When Jacquie Tapsall and her business partner, Jessica Sexton, quit their jobs and poured their life savings into opening a cafe in Brisbane two years ago, the quotes they received for flood insurance made their eyes water.
They knew the shopfront in Wilston, a suburb in the city’s west bordered by Enoggera Creek, had gone under in Brisbane’s 2022 floods under previous owners.
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Tess Bennett is a technology reporter with The Australian Financial Review, based in the Brisbane newsroom. She was previously the work & careers reporter. Connect with Tess on Twitter. Email Tess at tess.bennett@afr.com