Event Brief
1.2 million Queensland homes lack compliant smoke alarms
Filed: May 17, 2026 at 6:03 PM ET
Summary: A national company says many Queensland homes are unprepared as the smoke-alarm compliance deadline nears.
WHO: A national company
WHAT: Estimates 1.2 million Queensland homes do not have compliant smoke alarms ahead of the deadline
WHEN: May 17, 2026 at 5:33 PM ET
WHERE: Queensland, Australia
WHY: The deadline for installing compliant smoke alarms is approaching.
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