Coast insurance crisis, drug busts, AFLW play in today's news

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1. ‘Caught in a trap’: The most expensive regions for insurance on Australia’s east coast revealed

   Climate disasters are driving a growing insurance crisis on Australia's east coast, with home-owners finding that disaster-proofing homes won't necessarily reduce premiums.

   brisbanetimes.com.au

2. Drug trafficking charges, South Brisbane

   Police have charged three people with nearly 100 drug trafficking related offences across the South Brisbane District after intercepting a woman driving on Logan Road in Holland Park on 2 September.

   mypolice.qld.gov.au

3. Suzie Miller thought footy was just for blokes. Then one game blew her away

   Playwright Suzie Miller, whose inspiring new project about the birth of AFLW launches this month, has made women's toughest fights into stories the world can't get enough of.

   brisbanetimes.com.au

4. He was once feted as Brisbane’s best chef. Now he’s in debt, chased by angry diners

   Dan Arnold, once feted as Brisbane's best chef after returning from Michelin-starred kitchens in France, is now in debt and chased by angry diners almost a decade later.

   brisbanetimes.com.au

5. The prestige Melbourne suburb where house prices have fallen by $2m

   In a prestige Melbourne suburb the typical house price has fallen by $2m, from $5.8 million in March 2024 to $3,665,000, as the property downturn continues.

   brisbanetimes.com.au

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