Last-minute knee surgery cancellations ‘cost millions and ramp up waiting lists’ There was also a ‘great cost’ for affected patients. Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2025
Queensland records one of its highest COVID death tolls in a single reporting period Queensland records one of its highest death tolls of the pandemic, with 27 COVID-related fatalities in the latest reporting period. ABC News · Jul 28, 2022
Qld defends $40m hotel quarantine spend Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles says criticising government spending on hotel quarantine is like "throwing rocks from the cheap seats." AAP · Jul 24, 2022
Queensland Premier urges people to wear masks indoors to limit spread of COVID-19, AMA says mandate needed Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says wearing masks indoors will help save lives, but neither she nor acting Chief Health Officer Peter Aitken are advocating a return to a full mask mandate. The AMA says mandates are "likely to be necessary" as recommendations alone don't change behaviour. ABC News · Jul 21, 2022
Testing for the flu can help you get faster treatment. But why is it so hard to get a rapid antigen test for influenza? Flu cases are surging around Australia — and this time it's different. Two years of COVID isolation has left the population with little natural immunity. So, how can you get tested to see if you have the flu? ABC News · May 27, 2022
Acting CHO Peter Aitken encourages Queenslanders to wear masks again as flu and COVID threaten double-whammy winter Queensland's Acting Chief Health Officer says the state is yet to record its first flu death in 2022, but it is inevitable as more people required hospital admission and intensive care. ABC News · May 25, 2022
Queenslanders offered free flu jabs as soaring case numbers project 'frightening' flu season ahead Queenslanders are being offered a free flu vaccine in a bid to protect against Influenza A as case numbers surge across the state. ABC News · May 23, 2022
Socialite Elizabeth Harris, wife of former Tory Cabinet minister, dies Ms Harris is survived by her husband and three sons. The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2022
Pride, honour and proof that when Bristol City do things right, they're as good as any club Bristol Live fan columnist Math Withers on a memorable and deeply poignant weekend for Bristol City Bristol Post · Feb 21, 2022
Death threats, anger, betrayal and loyalty - Bristol City and the Ashton Gate Eight, 40 years on Forty years ago today, eight Bristol City players made a decision to save the football club. A decision that caused hardship, anger and resentment but also made them Robins legends. This is their story. Bristol Post · Feb 3, 2022