Anatomy of a disaster: 12 desperate hours to live or die
Drought turned to flood in a flash in outback Queensland’s Channel Country. Here’s how our most stoic Australians survived.
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Nats leader absent from flooded electorate for city fundraiser
David Littleproud’s western Queensland electorate is underwater but he was chasing the flow of campaign donors’ money at a $5000-a-head fundraiser in inner-Brisbane.
Police powers and knife crime laws expanded
The state government is moving to make knife laws permanent and expand police powers to randomly check people for weapons.
Flood of the century unleashes heartache across the outback
Outback Queensland’s flood of the century has descended into a human and financial disaster for far-flung communities, beef stations and vast sheep runs as stock losses pile up and emergency services scramble to save people from the rising waters.
Qld’s youth crime crackdown expands to include rape, torture
Twenty more serious charges, including attempted murder, will fall under the Queensland government’s tough youth crime laws.
No timeline for discrimination law changes
Queensland’s Attorney-General has refused to say when the government will implement Labor’s updated workplace discrimination laws following union pressure to push it through.
Homebuyers busy after rate cut boosted loan levels
Property prices have increased for the second consecutive month after homebuyers took advantage of the modest increase in borrowing power delivered by the February rate cut.
State blitz on youth crime expanded
Youth offenders charged with attempted murder and rape in Queensland will face harsher penalties in a broadening of the state’s flagship ‘adult crime, adult time’ laws.
Housing: Don’t bank on a rate cut
Mortgage holders and hopeful home buyers have been warned against banking on an interest rate cut.
Towns brace for flooding despite easing rains
Several towns in central Queensland are ‘inland islands’ as other parts of the state prepare for the worst flooding in 50 years despite a heavy-rain reprieve.
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