Jay Bowman
Jay is a reporter for ABC News in Brisbane. He first joined the ABC as a news operations assistant in 2022 and also co-hosts a science program on community radio.
Latest by Jay Bowman
Snow flurries expected to fall in parts of Queensland as state shivers through cold snap
By Gemma Ferguson and Jay Bowman
Queenslanders are shivering through a cold snap, with the weather bureau predicting more low temperatures and a chance of snow later this week.
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'Is that you, Brisbane?': Queenslanders wake to heavy fog, causing flight diversions
By Jay Bowman
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, the dreary weather spanned from the Gold Coast all the way to Mackay, and was particularly extensive across the south-east.
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Some young people hooked on vapes are turning to another alternative — cigarettes
By Jay Bowman
Luke Walles says sometimes he feels better smoking a cigarette than vaping. For health experts, that's a problem.
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Buying a home in Queensland now 'beyond reach' for many frontline workers, report finds
By Jay Bowman
The Beyond Reach report has found affordable housing — where housing costs are 30 per cent or less of income — has "almost ceased to exist" for essential workers in south-east Queensland.
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Researchers want you to donate your poo to help investigate different microbiomes in our gut
By Jay Bowman
Australia's first comprehensive microbiome biobank is launching its appeal for bacteria donors on its quest to discover new treatments for gut diseases.
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'Thank God!' Australians relieved as first evacuation flights land after mission to riot-stricken New Caledonia
by Jay Bowman, foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic and Patrick Martin with wires
More than 100 Australians and other tourists stranded for up to a week in the violence in New Caledonia have been repatriated.
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A community radio presenter who attempted suicide faced 'dehumanising' hospital treatment
By Jay Bowman
Patients and workers within the health system say the mistreatment of people with self-inflicted wounds is "normalised" due to a lack of training on best practice.
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Head of Star Entertainment quits after parliament cracks down on gambling
By Jay Bowman
The chief executive of the embattled Star Entertainment Group announces he is stepping down, but the body's chairman insists this will not have an impact on whether its NSW licence is reinstated.
Retirement village residents broke windows, tried to force open door to save 83yo trapped in burning home
By Jessica Black and Jay Bowman
A body is found in the fire-ravaged home of an 83-year-old man after a blaze at a Burpengary retirement community.
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Cancer affected patients entitled to subsidised IVF under new Queensland scheme
By Jay Bowman and Gemma Ferguson
The government has announced a $42.3 million package to publicly fund fertility treatment for Queenslanders who have experienced serious illness.
Police seize car after stabbing death of grandmother at Queensland shopping centre
Queensland police will investigate "around the clock" until they arrest the man responsible for the "abhorrent" killing of a grandmother at a shopping centre west of Brisbane.
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Cyclone 'more likely than not' will cross Queensland coast next week, possibility of severe category three system
By Jay Bowman and Jessica Black
The Bureau of Meteorology predicts the slow-moving system will track south or south-westerly over the weekend.
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Fears heavy rains could hamper recovery in regions still reeling from ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper
A monsoon trough has brought heavy rain to regions still sodden after ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper.
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Over 130mm of rain recorded in three hours south-west of Brisbane, bringing worst flash flooding some locals have seen
By Jay Bowman
Severe thunderstorms cause flash flooding at Springfield Lakes as the Bureau of Meteorology warns much of the state faced unsettled weather.
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Queensland police allege father of three was killed in 'targeted and planned attack'
By Jay Bowman
Two people have been charged with murder following the death of a father of three at a home near Ipswich, west of Brisbane.
Up to 55,000 passengers expected through Brisbane airport's domestic terminal today as school holidays begin
By Jay Bowman
The number of passengers through the Brisbane airport's domestic and international terminals is expected to be up 20 per cent on last year – the busiest holiday season in several years.
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Bodies of firefighters killed in plane crash in north-west Queensland to be recovered
By Jay Bowman
Mount Isa police say a disaster victim identification unit would arrive on-site Monday morning to aid in the recovery of those killed in a plane crash on Saturday.
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Crew lost in fatal crash near Cloncurry had travelled from a number of eastern states
By ABC News reporters
Specialist police are on their way out to remote Queensland and four aircraft have been grounded after three people died in a plane crash while fighting fires.
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'A pair of clothes, my phone and my three dogs': Queenslanders flee fires with next to nothing
By Victoria Pengilley, Jay Bowman, and Josh Dye
Hundreds of residents in the line of raging bushfires in Queensland have evacuated. Here's the latest fire news across Queensland.
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Queensland bushfires claim a life as conditions worsen and evacuation center forced to move
By Nathan Morris, Jay Bowman and staff
Five homes and five sheds are destroyed in multiple bushfires burning in sparsely populated bushland near Tara and further south near Millmerran, and authorities expect more will be lost.
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'Growing mood for change': LNP announces Oodgeroo candidate who believes Labor 'has lost its way'
By Jay Bowman
A former senator and host of a weekend Sky News program is selected following the news long-time Oodgeroo MP, Mark Robinson, intended to step down.
'Enormous tragedy': Calls for construction overhaul after death of 17-year-old Brisbane apprentice
By Victoria Pengilley, Sarah Watego and Jay Bowman
Tyler Whitton, 17, was placed in an induced coma after he fell and sustained a serious head injury at the West End site. The CFMEU says he died the next day.
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Additional firefighting aircraft on stand-by as parts of Queensland face catastrophic fire risk
By Jay Bowman and Laura Cocks
Firefighters say grass fires, not bushfires, are Queensland's greatest threat this week. Here's why being prepared for a catastrophic fire warning is essential.
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Four men suffer facial burns in gas explosion at Bundaberg brewing company
By Alexandria Utting and Jay Bowman
The men were taken to Bundaberg Hospital, where three are in a stable condition and one is in a serious condition.
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