Category: QLD

Heavy Rain, Flooding in Far North Queensland

Widespread flooding rain is expected over far north Queensland for days after a tropical cyclone made landfall late on Jan. 3. Tropical Cyclone Imogen crossed the coast north of Karumba shortly before 11 p.m. before slowly weakening to a tropical low on Monday. About 1400 houses were left without power, but there were no reports…


Five New Hotel Quarantine Cases in Qld

Queensland has recorded five new COVID-19 cases in quarantine, as restrictions on aged care facilities and hospitals for Victorian visitors come into force. Each of the infections was diagnosed in hotel quarantine and acquired overseas. People who have been in Victoria since December 21 are now banned from visiting “vulnerable facilities”, including aged care facilities,…


Woman Questioned Over Qld Baby’s Death

A woman is being questioned by police about the suspicious death of a baby girl at a unit in south Brisbane last month. The 32-year-old woman was interviewed at Morningside Police Station on December 27 about the death of the five-month-old at a home in Annerley between November 15 and 16. Detective Acting Inspector Rod…


Woman Questioned Over Queensland Baby’s Death

A woman is being questioned by police about the suspicious death of a baby girl at a unit in south Brisbane last month. The 32-year-old woman was interviewed at Morningside Police Station on December 27 about the death of the five-month-old at a home in Annerley between November 15 and 16. Detective Acting Inspector Rod…


Second Superyacht Infection Detected in Queensland

Queensland recorded no new locally acquired coronavirus cases on Christmas Day but a second person traveling on a superyacht in the state’s north has tested positive. The vessel arrived in Cairns from the Maldives on Monday and a female crew member in her 20s tested positive and was taken to hospital. Now a man aged…