Stuart Layt
Brisbane Times
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Breakthrough shows if you will get severe COVID-19
Queensland researchers have made the breakthrough after a genome study of thousands of severe COVID-19 cases, and have also identified a potential treatment. → Read More
‘Who cares about your science?’ asks new Qld Chief Scientist
The question posed by acting Chief Scientist stops some colleagues in their tracks, but the answer will guide the state into the future. → Read More
What ‘centaurus’ means for the future of living with COVID
The emergence a new COVID subvariant that has appeared in India and a handful of other countries, including Australia, could signal a new phase of the pandemic. → Read More
Queensland hospital system under strain as COVID wave builds on staff, beds
Queensland’s hospital system is straining under the weight of the third COVID-19 wave, as the health minister asks people to take “sensible precautions” to avoid illness. → Read More
What is the ‘feels like’ temperature?
There can be quite a gap between the forecast temperature and the ‘feels like’. What’s the actual difference? And why does it sometimes feel especially cold? → Read More
SEQ cold to continue despite predicted rise in temperature this week
After the coldest morning of the year so far on Sunday, Queenslanders will get a small reprieve, but the return of a familiar weather system will set people shivering again. → Read More
Don’t mention the cane toad: the rooftop lab protecting Australia’s biosecurity
A nondescript rooftop lab in Brisbane is the front line of Australia’s fight against invasive species. → Read More
Free flu jabs in Qld as Govt makes ‘preemptive strike’ on rising cases
Queensland will offer free flu vaccinations to head off a surge in cases. → Read More
Probiotic treatment for asthma hailed as breath of fresh air
Biome Australia’s treatment is not a cure for asthma, but a comprehensive new study shows it can reduce the number of attacks. → Read More
Google bot spots spreading starfish 20 times better than humans
Google has collaborated with CSIRO for a project using machine learning to develop a tool to pinpoint crown-of-thorns starfish on the Great Barrier Reef. → Read More
Rain bombs and supercells: what’s science and what’s not?
When is a weather term clear and accurate? When is it overblown? And what’s the forecast for terms we’ll be hearing more often? → Read More
Qld announces $771m flood recovery package but needs federal support
Under the package, flood-affected residents will be given the option of retrofitting, raising or selling their home, while grants up to $50k will enable people to carry out repairs. → Read More
Brisbane’s anti-flood devices worked but homes flooded anyway. What now?
Backflow devices were installed to prevent a repeat of the flooding in 2011, but the 2022 flood event has exposed how limited they are in saving homes. → Read More
Urgent call for Queenslanders to get boosted as COVID sub-variant increases
Fewer than half of eligible Queenslanders have had a third dose of COVID vaccine with authorities concerned the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron could cause case rises heading into winter. → Read More
Anti-mosquito measures mobilise to head off Japanese encephalitis threat
A woman remains in a Brisbane hospital in a critical condition with Japanese Encephalitis as local councils step up efforts to control mosquitos in the aftermath of widespread flooding. → Read More
‘River in the sky’ left south-east Queensland drenched, experts say
The extreme weather event is an example of a phenomenon just beginning to be understood by scientists. → Read More
Eight COVID deaths and 4838 new cases as Qld hospitalisations fall further
Queensland reported almost 5000 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday and eight more deaths, most in aged care, but the hospitalisation rate continues to fall. → Read More
Four dead, widespread flooding expected as deluge smashes Qld rivers
Four people have died in the major weather event, which has saturated catchments and raised flood alerts in many parts of southeast Queensland, with parts of Gympie evacuated. → Read More
Qld records eight more COVID deaths but numbers still ‘tracking down’
There were over 6000 new cases of COVID-19 and 8 more deaths in Queensland on Thursday but the numbers are “tracking down” the Premer says. → Read More
Researchers sniff out link between bacteria and Alzheimer’s
Researchers have discovered how a bacteria which lives in the nose can travel through nerve pathways into the brain, highlighting a possible cause of Alzheimer’s. → Read More