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Australia's largest independent Private Pathology company offering an exceptional service to our patients and doctors. For information about locations and how to get tested, please click on the applicable location links below.

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Improving the quality of your life through better pathology., locations & growing.

Operating since January 2018 we are the fastest growing pathology company in the country with 3 main laboratories in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane and operating over 800 collection centres for your convenience

Australia’s newest privately owned pathology company. Our aim is to provide exceptional service to all of our patients and clients. Our passionate team offers a wealth of experience to bring you the best service possible.

We operate with highly experienced pathologists, specialists and scientists in all of these fields. Our outstanding collection staff offer a quick and convenient specimen collection experience to our patients in our collection centres. We also offer home visits for patients who are not mobile enough to attend our collection rooms. For the convenience of our referring clinicians, we also provide a simple pathology stores ordering system on request.

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The team at 4Cyte Pathology believe clinicians & patients deserve better. Better care, better responsiveness, better diagnostic insights. To achieve this we have brought together Australia's leading pathology professionals, from blood-draw collectors to the PhDs & scientists in our labs. Our people share a common goal & vision - to provide better insights to our referring clinicians & patients.

Leading Accessibility

Core to our beliefs is that all Australians should be able to access the best of diagnostics, regardless of their personal or financial circumstance. To this end, 4Cyte Pathology has a commitment to bulk bill all Medicare rebatable items performed in our laboratories. Our commitment to you is that no patient will pay out-of-pocket expenses for any Medicare rebatable pathology service we provide.

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Combining the best people with the latest technological advancements in in-vitro diagnostics leads to better outcomes for clinicians and their patients. The team behind 4Cyte Pathology has a long history of innovation in the use of technology to advance the accuracy and reliability of the diagnostics we provide. This legacy of ground breaking diagnostic technologies continues today.

Committed To Providing the Best Service in Clinical Pathology.

We operate with highly experienced pathologists, specialists and scientists in all of these fields. Our outstanding collection staff offer a quick and convienient specimen collection experience to our patients in our collection centres. We also offer home visits for patients who are not mobile enough to attend our collection rooms. For the convenience of our referring clinicians, we also provide a simple pathology stores ordering system on request.

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Our pathology professionals are highly regarded in their respective fields, with many having held peak clinical, scientific and pathology leadership roles in Australia’s leading private & public medical / pathology laboratories.

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Do you need a COVID test before you travel and are you based in Brisbane? Do you ALSO need a doctor’s letter ? or is it just a COVID PCR Nasal swab test? or do you need a blood test as well  ?? Yes, it can be very confusing. Make sure you get precise instructions from your travel agent or airline.

Some airlines need a COVID nasal swab/PCR test before you can even be let on the plane, or a certain number of hours before you arrive in a country, some countries or airlines require a blood test as well. Sometimes a letter from a doctor is required in addition to a test result (sometimes called a test result certificate) to document that you have no symptoms of COVID at the time of the test  – a ” WELL-TO-GO ” letter.

At Dr Deb The Travel Doctor,  we can help you organise this  COVID  travel paperwork in Brisbane. We can even do it via telehealth in some circumstances.

If you travelling, and need a COVID PCR test and letter before departure (eg 72 hours before departure) this can be organised at this link by a local lab. Costs etc are on that link.

Note – if you have symptoms of COVID and go for a test it is FREE. You only have to pay for a COVID test if you are having it pre-travel. BUT some airlines will only accept test results from private pathology labs not from a hospital

The laboratory will text/email you the result so you will have the necessary paperwork for your departure.

PS you may wish to consider limiting your exposure to the general public for 2 weeks prior to your departure just to limit your chance of being exposed to viruses especially during the winter.

PS the USA state department has a website with some information about what COVID requirements are needed for each country, it is US-focused but a good place to start researching.

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I am travelling to Taiwan on the 11/05/21. I require the pcr test for work travel purposes within 72 hours from departure date. When can I take the test?

