Engineer bores a hole in dam untruths
WIVENHOE Dam is increasingly seen as the chief culprit behind the Brisbane flood.
Hedley Thomas
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Council linked to dam mistake
THE Brisbane City Council influenced the operators of Queensland’s largest dam to make lower releases of water at a critical time.
Stakes are high in the flood blame game
THE public inquiry into January’s disaster may raise more questions than it answers.
Damning report may open claim floodgates
Claims by the operator of Wivenhoe Dam that it followed the manual during the floods that hit Brisbane in January are undermined by log entries
The 48-hour delay that sealed Brisbane’s fate
ENTRIES reveal that the senior engineers in charge knew by 7.10pm on January 9 that high releases of water from Brisbane’s Wivenhoe Dam would be needed.
Forecasts to blame, ‘not dam operator’
THE operator of Brisbane’s major dam has cleared itself of responsibility for significantly contributing to the devastating January floods.
In pursuit of a global fee-for-all
AN ONLINE sleuth has a high-profile Swiss company and its owner in his sights.
‘Scam lender’ wanted PR spin
A COMPANY accused of scamming millions in loan fees from Australian businesses tried to pay a PR firm to persuade people it would “take on the big four banks”.
Aussies’ financier accused of fraud
AUSTRALIAN businesses desperate for funds have been paying millions of dollars in up-front fees to a mysterious Switzerland-based company.
Cheap upgrade lowered capacity of dams
THE two major dams built to protect Brisbane from flooding have lost 600 gigalites of storage capacity because of a cheap upgrade.
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