WEATHER REPORT AND TIDES It ll be a mostly sunny day for the region on the last day of autumn with just a five per cent of rain predicted. Temperatures will rise to 20C for Maleny and 22C for a majority of the Coast. Low tide will be at 6.45am at 0.54m and high tide will be at 12.02pm at 1.22m. The next low tide is scheduled for 5.43pm at 0.53m while high tide will reach 1.82m after midnight.
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Class action against state-owned power companies alleges price gouging
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A multimillion-dollar class action being lodged in the federal court on Wednesday alleges the two major state government-owned electricity companies engaged in price-gouging, costing Queensland families thousands of dollars.
The action, being brought by law firm Piper Alderman alleges Stanwell Corporation and CS Energy engaged in bidding practices within the National Energy Market (NEM) that caused the cost of power to spike.
State-owned coal-fired power generator Stanwell has been accused of pushing up power prices.