The Latest Breaking News from Annastacia Palaszczuk

Scott Morrison says defence force ‘not available on a moment’s notice’ to respond to disaster – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2022

Qld floods, govt response to be probed

The Queensland premier has defended flood mitigation releases from Wivenhoe Dam, but says there will be an independent review of the disaster.

AAP · Mar 8, 2022

South-east Queensland flood disaster leaves hundreds needing emergency accommodation, recovery coordinator appointed

Deputy Premier Steven Miles said more than 15,000 property damage assessments had now been conducted across south-east Queensland and 1,778 had "severe" damage.

ABC News · Mar 8, 2022

Queensland Premier stands by decision to close schools even after storm threat fails to materialise

The weather over south-east Queensland eased further on Friday, but storms could return on Sunday. Still, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk stands by a decision to shut schools amid concern about "very dangerous" conditions.

ABC News · Mar 3, 2022

Sydney spared worst of rain but Newcastle still under threat – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2022

NSW death toll rises to five; more ‘high impact’ storms forecast for Queensland – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2022

Queensland flood forecasts might have been wrong, but the Bureau of Meteorology is getting more accurate

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk pointed to constantly changing forecasts ahead of the floods as one reason emergency planning was so difficult. But experts say that was to be expected, and the Bureau of Meteorology is more accurate than ever.

ABC News · Mar 1, 2022

Death toll rises to 10 as bodies found in Lismore and Glen Esk – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2022

Queensland Premier defends BOM weather warnings ahead of south-east flood disaster that killed eight, inundated thousands of homes

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says there was little more the state government could have done to reduce the damage from the rain event, saying it was unpredictable.

ABC News · Feb 28, 2022

Qld Floods: A 6th Person Has Tragically Died As BOM Issues Storm & Wind Warnings For Brisbane

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has compared the current floodwater effects to those of a cyclone. “At the moment, what we have is similar to like Cyclone Debbie or Cyclone Oswald or a monsoonal trough that we saw in Townsville, where it’s just sitting over the entire south-east of our state.”

Pedestrian.tv · Feb 26, 2022