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Water world: Deluge to continue in zombie Alfred’s last gasp
Nearly 100,000 homes and businesses across Brisbane and the City of Moreton Bay have been left without power, with residents warned intense rainfall was still to come on Monday. Already streets and back yards – many of which were flooded in 2022 – were being inundated as creeks broke their banks.
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred makes landfall, Brisbane and Redcliffe smashed by Category 1 winds
South East Queensland has been hammered by category 1 winds overnight as ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred finally made landfall around 9pm between Brisbane and Maroochydore. Widespread damage has been reported across Redcliffe where wind gusts to 100km/h were recorded overnight, while 320,000 homes across the southeast are without power this morning. Residents in the city of Moreton Bay, home to half a million people, were issued a severe weather alert around 8.45pm asking them to stay indoors.
Qld HECS debts to be slashed by $5k under Labor election promise
Queensland university students will have an average of $5350 wiped from their HECS debts under a proposal from the federal Labor government if it is re-elected this year. The federal government plans to cut 20 per cent of all Australian student loan debts if they win the election. In the 2023-24 financial year, there were more than 600,000 higher education debtors in Queensland, owing a total of about $20bn.
‘Enough is enough’: Teachers burnt out, drowning in red tape
QLD News Don't miss out on the headlines from QLD News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Leaked figures have revealed Queensland state schools are drowning in red tape with teachers forced to take on administration work outside of hours leaving them frustrated and burnt out. Numbers obtained from the Education Queensland Policy and Procedure Register show 110 new policies have been introduced or amended between 2023 and 2024.
Why Queensland teachers are turning their backs on the classroom
Teachers are turning their backs on their career earlier than ever before, with almost 70 per cent of all those leaving doing so for reasons other than retiring. The Courier-Mail recently revealed there were now more than 20,000 teachers over 60 working alongside scarce numbers of younger teachers across the state. But Education Queensland has confirmed the retirement rate is just 31 per cent of all “separations”.
Millionaire family lose backyard stoush over ‘exceptional’ gum tree
Inside Qld’s bitter tree wars A backyard stoush involving a stately eucalypt tree standing proudly on top of a hill in one of Brisbane’s most affluent suburbs on land owned by a multi-millionaire family has been decided by a court – and the tree won.
Kids News: World records for blindfolded and brave
READING LEVEL: GREEN New world records have been set by the blindfolded and the brave, as an Aussie teen and American centenarian* each made a bid for the history books. Brisbane speedcuber* Charlie Eggins became the fastest in the world to solve a Rubik’s cube while blindfolded, breaking the world record for the 3x3 blindfolded single solve at 12.10 seconds at the National Speedcubing Championships at Moreton Bay in Queensland. The 14-year-old said it took mental effort.
Truck fire sends black smoke billowing above Brisbane
Multiple fire crews are working to control a blaze in Brisbane’s east which has sent large plumes of black smoke into the air. QLD News Don't miss out on the headlines from QLD News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Multiple fire crews were working to control a blaze inside a shed at Pinkenba in Brisbane’s east, which has sent large plumes of black smoke billowing into the air. Four crews went to the scene, on Randle Rd, after being called just before 12pm Monday.
BOM’s Brisbane (Marburg) weather radar closing. What should you use now?
The Bureau of Meteorology will shut down one of its most popular weather radars for six months. Here’s what you should do. QLD News Don't miss out on the headlines from QLD News. Followed categories will be added to My News. The Bureau of Meteorology has announced the Brisbane (Marburg) weather radar will be down for about six months while it is replaced with new technology.
Can you help? Little boy found alone in Thornlands
Authorities are trying to reunite a young boy with his family after the child was found alone in Thornlands, southeast of Brisbane. QLD News Don't miss out on the headlines from QLD News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Authorities are desperately trying to reunite a little boy with his family after the child was found alone southeast of Brisbane on Sunday afternoon.
Brisbane traffic: Eight Mile Plains crash closes M1 northbound lanes
Heavy traffic has built up on the Pacific Motorway after a car hit a road safety barrier and rolled. Northbound traffic is down to just one lane. QLD News Don't miss out on the headlines from QLD News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Heavy traffic has built up on the Pacific Motorway at Eight Miles Plains after a car hit a road safety barrier and rolled. Paramedics were called to the scene to assess the male driver who was initially trapped in the vehicle, suspended by his seatbelt.
Kingston fire: Man in hospital after house blaze
A man has been taken to hospital after a house fire in Logan. QLD News Don't miss out on the headlines from QLD News. Followed categories will be added to My News. A man has been taken to hospital after a house fire in Logan. Fire crews were called to the scene on Laughlin St, Kingston, about 3.20am, where they found the garage well alight. Three crews extinguished the blaze by 3.47am. A man was taken to the Royal Brisbane Women’s Hospital with smoke inhalation.
The Global Health Cost of PM2.5 Air Pollution
Abstract According to the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study, air pollution from fine particulate matter caused 6.4 million premature deaths and 93 billion days lived with illness in 2019. Over the past decade, the toll of ambient air pollution has continued to rise. Air pollution’s significant health, social, and economic effects compel the World Bank to support client countries in addressing air pollution as a core development challenge.
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