Marty Silk and Nick Gibbs
Queensland extends CHO pandemic powers until October
The Queensland chief health officer’s pandemic powers to order COVID-19 face mask and vaccine mandates, as well as citywide lockdowns, have been...
Woman dies, two injured in Qld house fire
A woman killed in a suspicious fire south of Brisbane allegedly entered the property and “threw petrol around” before the home was...
Queensland integrity watchdog backs probe
Queensland’s outgoing Integrity Commissioner says she’s in a position of “inherent vulnerability” and has backed calls for a formal investigation into the...
Queensland’s daily COVID cases near 11,000
Queenslanders are being asked to stay home in coming weeks as the COVID-19 outbreak peaks, with authorities considering delaying the return to...
No CHO for Qld, as Young’s replacement backs out
Queensland’s incoming chief health officer Dr Krispin Hajkowicz will no longer take up the role for personal reasons. Dr Hajkowicz had been...
Queensland Parliament passes voluntary assisted dying bill
Terminally ill Queenslanders will be able to end their lives at a time of their choosing from early next year after Parliament...
Teen’s accused killer dies after prison bashing
A man accused of bashing Queensland teen Larissa Beilby to death has died after after an assault by another prisoner. Zlatko Sikorsky,...
Teenager’s accused killer critically injured in prison bashing
A man accused of bashing Queensland teen Larissa Beilby to death is in a critical condition in hospital after being bashed in...