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Coronavirus in the news

Good evening and welcome to your coronavirus special edition, keeping you informed with updates on the spread and developments of COVID-19.

Queensland's schools will be pupil free from next week as teachers start preparing for remote learning. Essential workers will still be able to send their children to school.

This comes as the hairdressing industry hits out at the Federal Government's sudden backflip, slamming the Prime Minister for not allowing them to shut down and help keep people safe.

Meanwhile, as more Australians embrace social distancing, we have launched a new site to help you adapt to our new way of life. HiberNation gives you food, education, work, fitness and entertainment advice to get you through the coming months.

Brisbane Mayor confirms council staffer Covid-19 case

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has confirmed a Brisbane City Council employee has been diagnosed with COVID-19, while a health alert has been is...

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Premier’s stark warning of tighter Qld lockdowns

The Premier and Chief Medical Officer are pleading with Queenslanders to follow coronavirus guidelines or face even tighter lockdowns in coming weeks....

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Qld schools to be pupil free from Monday

Queensland school students will have a pupil free week from Monday so teachers can prepare to teach remotely. Essential workers will still be able to ...

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Australia’s stage three lockdown: What it could look like

Australians could face the stark reality of tougher restrictions being enforced to stop the spread of the coronavirus. This is what we might face in a...

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Stark graph shows how quickly kids ripped from school

Parents have pulled their children out of school at unprecedented rates, with one Brisbane school recording less than half of students in classrooms o...

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Massive lines as Costco shoppers forget health warnings

Hundreds of elderly and vulnerable shoppers used trolleys as a means of social distancing as they lined up outside Costco stores today to take advanta...

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Hairdressers: ‘We are pleading with you, shut us down’

As much as we love serving the community, hairdressers are not an essential service. And the fact that the PM won’t let us shut down and help keep peo...

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Qld winter carnivals canned as state split into zones

Winter carnivals for the three codes of racing will be abandoned as Racing Queensland looks to build a war chest for what it expects to be torrid time...

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COVID-19 cooking: Dinners with only three ingredients

With the shelves still bare, we asked expert nutritionist Chrissy Freer to quickly whip up some dinner ideas that only need three ingredients

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Sanitised balls, spaced out seniors: Sanity break a text away

A Brisbane driving range has launched an innovative new system to ensure golfers can tee up and satisfy their cravings during the coronavirus lockdown...

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