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Bus expansion could solve Olympic-sized commuter issue

A bold plan to expand a bus service could help solve the looming public transport problems for the Brisbane Olympics.

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Permits for Airbnbs required amid city rental crisis

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner is set to introduce a permit system for short-term accommodation including Airbnb.

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Push for new 2032 stadium shut down by govt

A renewed push to build a new 2032 Brisbane Olympic stadium has quickly been shut down amid claims it does not fall under the funding envelope.

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Gabba won't lose seats in 2032 Olympic rebuild

Speculation that a Gabba rebuild will reduce its capacity has been dismissed as the 2032 Olympic venue plan gained momentum with projects set to go to tender.

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CBD to be shut down for fatal bus crash re-enactment

Brisbane's CBD will be shut down on the weekend as authorities carry out a re-enactment of a bus crash that killed a young woman to investigate the cause.

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MPs to skip Paris as Brisbane Olympic venue row rages

Queensland will not send any ministers to the 2024 Olympics after backing a controversial infrastructure plan for the Brisbane Games 2032.

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Games venue concerns not 'fake news' for government

Concerns for the Brisbane Games are hardly "fake news" judging by the fallout over the Queensland government's controversial 2032 plans.

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‘The Queensland way’: rising costs, political power plays and legacy fears already dog the 2032 Brisbane Olympics

Stadium designs have been ripped up, a suburban venue will host the 100m final and one public servant says work has been ‘half-baked and half-arsed’

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Re-elected Brisbane mayor slams 'slow' vote count

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner says a post-mortem is needed into slow counting and polling booth problems as residents cast their ballots.

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Mayors returned after council elections in Queensland

Local council polls and two by-elections have coincided on a big day for voters in Queensland, where one candidate in particular has drawn close attention.

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Answers sought after woman killed in Brisbane bus crash

A bus crash that killed a woman in Brisbane's CBD is being investigated after the driver mounted a kerb, pinning the 18-year-old against a building.

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Why is the Gabba rebuild plan so controversial and what’s next in the Brisbane Olympics brawl?

A $2.7bn new stadium is at the heart of the state’s 2032 Games strategy but mayor Adrian Schrinner’s withdrawal of support has increased political pressure

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Brisbane mayor quits 'dysfunctional' Olympic 'talkfest'

Brisbane's Lord Mayor has resigned from the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games advisory body and criticised the Palaszczuk government's Gabba redevelopment plan.

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Brisbane mayor resigns from 2032 Olympics forum and calls it a ‘dysfunctional farce’

Adrian Schrinner says controversial plans for Brisbane’s Gabba stadium were the final straw and accuses Palaszczuk government of ignoring stakeholders

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Capital cities crowded with pro-Palestine protests – as it happened

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Row erupts over AFL, cricket team relocation project

The Queensland government has been warned its major relocation project for AFL and cricket teams in Brisbane is "not a done deal" after a funding row erupted.

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Plan for 20,000-seat stadium to temporarily replace Gabba kicks off Queensland funding row

Labor announces it will commit $46m towards $137m cost of upgrading Ekka showgrounds

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Green Bridge rises above Brisbane as masthead installed

The 25-metre mast set to anchor a landmark $300 million Green Bridge is being installed after a tight squeeze up the Brisbane River.

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Major spending cuts for country's biggest council

Brisbane City Council has announced $400 million-plus spending cuts until June 30, with green bridge construction one of the major projects affected.

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Police consider ‘extraordinary’ powers for rally – as it happened

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Electric ferry study could rock Brisbane's boats

Electric ferries, dubbed EVCats, could become the latest addition to Brisbane's public transport network following the announcement of a feasibility study.

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Brisbane City Council reveals new plans for Kurilpa precinct in South Brisbane

Any future residential developments on several industrial sites in South Brisbane would have to give back parklands to the council under a new proposal for the area.

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On home turf: housing debate gets personal for targeted Greens spokesman Max Chandler-Mather

A 20-hectare parcel of Brisbane land known as Bulimba Barracks, which has been slated for development, becomes ground zero in heated national debate over housing

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Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner proposes moving homeless population to federal-owned Pinkenba COVID facility

Adrian Schrinner commits $1 million to relocating people living in the city's parks to the empty $400 million COVID quarantine centre near the airport, but has not spoken to the federal government, which owns the facility.

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Brisbane the only Australian city in Time Magazine's annual list of 'world's greatest places'

Brisbane is named as one of the "greatest places" in the world in a list of 50 extraordinary destinations that includes Budapest, and Barcelona.

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