The famous Tattersalls Club in Brisbane (aka "Tatts") was formed in 1865 where its only male members could settle their horse racing bets. It is located in the Brisbane CBD and is described as a meeting venue for members with restaurants and a place for corporate and social functions. Up until 2018 the rules only permitted male members. In 2018 a ballot was conducted and it was resolved to allow women to become members of the club. However one member (Hogan) objected and took the club to court on the basis that the ballot conducted in 2018 was ineffective to amend the rules. The court decided that it should not intervene in the internal affairs of voluntary associations. The technicality tha
The unprecedented monsoonal rainfall over Townsville in February 2019 was of such ferocity that many will rightly look to their insurance policies for damage cover. In most cases damage caused by rain should be covered. However, heavy rainfall is also a significant contributing cause to flood from other sources such as overflowing rivers, creeks and dams. Insurance policies usually seek to distinguish between damage that is caused by rain, and damage that is caused by “flood”. Flood will usually mean the inundation of normally dry land by water escaping or released from the normal confines of any natural water course or lake whether or not altered or modified or of any reservoir, canal or d