Hi f you travel on the Tuesday you should have the test on Sunday ( yes do-oable), results back on Monday and fly tuesday. Testing lab is found here. https://www.snp.com.au/our-locations/?P=65 regards Dr Deb

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Clear to Fly

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As international travel resumes, Clear To Fly is pleased to offer COVID-19 RT-PCR and IgM Antibody testing for international travellers, helping people to reconnect with their loved ones. We offer the convenience of collections onsite at our laboratory in Milton to enable rapid processing of samples.

Book Your Collection Appointment

Prior to booking your collection appointment it is important that you check with your destination or transit country, embassy, travel agent and/or airline to determine what the testing requirements are for entry at your destination in which you must demonstrate a negative COVID-19 test. For most countries, the window provided is typically within 72 hours of departure.

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Samples must be collected by 3pm the previous day to guarantee results by 9 am the next day

Please contact us on 1800 161 194 for more information.

Book your collection appointment through our website or contact us on 1800 161 194.

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Samples are collected onsite at our laboratory to ensure rapid processing of results.

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Result are sent via SMS, email and uploaded to the IATA Travel Pass.

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Collection appointments at our laboratory in Milton, Brisbane can be booked directly through our Booking Page. Alternatively, you can also contact us on 1800 161 194 to arrange your appointment.

Prior to booking your collection appointment it is important that you check with your destination or transit country, embassy, travel agent and/or airline to determine what the testing requirements are for entry at your destination. For most countries, the window provided is typically within 48-72 hours of departure.

Results are sent via SMS and email, typically within 24 hours of sample collection. Please note that while all travel COVID-19 tests are processed as a priority, surges in local community cases of COVID-19 may affect our turnaround times. We strongly recommend you arrange a sample collection appointment as soon as possible within the testing window specified by your destination country.

Ensure you bring a copy of your passport to your collection appointment. We also strongly recommend all travelers download and register with the IATA Travel Pass if your airline is participating.

IATA Travel Pass is a secure and efficient mobile app that helps travelers to store and manage their verified certifications for COVID-19 tests or vaccines. The IATA Travel Pass app is available for download on the Apple Store and Goolgle Play, but travelers will only be able to use it if their airline is currently part of their trial. For more information, please see the IATA Travel Pass website . If your airline is not currently registered for IATA Travel Pass, your report will be provided to you via email.

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All testing facilitated in our private Brisbane laboratory, centrally located to service South East Queensland, only 15 minutes from Brisbane Airport and Brisbane CBD.

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Domestic travel within Australia

Domestic travel requirements are determined by state and territory governments. Check the websites of local health departments for information about travel to:

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Travelling overseas

The Australian Government does not currently have any COVID-19 requirements in place for travellers entering and departing Australia.

COVID-19 however continues to pose a health risk in Australia and overseas. We strongly encourage wearing masks and being vaccinated while travelling internationally. You should practice good cough and hand hygiene, and physically distance from others where possible.

Some countries, airlines and vessel operators may have COVID-19 travel requirements in place. Check the requirements of any:

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Travel insurance is important if you become sick with COVID-19 overseas. Make sure your insurance includes:

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Some destinations also require travellers to hold travel insurance as a condition of entry.

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Check with your cruise provider or travel agent for up-to-date travel requirements for your ship and destination/s. You can also contact the relevant state or territory government to find out if any requirements apply for your destination.

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Cruise ships carry a higher risk for spreading disease compared to other types of travel. COVID-19, influenza, and other infectious diseases spread easily between people living and socialising in close quarters.

If an outbreak of COVID-19 occurs on your cruise, you may need to:

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• disembark and follow the local rules in the state or territory or country you are in.

Before you travel, check the  Smartraveller advice on cruises . Contact your travel agent or cruise operator for specific information on their COVID-19 safety protocols.

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Brisbane City Doctors have started PCR and Rapid Antigen Tests via Telehealth appointment. Book Dr McAdam online .

