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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sally Dillon

Queensland floods raise questions about the ‘ethical obligation of planners’, industry figures say

Brisbane suburbs inundated by flooding earlier this month.
Brisbane suburbs inundated by flooding earlier this month. Planners say reform is needed to lower the risk of flooded residential areas. Photograph: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images

Planners are calling for a shake-up of their industry and the planning system in the wake of the devastating floods across south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales.

As flood waters rose across Brisbane, Brent O’Neill, the director of design at Wolter Consulting, logged on to his computer and asked: “As development professionals, what is our responsibility to ensure we do not put people’s lives and property at risk?

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