Tag: #Queensland
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Australian flight forced to turn back after passengers fight, Police
QUEENSLAND: Domestic Australian flight forced to turn back after fight breaks out among passengers, confirms police. According to Business Insider reports, last week a domestic Australian flight was forced to turn back after its passenger broke out into a fight. Hours later, the flight took off again when another fight ensued. Police officials who charged…
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Australia records another surge in COVID-19 infections
Australia recorded another record surge in COVID-19 infections on Tuesday as an outbreak of the highly infectious Omicron variant disrupted reopening of the economy, while state leaders argued over domestic border controls
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Australia’s east coast continues to struggle with Delta outbreaks
Australia’s three most populous states, New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland, reported a total of 282 locally acquired COVID-19 infections on Sunday
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Labor shortages from restricted mobility in pandemic to strain Australian economy
Labour-starved Australia offers cash to ‘work in paradise’
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Australian quarantine hotel COVID-19 cluster grows to ten cases
Two more people linked to a quarantine hotel outbreak in the Australian state of Melbourne have tested positive for COVID-19
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Downpours to end Australia bushfires within days
Sydney, Feb 10 (AFP/APP): Australia’s months-long bushfires crisis will likely be over within days, officials said Monday as heavy rainfall extinguished several massive blazes and was forecast to douse dozens more as downpours swept south. Days of torrential rains have caused flash flooding in New South Wales and Queensland, dampening once-raging fires that volunteers had…
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Australia girds for worst as bushfire season comes early
SYDNEY, Sept 9 (AFP/APP):Australia battled to contain around 160 bushfires in the east of the country Monday, an early start to a wildfire season that authorities warn could be the worst in decades. Drought and strong winds have turned swathes of Queensland and New South Wales to tinder, prompting fires that have already damaged dozens…