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Greens federal election wins to have impact on LNP-dominated Brisbane City Council

It is two years until Brisbane City Council's next election, but the Greens already have high hopes after their massive wins at the federal level.

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Queensland Labor turning green at the prospect of losing city stronghold

Analysis: Implications of Greens wins could be decades-long - for both Labor and the LNP

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Qld launches $741m flooded home program

Queenslanders whose homes were damaged by recent floods can register for grants to raise, repair, retrofit or have their home voluntarily bought back.

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Queensland's wet weather warnings bring fresh anxiety and stress to victims of February floods

Victims of the devastating February floods in south-east Queensland say the latest severe rain event has triggered trauma, as a joint federal and state government flood package becomes available to flooded homeowners.

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Gympie bracing for deluge as flood alerts issued by BOM for several south-east Queensland communities

Several south-east Queensland communities are on flood alert after days of heavy rain, with Gympie bracing for six-hourly falls of up to 160 millimetres early Friday and into the evening.

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Warnings issued late in Brisbane floods

Flood warnings issued during the recent Brisbane floods were held up as authorities argued about the wording, a report into the disaster has revealed.

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Brisbane flood review labels event 'worst-case scenario', emergency alert system to be upgraded

The review provided 37 recommendations, which Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said the council has accepted and will act on.

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Concern over Qld local govt election caps

Queensland's Liberal National Party is furious about a state government discussion paper on potential caps on spending for local council elections.

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Men's Shed 'gutted' after $1.5 million federal grant reallocated to Brisbane City Council

Kenmore Men's Shed members say they spent a year on a grant process after the federal government committed $1.5 million to an upgrade, only for the funding to be taken from them.

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Flooded Brisbane suburbs up more than 20 per cent in value, Lord Mayor calls for reassessment

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has called for the valuations to be redone at a later date, but the Resources Minister says historical flooding is taken into account during the process.

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Qld govt won't order new land valuations

The Queensland government has defended an unexpected hike in land values in flood-hit areas, saying valuations take in data from previous flood events.

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Brisbane City Council still fighting Extinction Rebellion discrimination complaint over library ban

A ban on Extinction Rebellion members using library meeting rooms is still being appealed, more than two years after mass disruptions on Brisbane streets.

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Gold Coast Mayor claims Brisbane jealous of 'little brother' city after 2032 Olympic Committee snub

Despite being overlooked for a seat on the 2032 Olympics planning committee, Tom Tate says he's got no issues with Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner.

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Fewer than 2,000 of 16,000 mud army volunteers deployed by Brisbane City Council on clean-up day

The decision to call off volunteers after one day was "an absolute slap in the face for residents who were desperate for help", the Brisbane City Council opposition leader says.

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3,000 flood-affected Brisbane streets need kerbside collection, council defends standing down Mud Army

The "mammoth task" of kerbside collection and emptying large temporary waste sites is underway across Brisbane, its Lord Mayor says, and it will continue until the flood-damaged debris is all gone.

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Severe storms bring heavy rain to flood-affected parts of south-east Queensland

Storms bring lightning and torrential rain to parts of south-east Queensland already devastated by flooding, with the Bureau of Meteorology warning unstable conditions could cause "potentially life-threatening" weather events.

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Brisbane homes flooded as ‘rain bomb’ continues to threaten lives in south-east Queensland

Six people have died across state, while Gympie records highest flood level in more than 100 years

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Brisbane Lord Mayor says south-east Queensland's latest severe weather different to 2011 floods

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner says Brisbane residents should prepare for a combination of high tides and more heavy rain after the city received six month's worth of rain in 48 hours.

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Queensland daylight saving was last trialled in the '90s. Two mayors want today's voters to have their say

Brisbane and Gold Coast mayors are pushing for another referendum on whether the Sunshine State should have daylight saving again, 30 years after the last one failed to stay in time with southern states.

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Qld govt rejects vote on daylight saving

The Queensland government has rejected Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner's call for a referendum on daylight saving time.

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Union calls on PM to apologise for strike comments; 34 Covid deaths recorded – as it happened

NSW government drops case against rail workers’ union; Australia closes embassy in Lviv, Ukraine. This blog is now closed

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Calls for Woolloongabba Cross River Rail precinct to include more affordable housing

Adrian Schrinner says at least 30 per cent of the apartments set to be built at Cross River Rail's Woolloongabba station precinct should be social, affordable and prioritised for frontline workers.

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South-east Queensland mayors call for an end to the Queensland COVID check-in app

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner and Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate are questioning whether there's any point in checking in at certain venues anymore.

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