’Chronic symptoms’: Brisbane’s hay fever season could get even worse
There’s been an unusually early start to the hay fever season this year, with experts saying pollen levels are high in Brisbane – and could become even more severe.
There’s been an unusually early start to the hay fever season this year, with experts saying pollen levels are high in Brisbane – and could become even more severe.
Drenched campers enjoyed “fun and games in the mud” at a music festival, while parts of the Gold Coast hinterland received more than 300m as storms lashed the South East.
Vision-impaired Eva, 10, loves to read braille books such as Harry Potter. Now 25 more such books will be printed for blind and low-vision people, thanks to Brisbane Airport’s lost property charity auction through The Courier-Mail Children’s Fund.
School holidays and a long weekend have created huge demand for holiday accommodation, sending prices through the roof. WHAT YOU’LL PAY
Only a handful of airline seats remain and one Airbnb is charging $4000 for one night as North Queensland Cowboys fans converge on Townsville for the city’s first preliminary NRL final on Friday.
Parts of Queensland sweltered on Monday with maximums hitting close to 40C.
Queenslanders have been given a one-off public holiday this today to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II. See the full list of what’s open and closed in Brisbane here.
The federal government has announced a National Day of Mourning public holiday next week for the Queen’s death. Here’s everything that will change in light of the last-minute day off.
The mix of the end of the excise cut and the height of the fuel cycle will soon see massive hikes at the bowser.
Grocery prices are continuing to soar, with some products seeing hikes of more than 90 per cent. SEE THE LIST
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