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Brisbane City Council begins flooded home buyback with first $50 million round of funding

Brisbane City Council will begin talks to buy back the homes of 16 residents impacted by February's floods after frustrations over delays in providing funds for rebuilding.

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Brisbane council trials bikeway speed monitors to slow cyclists, scooters at Kangaroo Point

A new council trial of flashing awareness signs on one of Brisbane's busiest shared pathways is met with mixed responses from cyclists and pro-pedestrian groups.

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North-west Brisbane traffic and transport study draws heated debate between Labor state, LNP local governments

Queensland's Transport Minister has described Brisbane City Council's latest vision for a new toll road to relieve congestion in the city's north-west as a "feeble fantasy" and a "farce".

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Moreton Bay Regional Council push flood-risk disclosure for Queensland property buyers

At present, Queensland does not have a comprehensive statutory disclosure scheme for home buyers.

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Mutilated animals dumped in Brisbane park

The bodies of mutilated animals including a decapitated koala have been dumped in an inner city Brisbane park.

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Up to 20 dead animals, including koalas and dogs, dumped in a Brisbane park

Council workers are offered counselling after discovering the grisly scene at night.

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Unfinished Brisbane quarantine hub no ‘quick fix’ for domestic violence crisis housing, critics say

Community groups welcome ‘all options’ but question whether public health facilities are ‘fit for purpose’

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Flight of fancy: Queensland mayors’ plans for self-flying taxis spark questions and criticism

Air taxi company Wisk says it could fly passengers between Olympic venues if it receives necessary approvals

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Socceroos, Matildas to descend on Brisbane for pre-World Cup friendlies against New Zealand and Canada

Brisbane is set to welcome the Socceroos and Matildas for friendlies in the month of September as both of Australia's national teams prepare for upcoming World Cup campaigns.

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Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate slams Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner over Olympics committee snub

Tom Tate says the decision to appoint Noosa's Mayor instead of a Gold Coast representative to the 2032 Olympics organising committee will earn Adrian Schrinner a "cold shoulder".

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Brisbane City Council new suburb housing policy to revitalise tired industrial areas

Brisbane City Council is enjoying overwhelming support for a new Suburban Renewal Precincts strategy despite not being able to identify which areas would be targeted.

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Brisbane City Council Airbnb rate hike draws mixed responses during housing crisis

Brisbane City Council is accused of taking a short-sighted approach to the housing crisis and for failing to draw from modelling after announcing a rate hike for properties rented as short-term accomodation.

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Brisbane to hike short-term rental rates

Brisbane Mayor Adrian Schrinner threatens to hike rates for short-term rental owners by 50 per cent if they don't return properties to the long-term market.

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Brisbane to charge Airbnb hosts higher council rates to tackle housing availability

Landlords who rent out their entire property for longer than 60 days a year will pay 50% more in rates from July

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Brisbane City Council budget reveals rates rise to recover from flood, COVID-19 pandemic

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner says the council budget will include a 4.93 per cent rates hike from next month.

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Brisbane City Council to hike rates on short-stay properties like Airbnb to tackle rental crisis

Property owners who list their homes for short-term accommodation in Brisbane have been warned: return your home to the long-term rental market or face a 50 per cent rates hike.

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Greens federal election wins to have impact on LNP-dominated Brisbane City Council

It is two years until Brisbane City Council's next election, but the Greens already have high hopes after their massive wins at the federal level.

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Queensland Labor turning green at the prospect of losing city stronghold

Analysis: Implications of Greens wins could be decades-long - for both Labor and the LNP

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Qld launches $741m flooded home program

Queenslanders whose homes were damaged by recent floods can register for grants to raise, repair, retrofit or have their home voluntarily bought back.

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Queensland's wet weather warnings bring fresh anxiety and stress to victims of February floods

Victims of the devastating February floods in south-east Queensland say the latest severe rain event has triggered trauma, as a joint federal and state government flood package becomes available to flooded homeowners.

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Gympie bracing for deluge as flood alerts issued by BOM for several south-east Queensland communities

Several south-east Queensland communities are on flood alert after days of heavy rain, with Gympie bracing for six-hourly falls of up to 160 millimetres early Friday and into the evening.

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Warnings issued late in Brisbane floods

Flood warnings issued during the recent Brisbane floods were held up as authorities argued about the wording, a report into the disaster has revealed.

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Brisbane flood review labels event 'worst-case scenario', emergency alert system to be upgraded

The review provided 37 recommendations, which Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said the council has accepted and will act on.

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Concern over Qld local govt election caps

Queensland's Liberal National Party is furious about a state government discussion paper on potential caps on spending for local council elections.

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Men's Shed 'gutted' after $1.5 million federal grant reallocated to Brisbane City Council

Kenmore Men's Shed members say they spent a year on a grant process after the federal government committed $1.5 million to an upgrade, only for the funding to be taken from them.

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