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Archive for December 12th, 2020
First NZ flight forced into Qld quarantine
Queensland has reopened its border to New Zealand but travellers on the first flight to Brisbane have gone into quarantine amid confusion from relatives. December 12, 2020 Expectations that a plane load of passengers from New Zealand would walk out of Brisbane airport were dashed when the travellers and their waiting families were told they […]
SE Qld braces for dangerous wet weather
Southeast Queensland is set to cop a drenching with a month’s worth of rain tipped to fall on Sunday and Monday. December 12, 2020 Southeast Queenslanders have been urged to prepare homes and rethink travel with a month’s worth of rain tipped to fall in less than a day. Up to 150mm of rain is […]
Email bungle stress for Queensland Yr 12s
More than 20,000 Year 12 students in Queensland have accidentally been sent an email saying they are ineligible for an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank. December 12, 2020 An IT bungle has left thousands of Queensland Year 12 students angry and upset after they were sent a late-night email saying they wouldn’t be getting a university […]
WA’s northwest floods after huge downpour
Flood warnings have been issued for parts of inland Western Australia after a tropical low dumped heavy rain from the Pilbara to the South Australian border. December 12, 2020 Much of inland Western Australia is awash after a gusty tropical low dumped heavy rain from the Pilbara to the border with South Australia. The weather system […]
NZ flight forced into Qld quarantine
Queensland has reopened its border to New Zealand but travellers on the first flight to Brisbane have gone into quarantine. December 12, 2020 Travellers from New Zealand will have to wait another four days before walking off an aircraft and into the Queensland community without quarantining. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk reopened the state to NZ from 1am […]
Southeast Queensland braces for deluge
Southeast Queensland is set to cop a drenching with more than 200mm of rain forecast as a huge slow-moving cold air mass settles in for the weekend. December 12, 2020 Southeast Queensland is in for a wet weekend with a month’s worth of rain tipped to fall by Sunday. More than 200mm of rain is […]
Queensland opens border to New Zealand
The first flight of Kiwi travellers since Queensland reopened its border to New Zealand are set to arrive at Brisbane airport. December 12, 2020 Families, loved ones and mates are set to be reunited when the first travellers from New Zealand since the COVID-19 crisis hit touch down in Queensland without the need to quarantine. […]
Southeast Queensland to cop drenching
Southeast Queensland is set to cop a drenching with more than 200mm of rain forecast as a huge slow-moving cold air mass settles in for the weekend. December 12, 2020 Southeast Queensland is in for a wet weekend with a huge slow-moving cold air mass expected to unleash torrential rain. More than 200mm of rain […]