The names (and pandemic) that dominated Queensland headlines in 2020

In February, the headlines were led by the horrific loss of Hannah Clarke and her three children in a domestic violence murder that led to promises of legislative reform to outlaw coercive control.

As the coronavirus pandemic gripped Australia, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk dominated headlines, clocking a staggering 24,000 online and print stories across the year.

Hundreds of coronavirus press conferences, and political media alerts ahead of the October state election, meant the Premier’s profile went far beyond her 2019 total of 3675 mentions across online and print.

Streem media and partnerships lead Conal Hanna said the pandemic “thrust state premiers to the fore as they announced case numbers, quarantine arrangements and…