As it happened: Brisbane on Tuesday, September 10

A Brisbane dad was moved to tears after winning $2.5 million from the Gold Lotto, almost two weeks after his numbers were drawn.

The Stafford resident had no idea he had been carrying the winning ticket in his wallet until he remembered to check it after walking past the newsagent.

A Brisbane man has won $2.5m in a division one Gold Lotto draw.

He said after discovering his $2.5 million win at work, he broke down in tears.

The money is set to hit his bank account next week, and he revealed that he plans to pay off his home loan and his kids’ education.

“This will help us to own the house, fund the kids’ education and help some family members,” he said. “We would also love to go on a family holiday.”

The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4499 on 31 August 2024 were 6, 39, 15, 20, 32 and 4 while the supplementary numbers were 30 and 1.

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Here are a few of today’s top stories:

With just two parliamentary weeks due after October’s election, David Crisafulli’s new youth justice laws would be subject to only brief oversight, if he were to be elected premier.

A mother whose baby had scalding coffee thrown over him in a Brisbane park says she is angry the suspected attacker slipped from the reach of detectives, as he fled Australia by the time they knew who he was.

Two boys have been found dead in a Blue Mountains home, with their mother under police guard in hospital with self-inflicted wounds after being arrested.

Children will be blocked from social media under sweeping national plans to shield young people from online harm by mandating strict age barriers in federal law and punishing tech giants that break the rules.

And the team behind Southside and Rick Shores are opening a Hong Kong-inspired dumpling spot in the heart of Brisbane’s CBD – where you can expect drunken chicken, roasted half duck and stacks of dim sum, along with up to 30 wines by the glass and half-bottle.

Protesters have marched on Parliament House in Brisbane with a call for Queensland to do more to save threatened species.

The rally, organised by the Queensland Conservation Council, delivered a letter from Australian scientists urging the state’s leaders to “adopt strong policies to halt and reverse the decline of biodiversity”.

The rally comes a few days after Threatened Species Day on September 7.Credit: David Fittell

The scientists want a target of no new extinctions, an independent environmental protection agency, stronger rules to stop deforestation, a doubling in protected areas, and more funding for threatened species protection and recovery.

Earlier this month, 13 new animals – eight species of fish, four species of crayfish, and a trapdoor spider – were added to Queensland’s threatened species list.

“In the leadup to the state election in October, we are calling on the ALP and the LNP to outline strong policies to turn this around so Queensland can become a global leader in protection of our wonderful plant and animal life,” QCC nature campaigner Natalie Frost said.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather have butted heads in question time again, prompting shouting from all sides of the chamber.

Chandler-Mather asked Albanese a question on how “property investors like the prime minister” will turbocharge house prices.

PM Anthony Albanese and Max Chandler-Mather clashed in Parliament in June.Credit: Alex Ellinghausen

“I bet he doesn’t mention [property investors] in their party room … I bet also he doesn’t talk about the housing problem when he’s addressing a rally. A rally in Brisbane to defend corrupt conduct in the CFMEU. I bet he doesn’t do that,” Albanese said.

Greens leader Adam Bandt jumped from his seat, causing both Labor and Coalition MPs to shout with joy at Bandt.

“On a point of order, Mr Speaker. If the first part of the member’s question was ruled inappropriate, then surely that comment ought to be ruled inappropriate. And secondly, it is not relevant to the question,” Bandt says.

Leader of the House Tony Burke argued against Bandt’s point of order.

Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke looks bemused in question time on Tuesday.Credit: Alex Ellinghausen

“You didn’t ask for the imputation of motives to be withdrawn in that question, and given that it wasn’t withdrawn, it should be completely reasonable for the prime minister to point out the conflicts of interest, the poor motives for somebody who has stood up and railed against action,” Burke said to Chandler-Mather and Bandt.

Albanese continued his answer, criticising Chandler-Mather for his support of the CFMEU rally.

“It is a fact that the member for Griffith attended a rally in which there were … [protesters] referring to members of this Parliament as Nazis. And the member for Griffith standing in front of those signs, there is precedent for that sort of thing.”

A Brisbane dad was moved to tears after winning $2.5 million from the Gold Lotto, almost two weeks after his numbers were drawn.

The Stafford resident had no idea he had been carrying the winning ticket in his wallet until he remembered to check it after walking past the newsagent.

A Brisbane man has won $2.5m in a division one Gold Lotto draw.

He said after discovering his $2.5 million win at work, he broke down in tears.

The money is set to hit his bank account next week, and he revealed that he plans to pay off his home loan and his kids’ education.

“This will help us to own the house, fund the kids’ education and help some family members,” he said. “We would also love to go on a family holiday.”

The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4499 on 31 August 2024 were 6, 39, 15, 20, 32 and 4 while the supplementary numbers were 30 and 1.

Security cameras have been installed in Forest Lake by the Brisbane City Council after a series of robberies at shopping centres.

Forest Lake locals had reported smashed windows and raided stock across three shopping precincts, and two armed robberies at a 7-Eleven and massage parlour in August.

