Brisbane news live: Woman pinned by car airlifted to hospital
Woman pinned by car airlifted to hospital
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A 74-year-old woman hit and pinned by a car near Ipswich has been airlifted to hospital.
Emergency services were called to a serious vehicle and pedestrian crash on Albert and William Streets in Rosewood, about 16 kilometres west of Ipswich, shortly before 5pm yesterday.
A spokesman for the Queensland Fire Department said a female pedestrian had been struck by a car, and was trapped under the vehicle by her legs.
Two fire crews took about 20 minutes to free her, before she was treated by paramedics for lower leg injuries and airlifted to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a stable condition.
7.12am
A little wet, a lot of wind
After a predicted early shower, today is expected to be a sunny Tuesday in Brisbane, albeit with a chilly top temperature of 20 degrees.
But the bureau has forecast that the city can expect to be buffeted by wind, with a stiff winter's breeze of up to 50km/h on the cards.
Here's a glance at how the rest of the week is looking:
7.08am
While you were sleeping
Here's what's making news further afield this morning:
All the end-of-financial-year changes coming into effect from today: depending on your stage of life and where you live, increases to household bills and other expenses could leave your wallet lighter than is comfortable.
Home values have edged up for the fifth month in a row, with the Reserve Bank next week set to deliver further relief to those paying off their properties.
An intercepted communication between senior Iranian officials suggests the US did not inflict as much damage as anticipated when it struck Iran's nuclear sites earlier this month, despite US President Donald Trump claiming the assault 'obliterated' the facilities.
In cosying up to a mercurial American president, Professor Amin Saikal writes, Israel's vulnerability and utter dependence on the US has been exposed to the world – and Iran.
And when Priscilla Chan opened a school for disadvantaged kids in 2016 with her husband, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, she took aim at some of America's thorniest challenges. But less than a decade after the school opened, the billionaire couple have pulled out.
6.44am
The top stories this morning
Good morning, welcome to Brisbane Times' live news coverage for Tuesday, July 1. Today we can expect a sunny day, with a top temperature of 20 degrees.
In this morning's local headlines:
The Queensland government will set up a new Treasury Transaction Team to attract private capital to help the government deliver its infrastructure pipeline.
Before the election, Peter Dutton shocked the gas industry by promising a domestic reservation scheme on massive Queensland LNG exporters. The Albanese government might deliver on his threat.
Queensland Ballet has posted a $9.456 million loss for the year ended December 31, 2024, according to its annual report, despite a 13 per cent increase in ticket revenue year-on-year.
Star Entertainment's task of staying solvent just got a lot trickier after its equity partners in Brisbane's Queen's Wharf casino threatened to walk away from a deal to buy out Star's interest in the business.
Nurses and midwives working for Queensland Health will go on strike in seven days unless the state meets their expectation of 'nation-leading wages', their union said.
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