Infectious diseases expert Dr Paul Griffin on Qld’s Covid response

He was the leading consultant on infectious diseases to the Queensland government during the Covid-19 pandemic – but nearly ...
Yahoo

Australia reports 43 COVID deaths before expanded border reopening

(Reuters) - Australia recorded 43 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday, as it readies to welcome international tourists on Monday for the first time in nearly two years. The country, which shut its ...
Gold Coast Sun

“Don’t use Victoria’s COVID-19 outbreak stop Queensland’s border from opening” begs Gold Coast operators

Gold Coast’s struggling operators are afraid Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will back down from her July 10 border reopening stance following Victoria’s coronavirus outbreak. Small business owners say ...
Reuters

Australia's Labor Party on track to win Queensland vote in COVID-dominated race

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Labor Party in Australia's Queensland state was on track on Saturday to retain power in an election overshadowed by COVID-19, with voters approving the strict measures that ...
CNN

More border rules ease in Australia ahead of Christmas holidays

“We will live with Covid – but on our terms,” state Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said in a tweet. Hundreds of cars queued up at the state’s southern border with New South Wales well before the rules ...