Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Diplomatic dramaHotel quarantine bungle deepens with PM’s revelation

A private security contractor who ended up getting a diplomatic exemption to mandatory hotel quarantine, sparking a major political outcry, should never have been allowed to fly on a domestic to Queensland in the first place, the Prime Minister says.

MICHAEL WRAY

Big bangHow to see ‘biggest and best' Ekka fireworks ever

Despite the famous Brisbane show being cancelled this year, the city’s skyline is still set to light up tonight in the “biggest and best” fireworks display ever staged at the Ekka. HERE’S HOW TO WATCH

Michelle Collins

Council ElectionQueenslanders to be fined $2.7m for not voting

A whopping $2.7 million in fines will be handed down to more than 20,000 Queenslanders unless they can provide a ‘valid reason’ for failing to vote at the Council Election in March, as the same issue looms for the upcoming state election.

Tobias Jurss-Lewis

DefenceForgotten COVID heroes kept from their families all year

The forgotten heroes on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic are members of the Australian Defence Force who have been away from their families for most of this year fighting the unprecedented war on home soil.

Jackie Sinnerton

COVID-19Border closure a ‘huge over-reaction’

A Gold Coast business leader has blasted the border closure to NSW and the ACT as a “huge over-reaction”, saying it will smash businesses struggling to recover since the border reopened less than a month ago, while offering an alternative to the closure.

Greg Stolz

Sunshine stateMcGowan praises QLD for adopting WA’s border stance

Queensland has started adopting Western Australia's approach to borders, according to Mark McGowan, who today welcomed the Sunshine State’s moved to ban travel from NSW and the ACT.

Josh Zimmerman

ACTION CALLWhy climate change is ‘a humanity issue’

Comedian turned documentarian Craig Reucassel says climate change has gone beyond politics and reveals how the response to COVID-19 can change the planet.

James Wigney

ExclusivePilot pay review key to Virgin’s FIFO routes

Pilot concessions will be critical to keeping Virgin Australia’s Perth-based regional and charter operations intact under its new owner, US private equity firm Bain Capital.

Geoffrey Thomas

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Premier’s push for ‘fresh trial’ in Palmer court fight

Mark McGowan is calling on Scott Morrison to support WA’s fight for a ‘fresh trial’ after the PM withdrew the Commonwealth’s involvement in Clive Palmer’s court bid to demolish WA’s hard border.

Peter Law and Josh Zimmerman

Investment boomHigh iron ore price baffles experts

Having got it mostly wrong for nearly 20 years, analysts are again running with a “stronger for longer” scenario for iron ore prices as record Chinese steel production continues to confound observers.

Sean Smith

CoronavirusAnother passenger turned around ahead of shutdown

A traveller from a Sydney coronavirus hot spot has been turned around at Gold Coast Airport as Queensland prepares to close its borders to NSW and the ACT.

Greg Stolz, Jack McKay & Jessica Marszalek

Building boomWA Govt’s ‘double no’ response to axing stamp duty tax

Vacant lots are selling at record volumes on the back of new building grants but Housing Minister Peter Tinley has ruled out help for the struggling established property market.

Kim Macdonald

Top viewingThe all-time greatest movies about inspirational women

In times like this, we could all use some inspiration. Leigh Paatsch scans the movie menus for true stories of women who can motivate us all to better, higher places.

Leigh Paatsch

Mass disobedience‘People are dying’: Premier warns against bridge shutdown

“Don’t do it,” is the advice from Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk for thousands of protesters planning to shut down Brisbane’s Story Bridge this weekend.

Cormac Pearson & Jessica Marszalek

Economic blow‘Disastrous’: Tourism reeling from border shutdown

The state’s tourism industry is bracing for closures and more uncertainty after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk slammed shut the Queensland border to NSW and ACT today. It comes as business leaders call on the government to provide an economic recovery plan.

Jack McKay

GOLDEN ERAHow Dylan united music legends

Wallflowers singer Jakob Dylan’s body of work was more valuable than his famous last name in uniting some music greats for the documentary Echo In the Canyon.

James Wigney

Rescue bidVirgin Atlantic files for US bankruptcy protection

The battered airline’s restructuring plan in the UK depends on the approval of its Chapter 15 filing in the US, court filings say.

Josh Saul and Claire Boston

CoronavirusThree key reasons why QLD had to shut border

With Victoria in lockdown and NSW on the brink, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk was unapologetic as she laid out the three key reasons why she must shut the border. VOTE IN THE POLL

Jessica Marszalek, Jack McKay and Tanya French

Jobs of the futureMillions to kickstart WA’s manufacturing sector

Railcar maintenance, waste processing and the manufacture of battery materials have been identified as potential future WA industries that will share in more than $92 million in funding.

Josh Zimmerman

The West LiveGeoff Gallop says Government ‘out of touch with unis’

Former WA Premier turned academic Geoff Gallop has called for the Federal Government to ‘support our universities, not attack them’ and labelled sector-related initiatives as ‘out of touch’.

Caitlyn Rintoul and Jenna Clarke

Watch nowAussie journalist’s viral interview with Donald Trump

A feisty TV interview between an Australian reporter and Donald Trump and has become an online hit thanks to the journalist’s incredulous reactions.

Ben Anderson

Politics‘Don’t think you can shake hands and hug’: PM’s Qld border warning

PM Scott Morrison says Queenslanders shouldn’t be deluded into thinking they’ll be safe from COVID-19 from border closures alone, as he also weighs in on how a man who claimed he was a ‘diplomat’ was able to avoid hotel quarantine when he returned to Queensland.

Michael Wray

‘I feel it personally’Woolworths CEO’s daughter tests positive to COVID-19

In an email sent to customers, Brad Banducci said the six-week lockdown of the city under strict stage four measures had become “even more real” for his family.

Daniel Newell