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World leading air quality and health expert says it is too early for Queensland to lift COVID-19 mask mandate

Air quality expert Lidia Morawska says with Queensland still recording thousands of new COVID-19 cases a day, it is too early to ease the state's mask rules as planned.

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Queensland Police Service investigating reports officers brought alcohol into restricted community

An internal investigation has been launched into reports that police officers brought cartons of beer into a restricted north-west Queensland community. Protests were held after social media photos showed cartons of beer in the back of a police car.

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Sunshine Coast health staff forced out under 'harsh, chaotic' leadership, MP tells parliament

Using parliamentary privilege, Brent Mickelberg blames the loss of high-level public health staff on the Sunshine Coast on a toxic culture in the hospital and health service, which he says has been ignored by the board and Queensland Health.

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Bail for 2009 Aust Day murder accused

One of four men charged over the fatal shooting of a Gold Coast father of two has been granted bail by a Queensland court.

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Queensland childcare workers granted priority on COVID-19 PCR testing

The Queensland government responds to a call for help from the childcare sector by giving staff and their families rapid access to PCR tests at state clinics. But the Health Minister declines a request to provide free RAT kits to childcare centres.

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Qld man on trial for rape of son, daughter

A Queensland man is on trial for allegedly having a sexual relationship with his daughter and raping both her and his son more than 10 years ago.

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LNP MP alleges Qld hospital bully cover up

A Queensland Liberal National Party MP is set to reveal a number of allegations about a hospital, under parliamentary privilege.

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Queensland daylight saving was last trialled in the '90s. Two mayors want today's voters to have their say

Brisbane and Gold Coast mayors are pushing for another referendum on whether the Sunshine State should have daylight saving again, 30 years after the last one failed to stay in time with southern states.

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Metal bar found in Queensland murder probe

Queensland Police are investigating the murder of Darling Downs woman Krishna Chopra after a metal bar was found near where she was discovered.

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Victoria and Queensland relax mask rules as Omicron peak passes

Victoria and NSW consider allowing household contacts of positive Covid cases to attend work if asymptomatic as restrictions ease

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Fugitive Graham Potter arrested after hiding in Far North Queensland for 12 years, police say

Police in Far North Queensland say officers had been working with Victorian authorities for several years, investigating a number of sightings of Graham Potter across the region.

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Search for Qld man after footpath shooting

Queensland police are hunting for a man in relation to an alleged daylight shooting in the southern town of Warwick last week.

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Fugitive Graham Potter to be extradited to Melbourne after QLD arrest

Former fugitive Graham Gene Potter will be extradited to Melbourne after he was arrested and faced a Queensland court.

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Qld to ditch mask mandates, density limits

Queensland will scrap its mask mandate on March 4 as the state records 5583 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths on Tuesday.

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Queensland records five more COVID-19 deaths as easing of mask requirements, density limits announced

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces a major easing of Queensland's COVID-19 restrictions from March 4.

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Qld govt rejects vote on daylight saving

The Queensland government has rejected Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner's call for a referendum on daylight saving time.

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NSW man charged over bashing murder

A man who is accused of bashing a man on the NSW far north coast earlier this month has now been extradited from Queensland and charged with murder.

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Union calls on PM to apologise for strike comments; 34 Covid deaths recorded – as it happened

NSW government drops case against rail workers’ union; Australia closes embassy in Lviv, Ukraine. This blog is now closed

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COVID updates: All the coronavirus news you need in one place

Get up to speed on all the coronavirus news from across Australia.

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Thousands of Queensland outpatient appointments postponed for COVID-19 Omicron surge, patients feeling lost in system

Queensland authorities postponed non-urgent outpatient appointments as COVID-19 spread through the state but as hospitals play catch-up, some patients are worried the delay could mean adverse health outcomes for them.

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Poll shows hit to Coalition vote over Covid handling and health funding

One in three Australians found to be less likely to vote for Morrison government due to level of public hospital resourcing

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Fugitive Potter to be extradited to Vic

Fugitive killer Graham Gene Potter will be extradited to Victoria following his far north Queensland arrest after more than a decade on the run.

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The Loop: Queensland man's death likely from vaping, Sydney rail shutdown could continue, Queen Elizabeth in isolation after positive COVID result

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Fugitive killer arrested in Queensland

Fugitive killer Graham Gene Potter has been arrested in Far North Queensland after being on the run from Victorian police for 12 years.

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Autopsy finds man most likely died as a result of vaping

A Queensland woman is warning about the dangers of e-cigarettes following an autopsy showing her husband died from a severe lung injury probably caused by a decade of vaping.

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