While he waited for the flood in his home to subside, Brisbane Times reporter Tony Moore took to the streets – and waterways – of his beloved West End.
Historians tell how interpreters sat outside the cells at the Witton Barracks and quietly smoked cigarettes while they listened to the Japanese prisoners.
Delays to the Waterfront Brisbane project, on the site of Eagle Street Pier, have cost $100 million a year, but its developer insists there is strong interest from would-be tenants.
The Queensland government is set to clear the way for 10 private cabins - costing up to $795 a night - overlooking a lake in Great Sandy National Park.