As it happened: Brisbane on Friday, March 28

A woman has been arrested over the cold case of Tanya Lee Glover, whose body was found behind a concrete wall in the basement of a Brisbane unit complex in 2022.

When Glover’s body was found at the Alderley social housing complex, police said it had been partially buried, covered with dirt, and had clothing and bedding tightly wrapped around her.

Her body had lay hidden for more than a decade, police said.

On Friday, police made a breakthrough in the case, arresting a woman.

Detective Inspector John Mison is expected to brief the media this afternoon.

Thanks for joining us for our live coverage of Brisbane news today. We’ll be back on Monday morning. If you’re just catching up, here are some of the stories that made news today:

The official federal election campaign has finally started. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the election for May 3 after a dawn visit to the governor-general Sam Mostyn.

Want to know how the election process will play out and when voting will start? Read on.

Here are 12 key seats to watch this campaign – and learn more about the contest in your electorate.

Meanwhile, Brisbane Lions co-captain Lachie Neale has called on the media to back off AFL phenom Harley Reid, after the West Coast Eagles star was cited for misconduct during Sunday’s clash with the defending champions.

And Australia’s oldest contemporary art space is hosting a world-first exhibit of Skibidi Toilet, the viral video series that’s amassed more than 80 million views and become a cultural touchstone for Gen Alpha.

Queensland Human Rights Commissioner Scott McDougall has criticised the LNP government for rejecting all 70 recommendations from an independent review commissioned by the former Labor government.

Attorney-General Deb Frecklington tabled the legislative review in parliament this week, saying it failed to consider the LNP’s recent work to improve the rights of victims of crime.

But McDougall noted the review included recommendations that “would have strengthened protections for victims by including a right that victims of crime should be treated in a respectful and trauma-informed manner”.

“Protecting the human rights of each individual in Queensland makes us all safer,” he said.

“Government decisions that fail to properly incorporate consideration of human rights impacts, particularly on Queensland’s most marginalised people, risk unintended policy consequences and negative community outcomes.”

Frecklington recently scrapped Labor-era legislative reforms and vowed to consult on any future changes to the Human Rights Act.

A woman has been arrested over the cold case of Tanya Lee Glover, whose body was found behind a concrete wall in the basement of a Brisbane unit complex in 2022.

When Glover’s body was found at the Alderley social housing complex, police said it had been partially buried, covered with dirt, and had clothing and bedding tightly wrapped around her.

Her body had lay hidden for more than a decade, police said.

On Friday, police made a breakthrough in the case, arresting a woman.

Detective Inspector John Mison is expected to brief the media this afternoon.

Seqwater is releasing water from Wivenhoe, Somerset and North Pine Dams, as heavy rainfall moves towards the south-east over the weekend.

The water authority’s general manager Matt McCahon said the flood operation centre has been closely monitoring flooding in other parts of the state, but the weather system would bring heavy rain to parts of the south-east from today.

“Particularly in Brisbane, that’s starting to intensify now,” McCahon said. “We’ve seen totals in the last 12 hours of about 20 millimetres in North Pine [and] Somerset, and 10 millimetres in Wivenhoe.

“Moving forward, we’re anticipating those falls to be anywhere between 30 to 60mm within Wivenhoe, and anywhere from about 40mm to 100mm in the North Pine and Somerset catchments.”

Wivenhoe Dam, Brisbane’s main defence against flooding.Credit: Getty Images

Low-level operational releases were already underway at all three dams, with Seqwater expecting to make some controlled gated releases into the weekend, pending rainfall totals.

McCahon said low-lying roads could also be impacted by heavy rain, with flash flooding possible.

“We ask people to stay on top of the Queensland traffic websites for road closures, and … stay abreast of any communications that come through from the Bureau of Meteorology around flood warnings of local streams,” he said.

Three codes of football come together at Suncorp Stadium this weekend. Tonight the Dolphins take on the Broncos in a round-four league contest, while on Saturday the Reds clash with the Western Force in Super Rugby’s seventh round, with the Roar versing Auckland FC in the A-League on Sunday.

Time to head to the Golden Garter Saloon for a sarsparelly: Calamity Jane has opened at Queensland Theatre’s Bille Brown Theatre, a stripped-back reworking of the musical based on the hilariously camp 1953 Doris Day film.

Speaking of camp, the drag queens of Drag Race Down Under season 4 – the entire cast, plus judge Rhys Nicholson – are live and fierce on stage at the Princess on Sunday night.

Harvard professor David Sinclair is on the cutting edge of anti-ageing science, leading real breakthroughs that suggest ageing can be slowed, or even reversed. He’s speaking at QPAC on Saturday morning for the World Science Festival, and tickets are still available.

