{"id":23991,"date":"2014-11-28T08:59:13","date_gmt":"2014-11-27T21:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=23991"},"modified":"2019-04-13T23:56:22","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T13:56:22","slug":"storm-lashes-house-in-final-hours-of-54th-qld-parliament-bnestorm-qldpol-qldaah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/storm-lashes-house-in-final-hours-of-54th-qld-parliament-bnestorm-qldpol-qldaah\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm lashes House in final hours of 54th Qld Parliament, #bnestorm #qldpol : @Qldaah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><i><a title=\"@Qldaah\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-20468 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/JadedTheWeeklyWrap2.jpg?resize=157%2C165\" alt=\"Jaded - The Qld Weekly\" width=\"157\" height=\"165\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a title=\"@brisbanetimes\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brisbanetimes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brisbane Times<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>state political reporter <a title=\"@AmyRemeikis\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmyRemeikis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amy Remeikis<\/a> turned weather journalist on Thursday in the final few hours of the 54th Queensland parliament for 2014. Portentous perhaps of the parliamentary gods&#8217; displeasure with the Newman Government, hail hammered the 150 year old House of Parliament as a storm of biblical proportions rolled over the river city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Valedictory speeches dominated the final sitting day for the year before the skies turned green and the wild weather assaulted the city.\u00a0Parliament is not expected to return in February 2015. Unlike other states with set election dates, Queensland remains governed under flexible three year terms. It is expected <a title=\"@theqldpremier\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theqldpremier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Premier Campbell Newman<\/a> will call an election early in the new year for March.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Complete\u00a0with sirens sounding in the city, here are Amy&#8217;s recordings:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Storm lashes Queensland Parliament House <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gCq6t7AYEM\">https:\/\/t.co\/gCq6t7AYEM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amy Remeikis (@AmyRemeikis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmyRemeikis\/status\/537859383070588928\">November 27, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Hail hits Parliament <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yBZvK26UkA\">https:\/\/t.co\/yBZvK26UkA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amy Remeikis (@AmyRemeikis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmyRemeikis\/status\/537859865633636352\">November 27, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>In the eye of the Brisbane storm <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OtdWfUxzuP\">https:\/\/t.co\/OtdWfUxzuP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amy Remeikis (@AmyRemeikis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmyRemeikis\/status\/537860897445015552\">November 27, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Windows seem to have been cracked and smashed at parliament &#8211; sounds of broken glass in the midst of the thunder <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cjtm8B8qoo\">https:\/\/t.co\/Cjtm8B8qoo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amy Remeikis (@AmyRemeikis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmyRemeikis\/status\/537862725250994177\">November 27, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Bit more from that crazy storm, which brought everyone inside parliament, out. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5lh0XdhK0s\">https:\/\/t.co\/5lh0XdhK0s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amy Remeikis (@AmyRemeikis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmyRemeikis\/status\/537868713387896832\">November 27, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Sirens sounding throughout the Queen Street Mall <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bO3DhdadTy\">https:\/\/t.co\/bO3DhdadTy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amy Remeikis (@AmyRemeikis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmyRemeikis\/status\/537881185209548800\">November 27, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brisbane Times\u00a0state political reporter Amy Remeikis turned weather journalist on Thursday in the final few hours of the 54th Queensland parliament for 2014. Portentous perhaps of the parliamentary gods&#8217; displeasure with the Newman Government, hail hammered the 150 year old House of Parliament as a storm of biblical proportions rolled over the river city. 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