News from Queensland
Four-metre waves could eat away at south-east Queensland’s beaches in coming days as a tropical low sweeps along the coast. But forecasters don’t believe the weather system will strengthen into… Continue reading Wild weather raises fears for beaches and bananas
Several of the “brazen” Irish scammers accused of ripping off Brisbane restaurants and businesses to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars have left the country, police say. The… Continue reading Some Irish scammers flee after targeting restaurants, businesses
Disaster assistance has been made available to help flood-affected north Queensland residents recover from what has been declared a ‘catastrophe’. The region has been hammered by rough weather over the… Continue reading Hammered north Queensland declared a ‘catastrophe’
Highways have been cut and school students stranded as floodwaters inundated north and far north Queensland. Near Tully, 72 year 6 students are being cared for by eight staff and… Continue reading Kids trapped at school camp as floodwaters rise
A Spring Hill coffee shop manager claims his store was scammed by the same group of women who claimed they found glass in their food at a Fortitude Valley restaurant… Continue reading ‘Scammers’ targeting Brisbane cafes and restaurants
A Queensland driver charged over a head-on crash that killed a mother and daughter on Christmas Day has been refused bail because he can not be trusted to stay off… Continue reading ‘Terrible’ driver denied bail over Christmas Day deaths
Queensland towns recovering from last week’s floods could receive another 300mm of rain, with meteorologists now warning there is the possibility of cyclones forming in the Gulf of Carpentaria and… Continue reading Cyclones potential off Queensland as state cops deluge of rain
Queensland’s new trains have been denied a temporary exemption to disability discrimination laws, the Human Rights Commission says. But the government has two weeks to make its case before the HRC’s… Continue reading New Queensland trains denied Human Rights exemption
Global Organization of People from Indian Origin going to organise International Women’s Day Seminar 2018 at Griffith university in Queensland. Please view the flyer given below:
As one part of the southwest region soaks up rain, another town has been hit by a massive dust storm. Charleville resident Belinda Percival shared photos and video of the… Continue reading Wild Weather: Massive dust storm blankets town
South-east Queensland beaches have closed en masse, with a tropical cyclone near New Caledonia creating dangerous surf and powerful rips along the coast on Saturday. More than a dozen beaches… Continue reading South-east beaches close en masse as dangerous surf pounds coast
An investigation into dozens of unsavoury and offensive edits to Wikipedia pages made anonymously by Queensland public servants and political staffers has been dropped. In one edit, reported by Fairfax Media in… Continue reading Investigation into offensive Wikipedia edits linked to government networks dropped
