Flood-ravaged state back on full alert
Queensland’s flood watch zone has been extended as the state’s north prepares for a more rain, which could hamper recovery efforts in the already hard-hit and waterlogged parts of the coast.
Mackenzie Scott
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The Australian Jewish Association has been denied from hosting an event at the Queensland Cricketers’ Club over concerns it could be ‘controversial or insensitive’.
Community mourns ‘a shining light’ dimmed too soon
Growing up on Brisbane’s Bribie Island, Charlize Zmuda was never far from the ocean. It makes the 17-year-old’s shocking death in an afternoon shark attack even more tragic.
Second woman dies in floodwaters
A neighbour found the 82-year-old’s body in a cane paddock, as swollen rivers around Townsville and Ingham began to recede to the relief of residents waiting to return to their homes in ‘black zones’.
Bowen insists hydrogen pipe dream is alive
The Albanese government’s offer of funding for Australia’s largest green hydrogen project remains on the table despite the Queensland government pulling out of the proposal.
Flood rescue crews up to their eyes in it
Disastrous flooding in north Queensland, heatwave conditions in Adelaide and bushfires west of Melbourne underlined the lethal unpredictability of an Australian summer.
Worst of rain over but rivers yet to peak
The storm system that has dumped more than a metre of rain in parts of North Queensland has begun to weaken, but swollen rivers are yet to peak despite the easing rain.
Property prices fall for second month
After several months of modest price falls, property experts are not expecting a housing market resurgence off the back of an interest rate cut.
Call for federal inquiry into kids gender therapy
More than 100 doctors, academics, lawyers, politicians, advocates and detransitioners are calling for the Albanese government to pause the use of puberty blockers for children in Australia.
Judgment day: Saints guilty for Elizabeth Struhs’ death
The parents of eight-year-old diabetic Elizabeth Struhs have been found guilty for their involvement in the girl’s death, after they withheld her lifesaving medication.
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