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We also have a new COVID POSITIVE telephone appointment for Covid medical advice and created a COVID home care kit that has everything you need to look after your family if one of you tests positive.

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Preorder The Covid Kit online or phone surgery 32213366 to order- $260 for a couple. Has thermometers x2, oximeter to assess oxygen in the blood (key indicator for hospital admission), N95 masks x28, sanitiser, paracetamol, gloves, alcohol wipes for disinfection of surfaces, tissues, two rapid antigen tests and two PCR tests .

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See where you can get tested for COVID-19 in Brisbane and surrounds

With Queensland bracing for a second wave of COVID-19, health authorities have warned “a lot more” tests need to be done to help contain the virus. We have compiled a list of testing locations across Brisbane and surrounding areas.

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Queensland is bracing for a second wave of coronavirus as health authorities scramble to track members of a growing cluster linked to the Brisbane Youth Detention Centre.

Health Minister Steven Miles has warned that “a lot more” tests must be done in order to contain the virus, with authorities revealing infected people visited more than 40 locations around the Brisbane area.

Anyone with even “the slightest” symptoms is urged to get tested, with new pop-up clinics established in Bundamba, Springfield, Browns Plains and Rocklea.

Here’s where you can get tested.

New pop-up clinics

• Browns Plains pop-up clinic – Browns Plains Community Health Centre, Middle Rd and Wineglass Drive, Hillcrest: 8am-4pm, August 24-28.

• Rocklea Show Ground pop-up clinic – Cnr Goburra St and Pegg Rd, Rocklea: 8am-4pm, August 24-28.

• Mater Private Hospital Springfield – 30 Health Care Drive, Springfield Central (lower carpark): 8am-4pm

• Salvation Army Church Hall – cnr Brisbane Rd and Coal St, Bundamba: 9am-4pm.

Greater Brisbane

• Redcliffe Hospital - Anzac Avenue Redcliffe: 8am-4pm, 7 days

• Sullivan Nicolaides Kippa Ring Shopping Centre - 284 Anzac Avenue, Kippa Ring: 6.30am-6pm M-F, 7.30-12pm Sat, 8am-12pm Sun*

• Medilab Pathology Drive-thru COVID collection centre - 280 Newmarket Road, Wilston: 8am-4pm M-F (GP referral required)

• Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital - Butterfield Street, Herston: 8am-9pm 7 days

• Sullivan Nicolaides - Kedron, 136 Gympie Road, Kedron: 7am-6pm M-F; 8am-12 Sat and Sun*

• Prince Charles Hospital - 627 Rode Road, Chermside: 8am-6pm M-Sat; 10am-4pm sun

• QML Chermside - Cnr Gympie Road and Wallace St, Chermside: 8.30am-5.30pm M-F; 8am-11am Sat and Sun*

• Sullivan Nicolaides Aspley - 1311 Gympie Road Aspley, 6am-4pm M-F; 6am-11am Sat*

• Sullivan Nicolaides Albany Creek - 49 Old Northern Road, Albany Creek: 6.30am-5pm; 7am-12pm Sat*

• Sullivan Nicolaides Everton Park - 791 Satfford Road, Everton Park: 7am-5pm M-F; 6.30am-11am Sat*

• Sullivan Nicolaides The Gap - 1000 Waterworks Road, the Gap: 6.30am-4pm M-F;6.30am-11am Sat*

• Sullivan Nicolaides Taringa, 15 Morrow St, Taringa - 7am-6pm M-F; 7am-12pm Sat; 8am-12pm Sun*

• Sullivan Nicolaides Taringa Car collection site - 15 Morrow St, Taringa: 11am-5pm M-F (Phone on arrival)*

• Kenmore Medical Centre Respiratory clinic - 2081 Moggil Road, Kenmore: 8am-5pm M-F

• Sullivan Nicolaides Kenmore - 2081 Moggil Road, Kenmore: 6.30-4pm M-F; 6.30am-12pm Sat*

