Homes have been evacuated and more than a dozen Queensland schools have been closed on as “extreme weather” continues to lash the south-east on Tuesday.
Queensland LNP party officials will meet on Monday night to decide whether to let Mr Laming fight for his seat, hours after he fronts the party’s vetting committee.
Asked if the historic Brisbane stadium would be “essentially demolished”, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszcuk said it would “and there will not be a bad seat”.
Queensland has unveiled a new regime to manage interstate outbreaks, in a step back from the total border shutdowns that devastated businesses and led to travel chaos.