Personal hardship payments activated in Alfred’s wake
Personal hardship grants are now available for Redlands, Gold Coast and Logan City residents directly impacted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Federal Minister for
Read more11 March 2025Community
Police operation to stop looting after Alfred
Queensland police have launched an operation to prevent looting in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Queensland Police Service (QPS) Deputy Commissioner Cheryl
Read more10 March 2025
Alfred catastrophe declaration prioritises insurance claims
Tropical Cyclone Alfred and the related severe weather event in South-East Queensland and northern New South Wales has been declared an insurance catastrophe, allowing
Read more10 March 2025
NAPLAN delayed as 700 schools remain closed
Queensland schools impacted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred will be able to delay NAPLAN testing, which was due to start this week.
State Education Minister John-Paul
Read more10 March 2025
Time to remember “if it’s flooded, forget it”
Queensland Police have reinforced road safety messages for South-East Queensland motorists as Cyclone Alfred is downgraded to a tropical low and crosses the coast north
Read more10 March 2025
DV offenders rise as overall numbers hit record low
Australia recorded the lowest number of criminal offenders in more than 16 years last year, but domestic violence offenders still increased.
New data from the Australian
Read more10 March 2025
Friend is the word for Generation Alpha
Generation Alpha has shown itself to value connection, with data analysis revealing “friend” as the children’s word of the year for 2024.
Director of Publishing at
Read more10 March 2025
Approved renewables output enough to power all homes
A number of new wind farms have lifted approved renewable energy projects to a level they could power the equivalent of nearly every household in Australia.
Federal
Read more8 March 2025
With 50 more on the way, are urgent care clinics working?
By Henry Cutler
Over the weekend the Australian government announced $644 million to build an extra 50 Medicare urgent care clinics around Australia. This is on top of
Read more8 March 2025
Dune and seawall instability triggers Council warning
Sunshine Coast Council has urged people to stay off coastal dunes and seawalls as Tropical Cyclone Alfred continues to lash the region’s beaches.
In a statement,
Read more7 March 2025