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Queensland won't join the herd in easing movement restrictions
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk cites shocking modelling showing more than 30,000 Queensland deaths as a reason not to lift virus restrictions over Easter.
- by Stuart Layt
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'No guarantees' on crisis endgame as $130b wage subsidy becomes law
Australians are being warned of a long road out of the coronavirus crisis as Parliament approved the $130 billion JobKeeper wage subsidy.
- by David Crowe and Nick Bonyhady
COVID-19 vaccines don't grow on trees, but they can grow in this plant
An international team of researchers led by Queensland scientists has released the full genome of a plant that can be used to create the proteins used in vaccines.
- by Stuart Layt
NSW lobby group slams Queensland's 'ramshackle' recycling scheme
The Sydney-based environmental group has criticised Queensland's Containers for Change scheme, asking why 35 collection points were closed.
- by Tony Moore
Butterfly migration flutters through south-east Queensland
Rain earlier this year has led to a boom in butterflies, with a sanctuary in the state's north set to live-stream the release of 1500 of the insects on Thursday.
- by Jocelyn Garcia
Premier Daniel Andrews asks PM to reveal redacted report on George Pell in full
Victoria's Premier wants the full royal commission report on Cardinal George Pell made public.
- by Noel Towell
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Crime
Two cars with children inside stolen in separate incidents, one from a pregnant mother
The woman suffered minor injuries trying to alert the thief to the presence of the child, who was let out unharmed.
- by Matt Dennien
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Queensland
Police rescue two girls and charge a Brisbane man with sexual exploitation
The 43-year-old was charged with rape, indecent treatment of a child, and making and distributing child exploitation material.
- by Toby Crockford
COVID-19 prison changes include isolation of new inmates, temperature checks
Every person entering a Queensland prison will undergo temperature and overall health checks, including staff.
- by Toby Crockford
Chronically ill Kleenmaid founder denied COVID-19 bail
Andrew Eric Young, 66, is sleeping on the floor in a communal area of a Woodford prison awaiting his appeal.
- by Aaron Bunch
Lord mayor blasts residents parking in bus stops
The council will also ask the federal government to fast-track $350 million in new government projects.
- by Tony Moore
'This was Zach's dream job': Tributes flow for shark attack victim
Zachary Robba has been identified as the victim who was killed by a shark on Monday.
- by Jocelyn Garcia
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Medics wearing '$2 raincoats' on front line call for action on protective equipment
A "terrifying" lack of protective gear is forcing nurses and doctors to improvise with household items or buy unreliable equipment online.
- by Aisha Dow and Melissa Cunningham
Politics
Job ads dive as deficit heads towards World War II record
Ratings agency puts Australia's triple A credit rating on notice as job ads dive and the government faces the largest deficit since World War II.
- by Shane Wright
Business
Wall Street jumps on Sanders exit, hopeful coronavirus signs
The S&P 500 is back in bull market territory as markets rise, with health insurers boosted by the exit of Bernie Sanders from the presidential race.
- by Chuck Mikolajczak
World
Bernie Sanders ends his 2020 Democratic presidential campaign
The Vermont senator's announcement makes former V-P Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge Donald Trump in November.
- by Matthew Knott
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NRL 2020
Commission to sign off on NRL return, with May 21 start earmarked
The NRL is tomorrow expected to rubber stamp the start of the NRL season for as early as May 21, with each team playing each other once.
- by Michael Chammas
Football dream job lasted five months at Essendon
Austin O'Connor-Stubbs' dream job came to an abrupt end, but it's "not the hardest thing I've been through".
- by Peter Ryan
Get-out clause vs 65 per cent pay cut: gulf remains in rugby talks
Rugby Australia's hopes of quickly thrashing out an emergency pay deal with its players seem to have a way to play out.
- by Georgina Robinson
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Foundation Docker Quenton Leach dies after cancer battle
Leach, who died at the age of 47, played in the West Australian club's first AFL game and made 56 senior appearances between 1995-1998.
Craig Bellamy defends Smith, but doesn't agree with him on resumption resistance
The Melbourne Storm coach may not agree with Cameron Smith but has defended his skipper's right to resist moves to resume playing.
- by Melissa Woods
Qatar, Russia deny US World Cup bribe allegations
The organisers of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have denied allegations by the US Justice Department that bribes were paid to secure votes for hosting rights.
Practise your volley with the best: Federer offers free tips
After posting a "helpful solo drill" on Twitter, Roger Federer encouraged fans to tweet him their own videos mimicking it. They have responded in droves.
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AFL given cover for earlier restart by desperate NRL
The AFL, whose clubs largely did not think footy would be back until July at the earliest, have been given a free kick by the eagerness of the NRL.