• QML Drive thru COVID centre Kenmore village - Brookfield Road, Kenmore: 7am-3pm M-F*

• Sullivan Nicolaides Mt Ommaney - 171 Dandenong Road, Mt Ommaney: 6.30am-4pm M-F; 6.30am-11am Sat*

• Sullivan Nicolaides Forest Lake - 7 High Street, Forest Lake: 6.30am-4pm M-F; 6.30am-11am Sat*

• Sullivan Nicolaides Annerley - 582 Ipswich Road, Annerley: 6.30am-5pm M-; 7am-11am Sat*

•Sullivan Nicolaides Camp Hill – 585 Old Cleveland Road, Camp Hill: 10.30am-3.30pm M-F*

• Sullivan Nicolaides Capalaba - 189 Old Cleveland Road, Capalaba: 6am-6pm M-F; 6.30am-11.30am Sat*

• Sullivan Nicolaides Kilcoy – Shop 1, 43-45 Mary Street, Kilcoy: 07am-12pm M-F*

• Sullivan Nicolaides Bowen Hills – 24 Hurworth Street, Bowen Hills: 11am-5pm M-F*

• Sullivan Nicolaides Teneriffe – Shop 9A, 29-83 Florence Street, Teneriffe: 6:30am to 4pm M-F*

• Sullivan Nicolaides Clayfield – Shop 2, 733-735 Sandgate Road, Clayfield: 6am-4pm M-F, 6am – 11am Sat*

• North Brisbane PHN – Nundah Village Family Practice, 1270 Sandgate Road, Nundah: 8am-5pm M-F, 9am-3pm (Excludes public holidays, Need to book online)

• QML Cleveland drive thru centre – 8 Passage St, Cleveland (in undercover carpark): 7am-3pm M-F

• QML Victoria Point – 127 Colburn Ave, Victoria Point: 7am-5pm M-F; 8am-12pm Sat*

• QML Metroplex Murrarie – 11 Riverview Place, Murrarie: 7am-5pm M-F*

• Mater Hospital Fever Clinic – Raymond Terrace, South Brisbane: 24hrs, 7 days

• Queensland Children’s Hospital Fever Clinic – 501 Stanley St, South Brisbane: 8am-4pm M-F

• UQ Health Care Respiratory Centre - Cornwall St Medical Centre, Woolongabba: 8am-5pm M-F

• Mater Pathology Coorparoo – Old Cleveland Road and French Street, Coorparoo: 7am-12.20pm, 1pm-5pm M-F; 7am-12pm Sat and Sun*

• Metro North HHS Redcliffe – Anzac Avenue, Redcliffe: 8am-2pm 7-days (Excluding public holidays)

• Sullivan Nicolaides Redcliffe – Shop 2, Violet Street, Redcliffe: 6:30am – 2:30pm M-F*

• Sullivan Nicolaides Scarborough - Tenancy 1, 105 Landsborough Ave, Scarborough: 6:30am – 2:30pm M-F*

• Sullivan Nicolaides Kippa Ring - Shop 72, 284 Anzac Ave Kippa-Ring: 6:30am – 6pm M-F, 7:30am – 12pm Sat, 8am – 12pm Sun*

• Metro North HHS Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital - Butterfield Street, Herston: 7:30am – 9:00pm 7-days

• Metro North HHS The Prince Charles Hospital: 627 Rode Rd, Chermside: 8:30am-5pm 7-days

• QEII Jubilee Hospital: Troughton Rd and Kessels Road, Coopers Plains: 10a,-6pm 7 days

• Logan Central Respiratopry Clinic – 5 Charles Ave, Logan Centre: 8.30am-5pm M-F

• Medlab Woodridge – 99 Ewing road, Woodridge: 7.30am-1pm M-F (GP referral required)

• Sullivan Nicolaides Logan Central – 1 Wembley Road, Logan Central: 6.30am-5pm M-F; 6.30am-11am Sat

