Queensland more relaxed than other states: School start

Queensland students who returned to school today experienced relaxed COVID-19 protocols compared to other states.

Preventative measures, such as masks and ventilation, are required when students are standing but rapid antigen tests will only be provided free of charge to students who exhibit symptoms of the virus.

Today's Weather

It is forecast for a partly cloudy day with a slight chance of showers and south south-easterly winds becoming light in the evening.

Today’s temperature will reach a max of 28 degrees and the UV level will be extreme.

Matt Ward: Why I Protest

<p><span><span><span>- It doesn’t get much radio play or press coverage, but the protest chant is a music genre with a long history and a global network of performers and audiences. Almost everyone could recite a protest chant off the top of their head, such is the way these little ditties worm their way into the consciousness.</span></span></span></p>

Boris: W

<p><span><span>- It was an odd realisation for me that <strong>Boris </strong>have more albums notched in their ever more scarred slab of granite than I have years around the sun. <em>W </em>sees Boris’ ambient abilities make a recrudescence and marks their debut on <strong>Sacred Bones</strong>.<strong> </strong>These renowned amplifier abusers have dialled almost everything back to a faint thrums. Seeing as their last album ended on an ambient interlude, <em>W</em> can be seen as a continuation of <em>No.