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Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission head Alan MacSporran resigns

Alan MacSporran advises the Attorney-General he will resign from the position as chairperson effective from this Friday.

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COVID-19 outbreak in Lotus Glen Correctional Facility, more than 100 inmates test positive

Prison authorities in Far North Queensland are dealing with the state's largest outbreak of COVID-19 in a correctional facility, with more than 100 inmates testing positive.

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Queensland teachers want RATs to be available in schools when classes resume

The Queensland teachers' Union has called for rapid antigen tests to be made available in schools, but the Premier has already flagged the government may not pursue surveillance testing in schools.

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Qld has 11 virus deaths, 9,546 new cases

Qld's virus death toll has increased by 11 as the state records another 9,546 COVID-19 cases and a double dose vaccination rate of just under 90 per cent.

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Queensland records 11 COVID-19 deaths, 9,546 new cases and 'significant rise' in hospitalisations as Omicron peak nears

Chief Health Officer John Gerrard tells Queenslanders to get their booster shots to increase their protection against COVID-19 as he further outlines what he expects to happen with the virus in coming weeks.

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Qld integrity commissioner's laptop wiped

Outgoing Queensland Integrity Commissioner Nikola Stepanov says the contents of a laptop seized from her office were "deleted without my knowledge or consent".

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Queensland families ditch classrooms for homeschooling during pandemic

As Queensland families wait to hear the government's back to school plan during the Omicron wave, many parents are ditching mainstream classrooms for homeschooling.

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Extent of devastation to turtle season becoming clearer in cyclone's wake

Dangerous swell and high tides have washed away hundreds of turtle nests on Queensland's coast, prompting fears for population in years to come.

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'I'm a part-time live-in girlfriend – I look after my man and he spoils me'

Kirsten Spresser, 25, from Queensland, Australia, says she is a live-in girlfriend, which means she looks after her boyfriend's needs while living a life of luxury

Daily Mirror

When will Queensland reach its COVID-19 Omicron peak and what will happen next?

There are signs the peak of Queensland's COVID-19 Omicron wave is close, but even after it passes, the virus isn't going away.

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Paul Bongiorno: Australians deserve better than the best government money can buy

There is something grossly obscene when a billionaire can boast he is already running the most expensive political campaign in Australian history.

The New Daily

Almost half of people seeking help for homelessness in NSW in past year did not get it, report finds

Unmet requests for accommodation in the state rose from 37.2% to 48.2% over five years and a growing number are also being turned away in Queensland

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9,000 tourism jobs lost in Cairns as pandemic continues to cripple once-thriving industry

More than half of all tourism jobs in Far North Queensland have been lost as international border closures continue to cripple the industry.

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Researchers find new way to treat listeria

Listeria infections could pose less of a health risk to pregnant women and people with immune deficiency after a discovery by researchers in Queensland.

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Sunshine Coast chicken farmer calls it quits as sales dry up during COVID

An exhausted Queensland egg producer is calling it quits, blaming the crippling impact of COVID-19 on the hospitality industry.

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Covid-19 Australia data tracker: coronavirus cases today, trend map, hospitalisations and deaths

Guardian Australia brings together all the latest on active and daily new Covid-19 cases, as well as maps, stats, live data and state by state graphs from NSW, Victoria, Queensland, SA, WA, Tasmania, ACT and NT to get a broad picture of the Australian outbreaks and track the impact of…

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Court victory for Biloela Tamil family over procedural fairness, fears of post-election deportation

Supporters of a Tamil asylum-seeker family removed from Biloela in central Queensland almost four years ago welcome a court ruling that means family members can reapply for visas.

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Qld hospitals 'bearing' flatter virus wave

Queensland has another 13 COVID-19 deaths and 10,212 new cases but hospitals are coping, with the 879 virus patients much lower than the thousands expected.

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Queensland records 13 COVID-19 deaths and 10,212 new cases, signs Gold Coast wave 'close to or passed' peak

Chief Health Officer John Gerrard says the number of people in hospital on the Gold Coast has "declined slightly every day for the past four days" and the city may have passed or is close to its current peak.

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Qld integrity commissioner resigns

Queensland's Integrity Commissioner has quit as the corruption watchdog probes allegations of interference in her office's investigations.

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Australia records 58 Covid deaths; Hunt says ‘hoarding’ affecting rapid test shortage – as it happened

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COVID updates: All the coronavirus news from across Australia in the one place — as it happened

All the COVID-19 news from across Australia on Monday, January 24 — as it happened

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Queensland concessional card holders will need to wait longer for free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests

The government said concessional card holders could get free rapid antigen tests from pharmacies from today — but short supplies mean they will be very hard to find.

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Queensland to release its COVID plan for schools soon, but will it include RATs and masks for kids?

Two weeks before the school year starts, the Queensland government is expected to soon reveal how it plans to reduce the risk of COVID in classrooms. But will it include regular rapid antigen tests for kids?

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Ice-cool Ash Barty takes care of business, positioning herself for shot at glory

As expected, Queensland's world No.1 Ash Barty is in the box seat for a first appearance in the Australian Open singles final.

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