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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Mike Hohnen

Afternoon Update: Queensland residents prepare for Kirrily; PM begins selling stage-three tax cuts; and Captain Cook statue toppled

A satellite image shows Cyclone Kirrily making landfall over north Queensland on Thursday
A satellite image shows Cyclone Kirrily making landfall over north Queensland on Thursday. Photograph: Bureau of Meteorology

Welcome, readers, to Afternoon Update.

Much of the day’s discussion has revolved around the political storm caused by Labor’s stage-three tax cuts. However, residents in Queensland are facing a real and potentially life-threatening storm, with people in Townsville issued a “shelter in place” order as Tropical Cyclone Kirrily is upgraded to a category 3 system and expected to make landfall on Thursday evening.

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