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Thank you for joining us for Brisbane Times’ live news blog. The city can expect a mostly sunny day, with a maximum of 27 degrees.Leading the news this Thursday morning, a safety report has found the Wynnum West level crossing where a motorist was killed by a train in 2021 was a serious safety risk but had not been inspected for 19 years.
Meanwhile, it has been revealed that last summer, the Queensland government considered draining more than a year’s worth of water from Wivenhoe Dam after the 2022 floods. It instead opted to release 139 days’ worth.Zach Hope offers his perspective on how the Queensland government is undermining the Queen’s Wharf project.
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