NSW Supreme Court Justice Robert Beech-Jones finds in favour of 6800 claimants who sued the Qld government,Seqwater and Sunwater over the scale of the disaster.
Almost 7000 Queenslanders have won a class action over the state's devastating 2011 floods,with a judge finding they were victims of negligence.
Police said the chemical involved was styrene monomer,used in the making of plastics.
More than 6800 Brisbane flood victims signed up to sue Seqwater and the Queensland government,alleging mismanagement of the Wivenhoe and Somerset dams made flooding worse.
A NSW judge has been sifting through complex evidence in the Queensland 2011 floods class action since March 2019 and there are hopes for a ruling soon.
The land was contaminated after years of use as a tar-processing factory,and the state,council and private landowners are working to clear it up.
Our tips on securing the right viewing spot for the finale of the Brisbane Festival.
Many people don't realise Brisbane has a platypus population,but that may not be the case for much longer,a researcher is warning.
Rather than having tourists trek out to the wharves at the bay to catch a ferry out to Tangalooma,visitors can start booking trips directly from the city.
"So here I am at 6.30pm in the evening ... knee-deep in water,bawling my eyes out thinking,what am I doing here,unlocking the doors and letting the river in and watching boats and dead cows float past."
Federal Brisbane MP Trevor Evans said future Brisbane River care will be part of the future SEQ City Deal,while announcing three Brisbane River restoration projects.