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Queensland and NSW bushfires: Annastacia Palaszcuk to return from Europe – live updates
Queensland premier cuts short overseas trip to deal with crisis, while more than 50 fires burn in New South Wales. All the latest news, as it happens• ‘Like a hell’: Sunshine Coast locals see suburban street become a firestorm 7.31am BST Not too surprising, given the circumstances.Brisbane Festival delays Fire Gardens event due to threat #qldfires @BrisFestival https://t.co/LWvDRsK6ui pic.twitter.com/RHzBog4TKr 7.25am BST Back in NSW, the rural fire service advises the threat at Flagstone Rd in Legume has eased, and firefighters have contained the fire.They’re continuing to monitor the situation and will extinguish hotspots. Continue reading...