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This time lapse shows the path of Tropical Cyclone Alfred

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QR staff clean up during the flooding caused by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred in early March.
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Flooding at Roma Street station in Brisbane's CBD

QR staff clean up during the flooding caused by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred in early March.

The Story Bridge footpaths, when they were still open.

Footpaths on the Story Bridge to remain closed for weeks

Footpaths on the Story Bridge will remain shut for at least the next few weeks – and a lengthy suggested detour directs people to a path in the CBD that is also closed.

  • Felicity Caldwell
Buses pass the Treasury Building in the Brisbane CBD.

New strategy to combat fare evasion after audit identifies weak links

On buses, CityCats and ferries, drivers have a special button to press if passengers don’t swipe on. Train drivers don’t have that button.

  • Sean Parnell
People will be able to pay for public transport using their bank cards or smart watches under a new Queensland ticketing system.

Finally, smart ticketing set to roll out on Brisbane buses

Commuters will be able to tap their bank card, smartwatch, or mobile to pay for a bus trip in Brisbane from as early as next Monday, but could experience potential ‘card clashes’.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
The new pavilion is designed for flood resilience.

Uninsurable Brisbane sports club plans life above flood line

A flood-prone inner-city sports club has submitted plans for a new clubhouse after insurance companies refused to cover the community facility.

  • Cameron Atfield
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A homeless person sits outside a cyclone refuge centre in Brisbane, on March 7, as the city prepares for the arrival of cyclone Alfred.

Homeless people kicked out of Brisbane’s parks, tents removed

Brisbane’s rough sleepers will be moved on under a crackdown by council, with the mayor insisting that “parks and playgrounds should be safe spaces for everyone to enjoy”.

  • Felicity Caldwell
Residents collect sandbags in Morningside.

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.

  • Courtney Kruk
Tents in South Brisbane’s Musgrave Park.

‘If winds get above 80km/h, it will become unsafe to move’: Fears for city’s rough sleepers

Organisations say shelter needs to be set up for the region’s homeless population now.

  • Courtney Kruk and Rosanna Ryan
The proposed tower overlooks Coronation Drive to the Brisbane River.

Developer dumps office space for new Brisbane riverside unit tower

A riverside office building could soon make way for a 30-storey residential tower, with plans lodged with Brisbane City Council for a new riverside.

  • Cameron Atfield

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