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School reopenings set to be announced, as council launches special bin collection
The Queensland government will make a call later on Sunday about which schools will reopen for the start of the week, as ex-cyclone Albert continues to batter the state’s south-east.
- by Cameron Atfield
Coast locals were told to stay off the beaches. But many couldn’t resist
- by William Davis and Catherine Strohfeldt
Updated
Extreme weather
Almost 300,000 without power across SEQ amid risk of life-threatening flash flooding
- by Cloe Read and Cameron Atfield
Perspective
Extreme weather
SEQ greeted this cyclone just like our northern cousins – with grit and humour
- by Cameron Atfield
Perspective
SEQ greeted this cyclone just like our northern cousins – with grit and humour
There was no panic, there was no dread. There was just a clear-eyed effort to prepare for the worst and hope for the best.
Cameron Atfield
Journalist
Brisbane has changed a lot in 18 years, and we’ve changed with it
As Brisbane Times turns 18, it’s worth reflecting on how different the city is now to when we started covering the news.
Felicity Caldwell
Journalist
How Brisbane’s kerbside collection sent me back nearly four decades
Few council services generate as much excitement as the kerbside pick-up, and none more so than this year’s, which turned up a bona fide treasure.
Cameron Atfield
Journalist
Urban Affairs
Sandbags, storage clean-outs and community check-ins: Brisbane locals pull together
“I’ve been going around pointing out things they need to bring inside … some people didn’t know there was a cyclone coming,” says one southside resident.
- by Courtney Kruk
‘Think about evacuating’: Map shows 20,000 Brisbane properties at risk of flooding
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has urged residents in low-lying suburbs at risk of flooding to consider evacuating.
- by Cloe Read
‘If winds get above 80km/h, it will become unsafe to move’: Fears for city’s rough sleepers
- by Courtney Kruk and Rosanna Ryan
City Life
Perspective
City life
Brisbane has changed a lot in 18 years, and we’ve changed with it
- by Felicity Caldwell
Crime & Courts
Police appeal for support finding missing girl
Police are appealing for public assistance in finding a 12-year-old girl from Redland Bay, who has not been seen since Wednesday night.
- by Nick Wright
Updated
Crime
Police shoot armed man dead after confrontation over stolen vehicle
Investigations continue into the death of a man at the Gold Coast, who was shot by police having allegedly taken off in a stolen vehicle.
- by Nick Wright
Politics
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
Cyclone won’t delay GIICA’s review, says deputy premier
The results of the Queensland government’s 100-day review will not be slowed down by Cyclone Alfred, with GIICA to hand over the report as planned on Saturday.
- by Cameron Atfield
Matildas, Socceroos greats throw weight behind Brisbane 2032 stadium vision
Soccer greats have joined forces to make a last-minute push for a new stadium at Perry Park, as the 100-day Olympic review reaches its final stages.
- by Cameron Atfield
Exclusive
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
New vision for South Brisbane revealed as draft Games report sent to Bleijie
- by Cameron Atfield
Transport
Updated
Extreme weather
What you need to know: Road closures, power outages, supermarkets
- by Marissa Calligeros and Felicity Caldwell
Updated
Public Transport
Money for transport upgrades, studies as federal Labor courts SEQ votes
- by Sean Parnell
Health
‘2025 could easily be another bad year’: Infections already spiking in Qld
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
$100m funding boost to funnel public patients through private hospitals
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
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