Walter Sofronoff becomes new president of the Court of Appeal
Former Solicitor-General Walter Sofronoff has been announced as the new president of the Court of Appeal.
Felicity Caldwell covers politics for brisbanetimes.com.au
Former Solicitor-General Walter Sofronoff has been announced as the new president of the Court of Appeal.
Rockhampton could be in the firing line for flooding next week, the Bureau of Meteorology warns.
Much of Queensland's capital ground to a halt on Thursday as the south-east corner received a taste of the devastating power of ex-tropical cyclone Debbie.
South-east Queensland schools will remain closed on Friday as a result of the severe weather.
Holidaymakers and staff are being evacuated from Hamilton Island, with the Whitsunday island's airstrip now open following the destruction caused by Cyclone Debbie.
"He'd been in jail for 24, 25 years. He'd come out, he'd not been reintroduced into society. Surprise, surprise, within three months, he murdered a person with the entire intent to go back."
Cyclone Debbie was predicted to be "bigger than Marcia", the category 5 system that smashed Queensland in 2015, and she has certainly left a trail of devastation.
Fire crews have been called to a blaze at the XXXX brewery at Milton.
Residents in Sarina could not believe their eyes as 'snow' fell from the sky as Tropical Cyclone Debbie lashed central Queensland.
A Liberal National Party official has claimed he would have been a member of Adolf Hitler's Nazi party if he lived in the 1930s.
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