The council is investing $1.85 million to grow its CCTV network, with a further 26 mobile cameras to be deployed to each ward, along with additional fixed cameras at places such as Caxton Street in Milton, Musgrave Park in West End and Mount Gravatt Outlook Reserve.

In July, the council also installed cameras in Mount Coot-tha after a spate of incidents along the walking trails.

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said the cameras would help deter and catch criminals.

“Reports of suburban crime sprees are incredibly concerning and I want residents to know we won’t tolerate this kind of behaviour,” he said.

A pioneer of women’s rugby league will call time on her career at season’s end, with Karina Brown’s legacy to endure well after her final clash.

The Gold Coast Titans’ flyer is hoping to return from a calf injury to close out the NRLW season, and cap off a tenure which featured nine State of Origin appearances for Queensland and two World Cup campaigns with the Jillaroos.

Karina Brown (left) with coach Karyn Murphy after a Titans game last year.Credit: NRL Photos

Her success led to the formation of the Karina Brown Challenge – a female-only competition on the Gold Coast for 11- and 12-year-old girls.

“It’s been a privilege to have played a small part in rugby league history. To see the growth of the game and the impact women’s rugby league has had on the community has been so inspiring,” Brown said.

“My journey has been filled with memories I will treasure forever, made even more special alongside my family, friends, teammates and of course, fans of the game.

“This may be the end of my playing career but as a servant of the game, I still have so much more to give.”

Most koalas taken to veterinary hospitals in south-east Queensland were euthanised, research from the University of Queensland shows.

PhD candidate Renae Charalambous and colleagues analysed records of more than 50,000 koala sightings and hospital admissions between 1997 and 2019.

Diseases such as chlamydia made up almost 30 per cent of vet hospital admissions, following threats connected to habitat loss, such as dog attack and being hit by vehicles.

Charalambous says only one in four koalas rescued and admitted to hospital were later released into suitable habitat.

“Many of the animals died before arriving at a vet hospital and those that did make it were often euthanised on the grounds of welfare, despite vets and carers doing their best to save them,” she says.

Koalas who were hit by cars made up almost 20 per cent of admissions but were four times more likely to be found dead than treated by a vet and released.

“These are pretty grim statistics so the future for koalas looks bleak,” Charalambous says.

We’ve just had the third-last question time of this state parliament, and it’s come with a new LNP announcement and reiterated Labor attacks against Opposition Leader David Crisafulli.

Launching into his two opening questions, Crisafulli asked Premier Steven Miles why the forensic biologist who repeatedly raised public concerns about the state’s DNA lab issues, Dr Kirsty Wright, was not given a role overseeing its reform.

Tacked into the question was the promise that the LNP would, if elected in October, launch a new “review” after two previous commissions of inquiry.

After some apparent confusion from Miles about which position Crisafulli was referring to, the LNP told parliament Wright had been knocked back for a position on the newly created forensic science advisory council board.

Labor MPs used their questions to give space for ministers to reiterate attacks on Crisafulli for outstanding questions about his previous business dealings, with Speaker Curtis Pitt being forced to pull at least one up under parliamentary rules for calling him “dodgy”.

Crisafulli, who has repeatedly said he met all obligations and had no findings made against him, at one point rose to take personal offence after Deputy Premier Cameron Dick accused him of “rorting” the Victorian government through the collapsed Southern Edge Training.

About 120,000 garden and organics bins are finding their way to Moreton Bay residences in one of the country’s largest bin rollouts, which started on Monday, with the bins’ collection service commencing on December 2.

The City of Moreton Bay Council expected the bins to divert about 15,000 tonnes of green waste from landfill, converting it into compost instead.

Mayor Peter Flannery said the service has been much-anticipated by residents, but reminded those using the bins to follow guidelines for suitable waste materials.

Moreton Bay Mayor Peter Flannery and council mascot Go Go roll out the new bins.Credit: City of Moreton Bay

“We know there’s a learning curve to using your garden organics bin,” he said.

“Everything you put in your garden organics bin will eventually become compost, so it’s crucial to avoid contamination.”

Currently, the service is available for residents with properties sized 300 to 2000 square metres, with smaller and larger properties able to opt-in from March 1, 2025.

Guidelines for green and organics waste management are available on the council website.

Early voting centres will keep their doors open for longer for the state election after voters unexpectedly returned to on-the-day polling in this year’s council elections.

Half a million more voters than expected turned up on polling day during this year’s local government elections in March, with people left queueing for up to three hours, ballot papers running out, people passing out, and some were not able to vote at all.

A review recommended the Electoral Commission of Queensland consider ways to drive more people to early voting instead of casting their vote on election day.

A service plan for the state election, to be held on October 26, reveals early voting opening hours will be expanded to 8am to 6pm at all centres operating during the two-week early voting period, except for weekends.

The total number of temporary election staff will also be boosted from the 8000 people working at the local government elections to about 15,000 people for the state election.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a significant decline in election day voting, but there was a shift at the March local government elections, with 46 per cent of votes cast on election day.