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A man with a suspected case of Covid 19 has been airlifted to hospital from an island off the Central Queensland coast. A spokesperson for RACQ Capricorn Rescue says it was called to Middle Percy Island at 7.18pm on Monday by Queensland Health. A man in his 60s had been suffering from...

Queensland has recorded seven new deaths relating to Covid in the past 24 hours, all of which had been above the age of 80 and 90, the state's deadliest day of the pandemic so far. There have been 15,122 new cases of the virus overnight, and 4,575 of those were detected...

Wet and humid weather make a breeding ground for mosquitoes, with locals being urged to make sure their pets are treated against heartworm. There are currently 22 dogs with the deadly disease being cared for across the state by RSPCA Queensland, and more than 56 have been treated in the past...

Two teenagers have been hospitalised after a car flipped in Central Queensland, before a man was also bitten by a snake at the scene of the crash. The single-vehicle rollover happened at Eichmanns and Mullers Roads in Valentine Plains at 6.53pm Sunday. A spokesperson for Queensland Ambulance reports a man in his...

 Parts of the Queensland coast is on a marine tsunami alert after a volcanic eruption near Tonga earlier today.The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a marine tsunami warning for Sandy Cape down to Point Danger including Fraser Island Coast, Sunshine Coast Waters, Moreton Bay, Gold Coast Waters.While evacuations are not...

Six people - including one in their 20s - have died in Queensland as a result of Covid in the last 24 hours. All had been vaccinated, but also had severe underlying conditions, according to the state's Chief Health Officer.. There's also been a 10 percent increase in the numbers being...