Marty Silk
Stay home if mild virus symptoms, Qld told
Queenslanders with mild COVID-19 symptoms are being urged to stay at home as hospitals and testing centres are overrun with more than...
Qld virus testing centres overrun again
Thousands of Queenslanders are again lining up in the summer heat for COVID-19 tests in the southeast, where a number of private...
‘Hundreds of thousands’ of cases for Qld
Queensland’s COVID-19 testing capacity is already under pressure with “hundreds of thousands” of new cases expected this month and testing requirements for...
‘Doubling every 48 hours’: Fears for Omicron superspreader in Qld
Queensland has reported another 59 COVID-19 cases as authorities recommend wearing masks indoors and fears grow about a potential Omicron superspreader event....
Queensland hits 80 per cent fully vaccinated
Queensland has hit 80 per cent fully vaccinated, joining South Australia and Tasmania as one of the first jurisdictions in the world...
Jockey Caserta’s body found off Gold Coast
Jockey Chris Caserta’s body has been found 36 hours after he disappeared during a night swim at a Gold Coast beach. Queensland...
NT COVID case raises fears Omicron strain has reached Australia
The Northern Territory has two new COVID-19 cases, one an arrival on a repatriation flight from South Africa where the new and...
Qld PCR test cost row ends after confusion
Domestic travellers needing PCR tests to enter Queensland will get them for free after a week-long row between the state and Commonwealth...
Qld govt launches building watchdog probe
The Queensland government has launched a review of the state’s Building and Construction Commission amid concerns about its functioning. Public Works Minister...
Qld man stabs croc’s head to escape attack
A Queensland man has escaped the jaws of a crocodile by stabbing it in the head with a pocket knife as it...