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A Qantas flight attendant has tested positive for COVID-19 in Queensland after crewing six regional flights across the state.
Health Minister Stephen Miles said the woman in her 30s, who lives in the northern suburb of Banyo, tested positive with the Delta variant on Wednesday.
He said she is believed to have been infectious from 11 July - and she was on board the six flights between Brisbane, Gladstone, Longreach and Hervey Bay whilst possibly infectious .
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The state s chief health officer Dr Jeanette Young said contact tracers are updating the list of exposure venues based on the flight attendant s movements.
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Subscriber only A proposed mine tipped to strengthen regional Queensland s economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic has reached a crucial next stage. Stanmore Coal announced during its latest quarterly update the amended Environmental Impact Statement for the Isaac Downs project had been finalised. The Department of Environment and Science is now preparing the assessment report. Stanmore Coal estimates mining approvals will be finalised by mid-2021, with construction to start in the second half of the year. The $90 million Isaac Downs open-cut mine is expected to support 250 construction jobs and 300 operational jobs. The project is being developed as a satellite operation for the Isaac Plains Complex and will produce 2.5 million tonnes per annum of primarily coking coal.
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The Palaszczuk government ground to a halt $92 million in IT projects as part of a penny-pinching program to hunt for savings amid the coronavirus pandemic.
But the savings may be short-lived, with IT projects to be restarted on a case-by-case basis.
Treasurer Cameron Dick announced a freeze on new, non-essential IT projects in July 2020.
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Treasurer Cameron Dick announced a six-month freeze on new, non-essential IT projects in July last year, as part of a plan to save $3 billion over four years.
That six-month freeze is due to expire on Saturday.
New projects related to critical safety or cybersecurity were excluded from the freeze.