Crisafulli slams ‘flawed’ BoM website in storm aftermath
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has blamed the “flawed” new weather bureau website for failing to allow south-east residents to be prepared for serious weekend storms.
The system that swept through Brisbane and its surrounds on Sunday left more than 100,000 homes without power with destructive winds and large hail.
Crisafulli, speaking in state parliament, said Queenslanders were resilient but “preparation is key” and that preparation depended on the information available to them.
“The changes to the federally run Bureau of Meteorology website are not good enough,” he said on Tuesday morning.
“The changes to the website don’t make sense. The website is flawed.
“Easy access to individual radars have been removed.
Sunday’s storm over Brisbane.Credit: Vasos Alexandrou
“The colour scheme we became accustomed to has changed, and platitudes from Canberra won’t cut it with Queenslanders.”
After interjections from the Labor opposition benches, Crisafulli accused them of “protecting their Labor mates in Canberra over protecting people with good information”.
