National
Queensland
Just In
Students left on kerb as school bus misses stop times
From arriving 13 minutes early to diverging from its planned route, parents said they were not being given a reliable service – or any resources to fix it.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
Perspective
I paid an Etsy witch to cast a spell – and it worked (I think)
With spells advertised for less than $5, I couldn’t resist, and was duly rewarded when a “weather ritual” paid off.
Neesha Sinnya
Social media journalist
Abortion, again, threatens to bring Crisafulli’s careful plan unstuck
Turning into the second calendar year of their return to power, the LNP is being forced to grapple with the kind of ideological issues its leader has sought to avoid.
Matt Dennien
Reporter
This beach was crowned Australia’s best. Is it being ‘loved to death’?
An increasing number of Australian natural wonders have become so popular, so rapidly, authorities are being forced to consider limiting public access to them.
Bianca Hall
Environment and climate reporter
Urban Affairs
High-powered electric motorbikes to be legalised, while Clive is banned from his e-trike
Queensland councils could soon be supported to make speed limits even slower than jogging speed on shared paths and footpaths.
- by Felicity Caldwell
‘Someone just dobbed on a kid’: Lord mayor calls for common sense after complaint over cupcake stall
A resident complained to Queensland Health about the children’s roadside lemonade and cupcake stall in Stafford Heights.
- by Marissa Calligeros
City Life
Crime & Courts
Moreton Bay council ‘violated human rights’ of homeless campers, court rules
The decision handed down in Brisbane’s Supreme Court on Friday ruled Moreton Bay City Council had made several “errors of law” when evicting a homeless encampment from public parks last year.
- by Courtney Kruk
Dead man found in home north of Brisbane
Police received a call about 9am, and arrived at the Burpengary home a short time later.
- by William Davis
Politics
Updated
Trade unions
CFMEU inquiry calls for details on potential Gatto-linked traffic firm
- by Matt Dennien
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
Exclusive
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
The Gabba underground: Proposal to sink Stanley Street for new urban village
Two Brisbane design firms have unveiled plans for 2500 new homes and eight hectares of green space to transform Woolloongabba ahead of the 2032 Olympics.
- by Cameron Atfield
Liveris doubles down on Olympics cost pledge, rattles tin for US sponsors
Brisbane Olympics president Andrew Liveris has doubled down on his pledge that the Games will not require taxpayer funds to operate, as he scours corporate America for sponsors to cover the event’s regional spread.
- by Michael Koziol