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COVID in Qld schools: As dates change again, experts say there will be outbreaks
Queensland’s schooling year will no longer be extended to allow extra time for students and teachers in December.
Seven COVID deaths in Qld, none had vaccine booster
Chief Health Officer John Gerrard has addressed the outlook for Queensland now that 47 infected people are in intensive care - including 15 on ventilators.
Almost 1000 Qld police service staff off work because of COVID
The numbers come just days after the Queensland border was removed, in a bid to free up police officers to bring them back to the frontline, after more than 400 days on the state line.
The top 10 places where rents increased most last year
Record rent rises across Australia are being driven by two factors: shore and ore. Three of the top 10 are in Queensland.
The RAT race: These smart companies avoided trap by bulk buying kits last year
Many Australian companies are at least six months ahead of everyone in preparing for the rush on rapid antigen tests which have played a key role in keeping their businesses operating.
$500 for two RATs: ACCC warns ‘extreme’ price gougers, including pharmacies
The consumer and competition watchdog is scrutinising businesses charging more than $20 per rapid test.
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Australian Open
Australian Open live: ‘This is a dream, mate’: Aussie wildcard wins; Osaka with first-up victory
The action is finally getting underway on the court after a tumultuous lead up to this year’s tournament.
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LoadingPrince Andrew may have dated Ghislaine Maxwell, documentary claims
Friends and associates of the pair say their “easy warmth” suggested an intimate relationship in the past.
Explainer
Ageing
How do we age and can we ‘delay’ it?
Ageing starts from the moment we are conceived. And while much anti-ageing research is under way, the most effective option we have is at our fingertips.
Opinion
Tsunami
‘Equivalent of 1000 Hiroshima bombs’: World watched a tremendous explosion in Tonga
The people of Tonga witnessed a catastrophic event. We must hope there are no further eruptions.
Opinion
Social media
How posting about Wordle results made me a pariah
I greatly enjoy Wordle, and if I posted my scores, you’d be impressed. But I’m not interested in anyone else’s score.
Kerri Sackville
Columnist
‘A mug’s game’: Entrepreneur’s fast cars, private jets and shares
Elon Musk will soon face a rival tech entrepreneur, but Aussie rich-lister David Dicker is on a very different track to the world’s richest man.
Opinion
Work therapy
How to go for a new job without running into trouble with your boss
It may be useful to ask a prospective employer what information they would require from your referees.
Jonathan Rivett
Analysis
The Ashes
Heroes and zeroes: How every player rated at the Ashes
No player received a 10 but two Australians went within a whisker in the dominant series win, while there was a dismal set of numbers for England.
Andrew Wu
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Queensland
Divers search Hawkesbury River for missing Queensland girl
Police and rescue crews are still searching for missing nine-year-old Charlise Mutten, who was reported missing in the Blue Mountains on Friday.
Greens’ gains in Brisbane may not be enough in 2022
While there has been significant internal hand-wringing about the party’s long-term chances of success, for now the Greens have their eyes set on the federal election.
‘One road in, one road out’: Cross-river bridge battle intensifies
Riverside bushland behind Brisbane’s three prisons could provide a landing spot for a bridge to ease congestion in the western suburbs.
Court staff consulted on vaccine, but prisoners not subject to directive
Queensland court staff have been consulted on a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, but prisoners and visitors to court will not need to get the jab.
As Qld opens up, Wellcamp’s first quarantine guests remain a mystery
What does it mean for the multimillion-dollar, commercial-in-confidence and privately owned Toowoomba quarantine facility?
Politics
Exclusive
Australia votes
Albanese’s election pitch to aspirational Australians
Anthony Albanese says he will offer voters an election platform to help create personal wealth for millions of Australians, while ruling out any new taxes.
Business
Opinion
Global economy
A fiscal and liquidity cliff is looming as policymakers slam on the brakes
If the Fed and its peers misread the outlook for inflation they could do real damage to economies, businesses and individuals.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
World
British man identified as Texas synagogue hostage taker
US President Joe Biden said the gunman had used weapons he got off the street shortly after arriving in the US in “an act of terror”.
Opinion
COVID a wild card in efforts to help Tonga
Dr Tess Newton Cain
Pacific analyst, commentator, consultant, journalist
Explore
Property
Where buyers splashed the most cash on sea changes last year
City dwellers poured cash into coastal property last year and the trend is showing no signs of slowing as Omicron prompts corporate Australia to set up the home office again.
How the Brisbane Olympics could cause a high jump for property prices
The Games are set to bring more investment dollars than ever to the Queensland capital and could fuel the biggest real estate renaissance in the city’s history. Here are the suburbs to watch.
Lifestyle
Jurassic Prada hits the right note on the runway
Actors Jeff Goldblum, 69, and Kyle MacLachlan, 62, brought old school glamour to Milan’s menswear shows.
Culture
What to read next: A dazzling look at genius and defending Britney Spears
Book reviewers Lucy Sussex and Fiona Capp consider a mix of fiction and non-fiction releases. Here are their picks from the bunch.
Sport
Novak Djokovic is out of the Australian Open. But what about the other grand slams?
If Novak Djokovic remains unvaccinated, will he face similar hurdles at the year’s other grand slam events? Here is what to know about the policies in place for the other major tournaments.
Live
Australian Open
Australian Open live: Barty, Osaka and Kokkinakis in first round action
The action is getting under way after a tumultuous lead-up.
‘Incredible’: Cummins celebrates his first Ashes series as captain
Test captain Pat Cummins wants his team to take their successful counterattacking style overseas.
The Barty effect: World No.1 turns footy-mad Indigenous kids on to tennis
Ashleigh Barty’s emergence as a world beater has proven a tonic for Australian tennis.
Morgan takes the Australian PGA and shatters the records
On Royal Queensland, his home course Jed Morgan won the PGA and set up his career.
Wins for Liverpool and Leeds as Everton fire Benitez
A brutal 40-word statement from Everton offered no thanks to a manager whose appointment was always contentious with fans.
Analysis
The Ashes
Fast bowlers rule in England’s swift demise
Seam bowlers dominated an Ashes series for the second time in a row, and it’s not all over yet.
Have Your Say
Cricketing great and churlish statesman: Virat Kohli a contrast to the end
Hot-blooded, strong-willed and without peer as an India captain, Virat Kohli has had enough of leadership.