• Medlab Kingson – 52 Juers St, Kingston: 7.30am-1pm M-F (GP referral required)

• Sullivan Nicolaides Rochedale – Rochedale Shopping Centre: 6.30am-4pm M-F*

• Shailer Park Respiratory Clinic – Corner Beenleigh Redland Bay Road and Logandale Blvd, Cornubia: 8am-6pm M-F: 8am-12pm Sat

• Logan Hospital Fever Clinic – Armstrong Road 7 Lognal Lea Road, Meadowbrook: 8am-6pm M-F

• Sullivan Nicolaides Waterford West – 50 Market Place, Waterford West: 6.30am-4pm M-F; 6.30-am-11am Sat*

• Sullivan Nicolaides Beenleigh – 105 City Rd, Beenleigh: 6am-4.30pm M-F; 6am-11am Sat*

• Upper Coomera Respiratory Clinic – 21 Coomera Grand Drive: Coomera: 8.30am-5.30pm M-F

• QML Drive thru testing clinic – Movie World Car Park, Entertainment Road, Oxenford: 8.30am-3pm M-F

• Kalwun Nerang Respiratory Clinic – 14a Nerang St, Nerang: 8.30am-4.30pm M-F (for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and vulnerable people)

• Hope Island Respiratory Clinic – 10 Santa Barbara Road, hope Island: 1pm-5pm M-F; 8am-12pm Sat*

• Gold Coast University Hospital – 1 Hospital Blvd, Southport: 9am-9pm 7 days

• Burleigh Cove Respiratory Clinic – 109 West Burleigh Rd, Burleigh Waters: 8am-5pm M-F

• QML Elanora – 2 Saffron Street, Elanora: 7.30am-3pm M-F*

• Robina Hospital – Campus Cres, Robina: 9am-9pm M-F

• Sullivan Nicolaides Oxenford – 3 Cottonwood Place, Oxenford: 7am-5pm M-F *

• Sullivan Nicolaides Robina – 1Chelterham Drive, Robina: 7am-3pm M-F; 8am-11am Sat*

• Sullivan Nicolaides Beaudesert – 49 William st, Beaudesert: 6.30am-5pm M-F; 6.30am-11am Sat*

• Orion Springfield Central (western carpark) - 1 Main Street, Springfield: 9am-4pm (until August 2).

• Mater Pathology Springfield – 1 Springfield Lakes Blvd, Springfield: 8am-12pm M-F*

• Kambu-Booval Respiratory Clinic – 160 Brisbane Rd, Booval: 8.30a.-4.30pm (Indigenous patients only)

• Ipswich Hospital fever clinic (drop in only) – Chelmsford Ave, Ipswich: 11am-5.30pm 7 days

• Mater Pathology Yamanto Village – Warwick Road: 7am-12.20pm, 1pm-5pm M-F; 7.30am-11.30am Sat*

• Sullivan Nicolaides Ipswich – 10 Churchill St, Ipswich: 6.30am-5pm M-F; 6.30am-11am Sat*

• Health Matters Karalee Respriatory Clinic – 19-27 Junction Rd, Chuwar: 9am-5pm M-F

• Flinders Peak Medical Centre – 355 Boonah Rd, Purga: 8.30am-4pm M-F; 8.30am-12pm Sat and Sun

Redland City

• Smart Clinics Alexandra Hills – 189 Vienna Road, Alexandra Hills, 4161: 8am-5pm M-F

• Redland Hospital Fever Clinic – Weippin st, Cleveland: 8.30-4pm 7 days

• Mather Pathology Cleveland – 46-50 Middle St, Cleveland: 7am-12pm, 12.40pm-3pm M-F; 7.30am-11.30am Sat*

Alternatively you can search for testing centre’s here .

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Queensland COVID-19 PCR test confusion leaves the public missing out

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and federal Health Minister Greg Hunt were at odds for days before it was confirmed there had been no policy change. ( ABC News )

The fog of confusion over COVID-19 tests has ended right back where we started: Domestic travellers won't have to pay for PCR tests if required under a public health order.

