Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Refugee actionStory Bridge sit-in protest blocked by court

A mass sit-in planned for Brisbane’s Story Bridge this weekend to protest refugee detention has been blocked by a court injunction.

Kay Dibben

Break OutWhere Toowoomba man went after quarantine escape

A Toowoomba man who broke out of hotel quarantine after returning from a COVID hot spot was missing for almost two full days. Here’s where police say he went.

Tobias Jurss-Lewis

Industry under threatWhy road trips won’t cut it for WA’s tourism industry

While more West Australians might be exploring their own backyards, Federal Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham says it isn’t enough to save struggling local businesses. HOW YOU CAN HELP.

Lanai Scarr

Bubble fearsNRL’s warning: Broncos still sweating after pub saga

Acting NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo has warned the Broncos will face “strong sanctions” despite being cleared to train and play this weekend.

Peter Badel, Jessica Marszalek, Ellen Ransley, Kate Kyriacou & Thomas Chamberlin

Complacency concern‘Be prepared’ for lockdown, warns WA Police Minister

West Australians should prepare for another lockdown, according to Police Minister Michelle Roberts, who says COVID-19 complacency is a concern.

Daryna Zadvirna

COVID-19NSW residents seeking work turned back at border

NSW residents trying to get to work in Queensland are being turned back in droves, with close to 1000 turned away at Gold Coast checkpoints since the border all but closed to NSW and the ACT last weekend.

Greg Stolz

Here we go againPaleo Pete slams celebs in rant about the sun

In his latest bizarre rant Pete Evans has taken aim at fellow celebrities, medical experts who ‘poisoned our minds’ against the sun and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Jonathan Moran

Investors applaudWage subsidies, rent rebellion pad Premier’s profit

The retailer — which includes well-known brands Peter Alexander, Smiggles, Portmans and dotti — is in for a COVID-19 windfall despite a huge sales slump.

Sean Smith

ATAR angstYear 12s could sit exams at Convention Centre

WA Year 12s could sit their final year exams at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre if another coronavirus outbreak shuts down schools.

Bethany Hiatt

Worst marketWest Perth exodus adds to Perth office vacancy misery

COVID lockdowns and the work-from-home revolution has seen employers review their office space needs.

Sean Smith

Latest tallyWA records two new COVID-19 cases

The new cases come as the State Government rejects calls for an inquiry into its handling of the pandemic.

Peter de Kruijff and Michael Ramsey

COVID huntThai scientists catch bats to trace virus origins

Researchers in Thailand have been trekking though the countryside to catch bats in their caves in an effort to trace the murky origins of the coronavirus.

Quarantine breachJailed border sneak faces harsh punishment

A woman who allegedly sneaked into WA by hiding in a truck and failed to quarantine in a hotel will remain behind bars for at least two more weeks.

Emily Moulton and Rourke Walsh

See the listWhere you can still watch best Hollywood movies ever made

From Singing in the Rain to Alien and Top Gun, they are timeless screen classics that repeatedly top the best-ever lists. But finding them can take some sleuthing. Leigh Paatsch reveals his top picks.

Leigh Paatsch

Breach investigationBroncos star breaks silence on possible ‘NRL bubble’ breach

Corey Oates has opened up about his role alongside up to nine other Broncos players who have been cleared of breaching COVID-19 restrictions, but may be in breach of the “NRL bubble” guidelines, by gathering at the bar of a Brisbane hotel on the day after an NRL game.

Sophie Chirgwin

COVID-19Wage freeze: MPs won’t get pay rise for four years

Job losses, widespread “insecurity and anxiety” as well as the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are behind a four-year salary freeze for Queensland MPs. FIND OUT HOW MUCH MPS ARE PAID

Jack McKay, Domanii Cameron

EXCLUSIVERevealed: Every Qld business gone bust in 2020

Read the full list of Queensland companies that have gone to the wall in 2020, as experts warn ‘zombie businesses’ propped up by lenient regulations are dragging otherwise healthy firms down with them.

David Mills and Cathryn McLauchlan

Freight contamination fearsNew transmission fears as NZ records 13 COVID-19 cases

Fresh fears surround the transmission of the deadly coronavirus with New Zealand officials investigating whether its first COVID cases in more than three months were infected by imported freight.

Ben McKay and staff writers

Wings clippedAirline industry faces ‘most severe crisis’ in history

The recovery of world air traffic is going to be slower than hoped according to S&P Global Ratings, which now forecasts normality won’t return until 2024.

Geoffrey Thomas

‘Challenging year’COVID strips $200m from Telstra profit

The telco has reported an expect fall in annual profit and warned COVID will have an even bigger impact this financial year.

Sean Smith

Glimmer of hopeVic cases fall as lockdown reins in virus spread

There are hopes Victoria’s strict new lockdown measures are beginning to have an effect, with a significant fall in recorded cases to 278 and eight new deaths overnight.

Hospitality‘Incredibly difficult’: Stokehouse Q falls victim to COVID

A high-end restaurant with one of the best views in Brisbane will not re-open after an extended COVID-19 shutdown. A CBD fine diner is set to take its prime South Bank position.

Caitlin Smith & Kylie Lang

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WA’s virus safe haven helps boost Perth property market

West Australiasn returning to WA are helping to stabilise Perth’s housing market, with the flood of people returning to the safety of WA helping to quell fears of a price plunge.

Kim Macdonald

FiascoQld border ban sparks medical emergency

Queensland’s border closure has left no provision for specialist medical care for hundreds of thousands of people, with Queensland doctors being kept from their patients.

Michael Sainsbury, Jackie Sinnerton