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‘This is not over’: Warnings of catastrophic flooding, 800mm rain incoming
Alfred has been downgraded to a tropical low, but now millions are in the firing line of dangerous, life-threatening flash flooding, with the Premier warning “the challenge starts ...
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Grim update for hundreds of thousands without power
Residents in areas hardest hit by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred could be waiting two weeks for power to be restored, with a major hospital and water treatment plants also hit by outag...
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Meet our everyday heroes helping Qld get through disasters
There’s no doubt we shoulder more than our fair share of natural disasters. Time and time again Queenslanders show their character in the way we not only keep each other safe but r...
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Cafes, pubs, Bunnings, servos, supermarkets: What’s open today
Looking to grab a coffee, stock up on groceries or fill up your car. Here is a list of what’s open across Brisbane and on the Gold Coast today.
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Alfred’s Gold Coast-wide wrath: ‘Scared sh-- out of me’
North suburb Labrador is among the worst hit after Cyclone Alfred made landfall with residents evacuated, power out and roofs ripped off as Gold Coast-wide damage chaos emerges.
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Premier, just answer this one question: Can my life return to normal?
Can I go get a coffee? Can I go grocery shopping? Can I start living my life again? Premier, you need to answers these questions and you need to answer them NOW.
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Former Wallabies captain in legal fight with tenant over $3m mansion
A Queensland rugby star is embroiled in a bitter legal stoush with a tenant, with the player trying to forcibly sell the tenant’s $3m Brisbane mansion.
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‘Not valid’: Trump’s wild border threat
Donald Trump has left Canadian PM Justin Trudeau rattled after a phone call where he made it clear he wasn’t joking about a repeated threat.
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Five reasons why Broncos can go all the way in 2025
Brisbane sent shockwaves through the NRL with their ruthless drubbing of the Roosters. But are they the real deal? PETER BADEL reveals the five reasons why they can go all the way ...
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‘Unprecedented’: Hackman's autopsy results released
More than a week after the mysterious deaths of Hollywood legend Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, police have finally released the long-awaited details on how the couple d...
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