City of floods: looking back at 1974
As a cyclone heads for Queensland, and NSW recovers from a hammering, we take a look at how The Courier-Mail covered the 1974 floods.
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For God’s sake, save the beer!
It was one of the iconic pictures snapped by The Courier-Mail’s photographers during the 1974 floods, an event which helped define the city.
As a new cyclone bears down on the state, following record-breaking rain in parts of the southeast in recent weeks, we take a look back in time at one of the most damaging natural disasters to hit the region.
Mayor’s ultimatum: Pay more or lose services despite $211m net result
A southside mayor has triggered calls to abolish elected councillors after giving ratepayers a stark choice: pay more or lose services, despite his council forecasting a $211 million net result.
Bold or ‘bleak’? Council’s new bid to unclog Brisbane’s choked roads
Council has identified 14 busy Brisbane roads where it wants to extend clearways to unclog traffic. But not everyone’s a fan of the idea.