Around 30 people have been freed from hotel quarantine after being forced into additional isolation following the UK strain cluster.

Brisbane’s open homes and auctions are attracting the biggest turnouts in 20 years with lines snaking for 100m in scenes that have shocked veteran agents.

Pedestrians are playing a deadly game of chicken on Queensland roads failing to cross at traffic lights or designated crossings.

And seems Queenslanders are embracing the celebrity life, hiring private chefs to cater dinner parties in their homes.

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