But why, more than 20 months into the pandemic, it took days to confirm that nothing had changed , only raises more questions.

Instead of being nipped in the bud at the earliest opportunity, concerns over incoming travellers having to fork out up to $150 for a PCR test festered in the news cycle — and swelled — until a breakthrough on Tuesday afternoon.

Both the Queensland and federal governments criticised each other for delays in clarifying the funding arrangement, with Deputy Premier Steven Miles even hitting out at the media reporting on the issue.

However, in an ongoing health crisis — with an often time-poor and weary public — clear communication is crucial from both sides.

During Question Time in state parliament last Thursday, Deputy Opposition Leader David Janetzki put to the Premier that Queenslanders stuck over the border were now "being forced to pay $150 each for a COVID test" to enter the state.

"Why won't the government cover the cost for these Queenslanders who have been failed by the exemptions unit and who just want to come home?" he asked.

Rising to her feet, Ms Palaszczuk replied that some of these requirements were the same for other states and the government wanted to continue to keep Queenslanders safe.

However, she didn't query — or refute — the premise that people coming from interstate would have to pay for the tests.

Asked yesterday if she could have been more direct in her answer that day, her response was again, anything but direct: "In terms of the federal government, we just need to continue to work cooperatively, I don't think this has helped anyone".

The issue only gained more oxygen in the following days.

Quizzed about it on Friday at a press conference alongside the Acting Chief Health Officer, the Deputy Premier urged the Commonwealth to consider that these "tests are part of our wider health response so should be eligible for a Medicare rebate".

At a press conference on Monday, the Premier was asked how long travellers could expect to pay $150 for a PCR test.

She replied, "Until we get to the 90 per cent double-dose", adding the "figures are really encouraging".

COVID-19 PCR tests will come at no cost to holiday-makers entering Queensland from interstate. ( ABC News: Mark Leonardi )

The next day, questioned if the PCR test was effectively a "$150 toll on the border", the Premier said federal Health Minister Greg Hunt could "quite easily make it a Medicare rebate … with the stroke of a pen".

It turned out, though, the Commonwealth and states already jointly funded tests for people who require one under a public health order, such as a domestic travel requirement, in a deal agreed upon over a year ago.

The federal government's confirmation about the 50–50 arrangement to reporters on Tuesday afternoon — well into the saga — was welcomed by Queensland.

However, Mr Miles also said, "We just wish it had [been] a bit sooner" and accused federal government politicians  of an "orchestrated campaign to confuse people".

Part of the issue appears to be confusion over whether an "official certificate" for the negative result was required, rather than the standard text message system that's been in operation during the pandemic.

The federal government says a pathology test would only be charged for a patient requiring an official certificate.

However, Queensland Police Deputy Commissioner Steve Gollschewski had already cleared this point up during an interview on ABC Radio last week, when he confirmed the border pass system would accept a screenshot of the text message.

During a brief doorstop yesterday, the Premier doubled down, calling for the "politics to stop", while also saying the "federal election means Queensland gets singled out".

"This is about the federal election. Why did the federal government want Queenslanders to get COVID for Christmas?" she said.

Ms Palaszczuk said she was unaware until Tuesday that people coming to Queensland would not have to pay for a COVID-19 test to enter the state.

On Twitter, Queensland Greens MP Michael Berkman wrote: "[The] whole $150 PCR test issue was a result of the major parties' election brain and refusal to communicate like adults."

"It'd almost be funny, if my office hadn't spent the past week taking calls from distressed Queenslanders [who were] wondering what was going on and how they'd afford it".

While the state and federal government are playing politics and blaming each other over delays, in the end it's the public who lose out.

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The flight landed at Brisbane airport just before 6pm after operating in a holding pattern above the South Burnett region.

A Qantas spokesperson confirmed to the Courier Mail the flight had returned to Brisbane following a suspected bird strike.

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