Place: Brisbane river

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Lions tour 2013 ... Avoid the scrum on your tour of Australia

Peter Clohessy’s going. So is Brent Pope. Mick Galwey has his tickets, and Alan Quinlan is on board. Anytime is a good time to travel to Australia, but for rugby fans, the 2013 Lions Tour is something else entirely. As holidays go, this is once-in-a-lifetime stuff.

world

Investigation into Australian floods blasts dam operator

world

Aussie protester charged with ‘mooning’ Queen

world

Clean-up begins in flood-ravaged city

world

Brisbane floods clean-up under way

world

Flood-hit Brisbane gets used to 'unspeakable' stench

Oz’s third largest city left like a war zone

FLOODS left parts of Australia’s third-biggest city yesterday looking like a war zone in need of years of reconstruction, the state premier said, while fresh threats loomed with a cyclone forecast offshore.

Fri, 14 Jan, 2011

Flood-hit Brisbane 'needs reconstruction of post-war proportions'

Floodwaters washing through Australia’s third-largest city crested today just shy of levels residents had feared most but high enough to submerge entire neighbourhoods and cause damage one official likened to the aftermath of war.

Thu, 13 Jan, 2011

Brisbane flooding peaks below levels feared

DEADLY floods in Australia’s third-biggest city were peaking below the levels Brisbane had feared, but the state premier said they would require a reconstruction effort of “post-war proportions”.

Thu, 13 Jan, 2011

Brisbane waits for waters to hit high point

Floods poured into Brisbane’s empty centre today after leaving a deadly trail across the region in what could be its most devastating floods in a century.

Wed, 12 Jan, 2011

Brisbane's city-dwellers flee floodwaters

Deadly floodwaters that have cut a swathe across northeast Australia flowed onto the streets of the nation’s third-largest city today, forcing people to flee both suburbs and skyscrapers.

Wed, 12 Jan, 2011

Scores missing in tsunami-like flash flood

THOUSANDS of people fled central Brisbane yesterday as the panicked city braced for its worst flooding in 120 years, after terrifying flash floods left 10 dead and 78 missing.

Wed, 12 Jan, 2011

‘There was nowhere left to escape’

GREG KOWALD was driving through the centre of Toowoomba when a terrifying, tsunami-like wall of water roared through the streets of the northeast Australian city.

Wed, 12 Jan, 2011

Australia: Search team discovers Shane O'Halloran's body

The body of missing Irishman Shane O’Halloran has been found in the Brisbane River after being seen by a passerby this morning.

Wed, 09 Sep, 2009

Parents of man missing in Australia to help in search

The parents for the missing Irishman who fell overboard from a cruise ship into the Brisbane River on Saturday night are believed to be flying to Australia to help in the search for their son.

Tue, 08 Sep, 2009

Irishman missing in Australia is from West Cork

The missing Irishman who fell into the Brisbane River on Australia’s Queensland coast while on board a cruise ship on Saturday night is Shane O'Halloran from Enniskeane in West Cork.

Mon, 07 Sep, 2009

Search continues for missing Irishman after boat fall

Searches are continuing for a 23-year-old Irishman who fell overboard from a cruise boat in Australia on Saturday night.

Mon, 07 Sep, 2009

Australian rescue search for Irish man

A 23-year-old Irishman is missing on Australia’s Queensland coast after he jumped overboard from a cruise ship on the Brisbane river last night.

Sun, 06 Sep, 2009