Brisbane news live: Two girls reported missing in past few days

A tent and rubbish fire in Musgrave Park at South Brisbane is emitting a significant amount of black smoke.

The fire was reported about 7.25am, and was quickly extinguished.

Fire is seen rising from Musgrave Park early on Thursday, in this photo posted by John Souza to the Facebook page Keep West End Weird.Credit: Facebook/Keep West End Weird

Fire crews, police, and paramedics were called to the park. No patients have been reported at this stage.

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Fire investigators are also currently at the burnt out remains of a home in Indooroopilly, after it was gutted in a fire yesterday.

Ten fire crews were called to the home on Coonan Street about 2.20pm on Wednesday, located next to the historic Eldorado cinema.

Queensland’s rental market remains at a standstill, with the statewide vacancy rate stuck at 1 per cent.

The Real Estate Institute of Queensland’s (REIQ) September report shows tight conditions dominate across the state, with 38 of the 50 regions recording vacancy rates of 1 per cent or less, far below the healthy range of 2.6 to 3.5 per cent.

Queensland’s rental market is in gridlock.Credit: Glenn Hunt

REIQ CEO Antonia Mercorella said the rental market was like a traffic jam.

“Many people are staying put because finding somewhere to move can be really difficult,” she said.

Brisbane Jelly Roll fans have been told to stay alert for measles after three attendees of the October 24 Brisbane Entertainment Centre show were diagnosed with the disease.

Queensland Health released a public health alert last night warning people who attended the American singer’s show to watch for symptoms for up to three weeks.

Jelly Roll.Credit: Richard Clifford

Symptoms include fever, lethargy, runny nose, moist cough and red eyes. After a few days, a red rash will develop, often starting on the face.

Anyone who thinks they have measles should organise to get tested but avoid public places.

Two other cases unrelated to the show were confirmed in the Central Queensland West Moreton regions this week.

Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr Catherine McDougall said measles cases were on the rise.

“Currently, we’re seeing higher numbers of measles cases not only in Queensland, but across the country. In Queensland, a total of 30 measles cases have been reported this year to date,” she said.

You can see the list of Queensland measles exposure sites here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/newsroom/alerts

Police are appealing for help locating a missing girl last seen in Brisbane city.

The 12-year-old was last seen at Queen Street Mall on Tuesday, November 11.

The 12-year-old girl was last seen in Brisbane’s city centre.Credit: QPS

“[There are] concerns for her welfare due to her young age and medical conditions,” police said.

She is 160cm tall, with a slim build, olive complexion, and a dyed mahogany pixie haircut.

Anyone with information should contact police.

A teenage girl has been missing from the Moreton Bay area since the start of the month.

The 14-year-old was last seen at a home in Kippa-Ring on November 1.

The 14-year-old has been missing since November 1.Credit: QPS

“[There are] concerns for her welfare due to her young age and medical conditions,” police said.

She is 160cm tall, with a slim build, fair complexion, long straight blonde hair and white blotches on her skin.

Anyone with information should contact police.

The cloudy week in Brisbane so far appears to be a harbinger of wet to come, with rain forecast for the weekend and the potential for a storm on Saturday.

In the meantime, we can expect a cool – humidity is fairly low, so it will feel that way – Thursday with a top temperature of 27 degrees. Tomorrow is set to be even cooler in the River City.

Here’s the outlook into the weekend and beyond:

Here’s what’s making news further afield:

Sussan Ley arrives for the meeting.Credit: Alex Ellinghausen

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Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein told his close associate Ghislaine Maxwell that Donald Trump “spent hours at my house” with one of his victims, and told a journalist that Trump “knew about the girls”, according to new documents released by Democrats in the US Congress. The US president, who was friends with Epstein in the 1990s but says the pair fell out in the 2000s, has always emphatically denied knowledge of Epstein and Maxwell’s sex-trafficking operations.

Labor is pushing ahead with plans to make tech giants pay for Australian journalism, forcing them to hand over millions of dollars from their domestic revenue to local media companies or pay a higher amount in financial penalties.