," said Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said.... The Sydney outbreak has grown to nearly

state Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk described the event as a “ rain bomb.” The nation has been

, it's contained to the family," said state Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. The family lives in

24 hours. The state on Saturday reported five cases of COVID-19, with state Premier Annastacia

SYDNEY-The conservative Liberal National Party in Australia's Queensland state was on track on Sunday to end almost a decade of centre-left Labor government, after a general election held on Saturday. Votes were still being counted on Sunday, but a partial count showed the Liberal National Party was polling well at a primary vote of 41.9% with the governing Labor Party on 32.8%, according to the Electoral Commission of Queensland." Today Queenslanders voted for hope over fear, they have voted fo

SYDNEY( Reuters)-Australia on Monday reported its first confirmed death from the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 amid another surge in daily infections, but the authorities refrained from imposing new restrictions saying hospitalisation rates remained low. The death, a man in his 80s with underlying health conditions, marked a grim milestone for the country which has had to pause some parts of a staged reopening after nearly two years of stop-start lockdowns, due to the fresh outbreak. Omicron,

SYDNEY( Reuters)-Coronavirus-free Queensland state opened its domestic borders to all vaccinated people on Monday for the first time in nearly five months, as Australians gear up for quarantine-free travel across most of the country during the busy Christmas period.... South Australia has been welcoming interstate arrivals since late November. Australia has recorded nearly 229, 000 cases of COVID-19 and 2, 104 deaths, far fewer than many comparable countries.... Around 70 cases of the Omicron

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, 53, convened his Cabinet on Wednesday and ruled out introducing mask mandates, instead urging their compatriots to take personal responsibility.... But Labor leader Anthony Albanese, 58, claimed Mr Morrison's recent announcements on COVID-19 showed he was playing party politics. The Grayndler MP, who briefly served as Deputy Prime Minister under 64-year-old Kevin Rudd, said:" The Prime Minister just singles out Queensland as if it’s different from Tasma

MELBOURNE( Reuters)-Australia's New South Wales state reported a fall in new daily coronavirus cases on Sunday, following two days of record 2021 infections, as officials implored Sydney residents to follow rules so they could end a lockdown next week.... That was down from 35 new cases on Friday-the highest number of daily cases so far this year for that state-and 31 on Thursday." Whilst the numbers overnight are very encouraging, we know they have potential to bounce around.... " If people d

Sydney's mean rainfall for March is 138 mm, according to official data.... Hundreds of people are still stuck at their homes in the northern New South Wales city of Lismore, facing its worst floods on record, amid reports of some spending the night on rooftops.... Australia's east coast summer has been dominated by the La Nina climate pattern, which is typically associated with greater rainfall, for a second straight year....