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Queensland to release its COVID plan for schools soon, but will it include RATs and masks for kids?

Two weeks before the school year starts, the Queensland government is expected to soon reveal how it plans to reduce the risk of COVID in classrooms. But will it include regular rapid antigen tests for kids?

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Ice-cool Ash Barty takes care of business, positioning herself for shot at glory

As expected, Queensland's world No.1 Ash Barty is in the box seat for a first appearance in the Australian Open singles final.

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Three people arrested after anti-vaccination rally at Mackay shopping centre

An anti-vaccination protester has been charged with seriously assaulting a police officer, while two others have been charged with obstructing police, after a protest in Mackay.

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Private patients to swell Qld virus cases

Queensland has recorded another 10 COVID-19 deaths and 11,947 cases as the state prepares to ramp up its booster rollout after cutting waiting times.

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Another 10 deaths from COVID-19 in Queensland, 863 people in hospital

Health Minister Yvette D'Ath says there are now 863 people in hospital with COVID-19, with 47 patients in ICU. There are 85,112 active cases of the virus across the state.

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NSW and Victoria reveal back-to-school plans – as it happened

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Two dead after SE Queensland house fire

Two bodies, believed to be the remains of a couple, have been found at a home near Ipswich in southeast Queensland following a fire.

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Indigenous mayors sound alarm over crowded housing amid COVID outbreaks

Indigenous councils around Far North Queensland say housing shortages are exacerbating COVID outbreaks in remote communities.

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Western Australia races to contain Perth Covid cluster as Greg Hunt declines to condemn border decision

New South Wales records 30 Covid deaths, Victoria 20, Queensland 10, South Australia three and Tasmania one

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Australia's Queensland state says peak of Omicron two weeks away

Australia reported 64 deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday, as the most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), said the Omicron COVID-19 variant would not delay the start of the school year.

Reuters

Qld records 10 deaths, 15,050 virus cases

Queensland has recorded another 10 COVID-19 deaths and 15,050 cases as the first international flight arrives after quarantine requirements were relaxed..

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Queensland records another 10 deaths from COVID-19, outbreak peak 'could be a few days' away, CHO says

Queensland records 10 new COVID-19 deaths and has 884 people in hospital being treated for symptoms, with international borders now open for fully vaccinated travellers to come to into the state without having to quarantine.

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Paradise started as a gold mining town and now lies beneath a dam of the same name

One of Queensland's most controversial structures, Paradise Dam, hides a history of a late-1800s gold mining town few people know about.

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'Needlephobia' program set to help kids prepare for their COVID-19 vaccination

A Queensland clinic that specialises in treating anxiety is preparing to launch a program to help children overcome their fear of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.

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RAT kits shortage hits Queensland's community services hard as COVID-19 Omicron peak nears

The Queensland Council of Social Service is pleading for help for charities to access protective equipment and rapid antigen tests, saying their members are spending millions to get supplies as well as dealing with a shortage of volunteers as the COVID-19 Omicron peak nears.

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Queensland travel agent warns of staff shortages as quarantine-free travel opens

A veteran travel agent warns of a looming "supply crunch" as fewer agents struggle to meet the demand from the high number of people planning overseas holidays.

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All the coronavirus news you need from around Australia — as it happened

Get up to speed on the latest coronavirus news from Saturday, January 22, 2022 — as it happened

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NSW records 30 deaths, Victoria 20, Qld 10, SA three and Tasmania one – as it happened

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Queenslanders urged to get flu shot as authorities brace for season dealing with influenza and COVID-19

Queensland experts brace for a double whammy of COVID-19 and flu as the weather cools down and after international borders reopened today, putting even more pressure on the state's stretched hospital system.

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Cindy Wockner: With Clive Palmer taking another tilt at politics, we are in for quite a ride

Clive Palmer, who is unvaccinated, has threatened legal action if this status disrupts his political campaign by his being barred from entering premises.

Daily Mirror

Mum, 33, gives birth in car outside hospital as tearful husband catches newborn baby

Madhavi Leuke Bandara from South Brisbane, Queensland in Australia, gave birth to her baby son in her car outside Mater Mothers' Hospital

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Hunt doubles down on Qld rapid test claims

The federal government has denied claims it requisitioned rapid antigen tests from Queensland, despite reaching a $26 million deal with a known supplier.

The Independent UK

Australia reopening: Queensland to allow British students and working holidaymakers back in from this weekend

Western Australia has delayed any border reopening past February

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Queensland will have 'glut' of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests within weeks, Pharmacy Guild says

Two of Australia's biggest retail groups have flagged pressure on the supply of RATs will ease from next week.

The New Daily

Rapid test suppliers backtrack on claims of forced requisitions

Two rapid antigen test suppliers have walked back their claims that the government forcibly requisitioned their shipments destined for local businesses.

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