A breakthrough from Queensland scientists offers new hope for people who experience side effects from antidepressant medication.

Fully-vaccinated Queenslanders exposed to Covid-19 will leave isolation before Christmas as the state slashes quarantine requirements from 14 to seven days. 

A plane that crashed and killed four people was “reported to be returning to the aerodrome” when it crashed into the sea at Redcliffe, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau says. 

Queensland Health’s new chief operating officer will report directly to Minister Yvette D’Ath in a major move that some see as a vote of no confidence in the department’s Director-General. 

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