrard says Queensland has recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic, with 21 people dying of COVID-19 as 8,508 new cases are confirmed in the latest reporting period.

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Retirees 'ready to go' on cruising holidays demand government lifts ban on vessels in Australian waters

Some Queensland retirees are demanding the federal government lifts a ban on vessels in Australian waters.

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Victoria reports 41 Covid deaths, Qld 21 and NSW 18; anti-vaxxers protest in Canberra – as it happened

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Convicted killer and serial rapist Lloyd Clark Fletcher seeking release from prison after terminal illness diagnosis

Notorious serial rapist and child killer Lloyd Clark Fletcher wants a Queensland court to lift his indefinite jail sentence in a bid for freedom, on the grounds he is terminally ill.

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Teacher questions how effective the mask mandate will be in high schools, as experts call for respirators to help prevent COVID spread

A Sunshine Coast teacher is questioning how effective the mask mandate will be when school starts next week, arguing students will not be wearing them most of the time.

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‘Good Godly Leadership’: Citipointe Christian College’s extensive links to Queensland’s LNP

Brisbane school framed anti-gay contracts as an ‘exercise in religious freedom’. In their wake some say momentum for Morrison government laws has collapsed

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Girl, 5, 'on borrowed time' dies with Covid as mum shares her utter heartbreak

Ruby Boston, of Queensland, Australia, put up a fierce fight against Covid battling the virus for two weeks but her health eventually took a turn for the worst

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First guests set for Qld quarantine centre

Queensland's regional Wellcamp quarantine facility will welcome its first guests on Saturday.

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Our kids and COVID: What's all the fuss about?

How is COVID-19 affecting children's development in Queensland and how can parents best deal with it?

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Queensland's Wellcamp COVID quarantine facility to take first arrivals this weekend

The quarantine camp near Toowoomba is finally ready for its first guests — a small group of unvaccinated international travellers who have flown into Brisbane.

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Qld DP slams PM over aged care handling

The federal government's handling of aged care sector COVID-19 outbreaks is a "national disgrace", Queensland's Deputy Premier Steven Miles says.

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