Quietly smug Australians now trapped and scared
The perfect storm of a low-vaccine roll-out and the doubly-infectious Delta variant.
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Warning Queensland faces Covid-19 outbreak similar to Sydney
Queensland recorded nine new Covid-19 infections today, the highest in almost a year.
Warnings Delta 'could be anywhere' in Brisbane after 9 new cases
The state was plunged into lockdown after a medical student unknowingly spread the virus.
Covid alert issued to Kiwi returnees from Queensland
Of the state's 57 current locations which had been exposed to Covid, 11 are tagged as new.
Panic buying in Queensland ahead of lockdown
Despite warnings from authorities, Queenslanders have flocked to the shops.
Snap lockdown in Queensland after 6 new cases
Contact tracers are rushing to work out how a Brisbane student contracted the virus.
Sydney Covid outbreak: Fury after infected tradie leaves home
The incident comes days after another tradie was fined $10k for flouting restrictions.
Brisbane school closed due to Covid scare
Indooroopilly State High School sent late-night emails to parents advising on the closure.
Queensland logs no new community cases; officials warn 'far too early to relax'
Acting Premier cautions Sunshine State as neighbouring NSW's community cases soar to 172.
David Beck: Some NRL players are simply selfish
OPINION: Covid-19 quarantine breaches defy belief.
Covid-19: NSW outbreak grows by 145, lockdowns to end in Victoria and SA
Sydney's harsh restrictions could be extended while Victoria and SA end their lockdowns.
Outrage over Sydney man's shock Covid act
Fury is mounting after a Sydney man defied public health orders to travel to Queensland.
When words come back to bite
Editorial: Attempts at more acceptable language have, at times, surprising results.
Caught in the bubble burst: Families split across Tasman
Quarantine-free travel with Australia comes to an end tonight for at least eight weeks.
Fresh Covid scare in Queensland: Flight attendant tests positive
A flight attendant reportedly worked on two Qantas flights while unknowingly infectious.
Australia struggling with Delta: 124 cases in NSW, 26 in Victoria, two in SA
Three states remain in lockdown as states grapple with the Delta strain of the virus.
Bubble trouble: South Australia travel freeze starts, Kiwis urged to get home
The update comes after a third Australian state announced a snap lockdown.
Covid: 13 million Australians in lockdown as Delta spreads
Half of Australia's population is now locked down after another day of grim developments.
Delta is rewriting the Covid rules as NSW, Victoria outbreaks grow
One expert warns restrictions will persist until the population is vaccinated.
Victoria records 19 Covid cases, NSW outbreak grows by 111
Health authorities in Victoria and NSW are racing to control the latest outbreaks.
Revealed: Why all Covid tests aren't checked at the border
More than 50 people had been caught without proof of a negative test and been sent to MIQ.
'Outbreaks across the country': Covid clusters grow in NSW, QLD and Vic
An epidemiologist says Sydney's lockdown extension won't halt the outbreak.
'Warriorhood': Māori woman QLD first police officer to have moko kauae
Brenda Lee hopes her moko kauae will encourage people to be proud of themselves.
Pre-departure Covid tests checked 'randomly' at NZ airports; Expert's dismay at risk
Pre-departure tests are subject to "random validation" - meaning not everyone was checked.
New public health order as 1766 border workers still unvaccinated
Most won't have to get a single jab to continue front line work for more than two months.
Confessions of a Covid vaccination queue jumper with no regrets
A man in his 20s admitted to jumping the queue in order to get vaccinated and has no guilt
Tiahleigh Palmer murder: Foster brother faces new charges
Trent Thorburn was jailed in 2017 for sexually assaulting the 12-year-old.
NZ nurses welcomed across the ditch by Queensland job pitch
Queensland is trying to attract New Zealand nurses with a big ad campaign.
Young Queensland mum and her son died within days of each other
Throughout her harrowing cancer battle, Brooke Marsay carried herself with 'pure grace'.
Kiwis stranded in Queensland take aim at wait for transtasman bubble decision
"It's very frustrating not knowing the timeline."
'Let us not give up': Sydney's Covid-19 outbreak swells by 35
Nine of today's cases were infectious in the community.
Australia outlines four-phase pathway out of pandemic
Australia plans to transition away from its suppression strategy against Covid-19.
'Follow the rules': Sydney records 31 new cases amid lockdown
Thirteen of those cases were in the community during their infectious period.
3 new cases in Queensland, case in South Australia sparks lockdown fears
Four Australian states and territories have now introduced lockdown orders.