Communities need to prepare emotionally as well as physically for bushfires to enable them to make good decisions under pressure, says a researcher.
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New Queensland public sector IR laws will slug ratepayers: LGAQ
Queensland’s industrial relations system will be set back a century if new laws for the public sector are passed later this year, the Local Government Association says.
Gerard Baden-Clay murder conviction reinstated by High Court
Allison Baden-Clay’s longtime friend expresses her “relief and elation” over the High Court’s decision to reinstate Gerard Baden-Clay’s conviction for murdering his wife in 2012.
Gold Coast canegrowers offer up 6,000ha site for city-style development
About 40 cane farmers on the northern outskirts of the Gold Coast pitch to sell their farms as a block to a major planner and property developer.
Baden-Clay High Court ruling sets precedents on testimony and post-offence behaviour
The High Court’s ruling to reinstate Gerard Baden-Clay’s murder conviction sets precedents that could change how future criminal trials are conducted, Queensland lawyers say.
Crowdfunding raises $40k for tenants of Brisbane house gutted by fire, water pressure an issue
A crowdfunding page set up for the tenants of a Brisbane house destroyed by fire over the weekend raises more than $40,000, as authorities agree to review water pressure amid concern it hampered firefighting efforts.
Fortitude Valley backpackers' hostel saved by quick action from firefighters
Firefighters prevent a major emergency in Brisbane by extinguishing a blaze at a backpackers’ hostel that sparked the evacuation of around 200 people.
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Fire in Paddington destroys two Queenslander homes
An electrical fault may be behind a fire which gutted two Queenslanders in Paddington in Brisbane’s inner west early this morning.