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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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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Queensland records 15 COVID-19 deaths, with 11,600 new cases detected

Queensland records another 15 deaths with COVID-19, all of them people aged from their 60s to their 90s.

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BOM says Townsville hit by 'intense' rain event, warnings issued and motorists rescued

Almost 280 millimetres of rain hits parts of north Queensland in just three hours overnight in intense falls brought by a monsoonal trough, with more downpours expected today.

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No decision on ‘fully vaccinated’ definition as at least 72 Covid deaths recorded – as it happened

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Birthplace of the RFDS gets first flight school to save graziers thousands of kilometres in travel time

Almost 100 years after the RFDS launched its first plane from Queensland's north-west, a new flight school is giving another lot of bush icons their wings.

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Queensland's COVID-19 Omicron wave could have been 'a much worse situation', infectious diseases expert says

As Queensland braces to hit the peak of its current COVID-19 Omicron wave within the week, health officials are reassuring residents that hospital systems will cope with the influx of new cases.

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Queensland scientists discover previously unknown genes linked to depression

The findings take the number of known genetic variants associated with depression to more than 100, with the Queensland scientists hopeful their research may pave the way for better treatments and early intervention.

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Increase in e-scooters and e-skateboards accidents across Queensland, Ambulance Service says

The Queensland Ambulance Service says a rising number of people are being injured in e-scooter and e-skateboard accidents.

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Qld govt begin search for new CCC chair

The Queensland government says it will look into a structural review of the Crime and Corruption Commission following the resignation of its chairperson.

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