Queenslanders Will Find Out Today If Townsville Will Host Origin Opener 31/05/2021

Published: May 30, 2021, 8 p.m.

Queenslanders are set to find out today if the State of Origin series opener will be moved to Townsville as Melbourne grapples with more Covid-19 cases amid its seven-day lockdown.  Permission for drivers to turn left on a red light will be wound back across Brisbane following a decision by the state’s transport department that has outraged the council.  A century old Queensland kangaroo leather trader has warned a proposed US ban on imports poses a looming “disaster” for an industry recovering from Covid-19.  Business leaders say Queensland is loaded with potential for the future and ready to bounce out of COVID on the back of the “green and gold runway” that a successful bid for the Olympics would bring,   For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at COURIERMAIL.com.au/     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.