Young kids love the Dreamworks animation Gabby’s Dollhouse, and a new stage version, Gabby’s Dollhouse Live!, plays today and tomorrow at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

The Scenic Rim Farm Gate Trail is back on this Sunday, with farmers, growers, winemakers, brewers and distillers across the region opening their gates to celebrate the places where good food and drink originate.

Scenic Rim farmers, growers, winemakers, brewers and distillers will open their gates to visitors on Sunday.Credit: Destination Scenic Rim

The Queensland government has pledged more funding for live music venues across the state, days after axing a new state-funded indoor entertainment arena in Brisbane from Olympic plans.

The Crisafulli government announced an additional $300,000 for 13 live music venues to upgrade facilities and grow gigs for local artists on Friday.

Minister for the Arts John-Paul Langbroek said the boost was “crucial” to the state’s live music sector and nighttime economy following recent economic pressures.

“This investment of more than $300,000 will support vital venues and small businesses, and it ensures Queenslanders can experience incredible live and local music,” he said in a statement.

The news comes only days after Premier David Crisafulli rejected the 100-day review into Olympic infrastructure’s recommendation for the government to build Brisbane Arena in Woolloongabba.

Crisafulli has instead chosen to put the project’s future into the hands of the private market, telling media he has already seen several offers from private investors.

Queensland’s Night-Life Economy Commissioner John “JC” Collins said it was “disappointing the Brisbane Arena isn’t going ahead as first proposed” but was confident that it could still be delivered.

“I believe the concept of a private-public partnership to develop the entertainment precinct at Woolloongabba is a great outcome, given the infrastructure that already exists around the Gabba and that it feeds right into the nighttime businesses of the city,” he said.

“It’s now a matter of how soon we can get these built, rather than who builds them, because it’s all about the shows. And the more shows, the merrier.”

Attorney-General Deb Frecklington has agreed to give The Star Entertainment Group more time to get its house in order, again deferring the suspension of its Gold Coast casino licence.

But Frecklington has yet to say what probity inquiries will be undertaken into Chow Tai Fook Enterprises which, with its other Queen’s Wharf partner Far East Consortium, wants to take over Star’s Brisbane licence.

Frecklington on Thursday released a partly redacted probity report into Chow Tai Fook, after the former Labor government helped the company obtain a court order to suppress the damaging document.

Due to Star’s own integrity issues, which predated its financial problems, the Brisbane casino has a government-appointed external advisor whose appointment has been extended to the end of September.

Frecklington has also deferred the suspension of the Gold Coast licence until the end of September, after the company advised it had yet to deliver on promised reforms and did not oppose continued regulatory oversight.

Attorney-General Deb Frecklington has announced the LNP government’s first appointment of senior judges in Queensland.

Supreme Court Judge Thomas Bradley will be elevated to the Court of Appeal, while District Court Judge Administrator Paul Smith, a former army Deputy Judge Advocate General, will be elevated to the Supreme Court.

“Justice Bradley not only brings more than six years of experience as a Justice of the Supreme Court, he has also been involved in more than 100 hearings of appeals and applications for leave to appeal,” Frecklington said.

“Judge Smith’s appointment to the Queensland Supreme Court Trial Division reflects his outstanding legal expertise and exceptional service in both the legal and military spheres.”

More rain is expected in large areas of Queensland as towns remain isolated by floodwater.

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for inland southern areas of the state, including the Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego districts.

Up to 100mm is expected with isolated rainfall forecast to cause further flash and river flooding.

Heavy rain is set to move south-east in the coming days, bringing downpours and possible flooding as far south as northern and eastern NSW.

Weeks after Alfred battered the south-east, sandbagging sites are reopening around Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

The bureau has flood warnings in place – meaning flooding has occurred or is expected – for multiple rivers, including Cooper Creek and the Bulloo, Paroo, Thomson, Warrego and Barcoo rivers.

Heavy overnight downpours also triggered flooding at the Mary River near Gympie.

“There is a lot of water still flowing into these inland catchments and this flooding is likely to continue for quite an extended period of time,” meteorologist Jonathan How said.

A major flood warning is also current for the Pioneer River near Mackay and flood warnings are in place for the Ross, Bohle and Haughton Rivers near Townsville.

King Charles has been hospitalised in London after experiencing side effects from ongoing cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace has announced.

In a statement issued this morning, the palace confirmed the 76-year-old monarch had cancelled public events because of a short period of observation at the London Clinic, the same hospital where he had treatment for an enlarged prostate in January last year.

King Charles.Credit: nna\gabrielle.oehlmann

The King had planned to travel to Birmingham for a busy schedule of engagements on Friday, which included a tour of the city’s Royal Ballet.

Charles has undergone regular treatment since February last year, but has not revealed what type of cancer he has, other than confirming it is not prostate cancer. Further details of his condition have not been disclosed.

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