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Queensland Labor vulnerable on two fronts as Greens target Brisbane’s commuter belt

Housing pressures and the cost-of-living crisis mean Steven Miles’s government is under threat from the Greens in Brisbane and the LNP in the regions

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Greens take Labor hostage over offshore gas protections

Adam Bandt wants the government to scrap offshore gas protections in exchange for passing emission standards, more than a quarter of houses in the eastern states were paid for with cash last year, and Bronwyn Bishop apologises (again).

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‘Nowhere else to go’: protesters rally in support of Brisbane woman refusing to leave rental home of 22 years

Stephanie Cridland’s story of no-fault eviction one of many as renters’ advocates raise concerns amid growing housing crisis

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Greens’ proposal to slap Brisbane landlords who hike rents with big tax bills faces backlash

Policy touted by Greens as effective rent freeze criticised by economists, real estate body and political opponents

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Greens threaten Brisbane landlords with huge rates rises if they increase rents

Greens unveil policy designed to freeze rents at January 2023 levels in battle for Brisbane city council

The Guardian - AU

Brisbane Greens vow to oppose 2032 Olympics at council election as Gabba stoush escalates

Lord mayoral candidate Jonathan Sriranganathan says $2.7bn plan to redevelop the Gabba is unpopular ‘right across’ the city

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Dutton goes even lower

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton posted false claims on social media that Indigenous leader Marcia Langton had branded No voters as ‘racist’ or ‘stupid’, and Sydney will turn smoky as firefighters conduct a hazard reduction burn of nearly 700 hectares around the city’s urban fringe.

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Politician and a poet: the ‘unapologetically radical’ Green running to be Brisbane lord mayor

Jonathan Sriranganathan confirms he will be minor party’s candidate to Australia’s largest local government

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Prescriptions at half the price

Australians will pay half price for 320 of their medicines from September when 30-day scripts become 60-day ones, and for the third time activist Brisbane Greens councillor Jonathan Sriranganathan has been cleared of charges by Queensland Police.

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Former Greens councillor demands apology as Queensland police again drop charges

Jonathan Sriranganathan claims his being arrested at protests was ‘partly a result of racism’

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‘He’s broken the mould of what a politician should look like’: the Brisbane councillor who reshaped the Greens

Colleagues praise the unorthodox Jonathan Sriranganathan as a trailblazer. Now, after the party picked up seats in state and federal parliaments, he’s moving on

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Greens councillor Jonathan Sriranganathan to step down from Brisbane's Gabba Ward, Trina Massey announced as replacement

Jonathan Sriranganathan announces he will step down from his role as councillor for Brisbane's Gabba Ward.

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A Greens Councillor Has Suggested A Fkn Brilliant Hack For Renters To Get Back At Bad Landlords

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Greens’ First Nations conveners side with Lidia Thorpe and say they do not support voice to parliament

Co-convener claims other members may follow Thorpe out the door and pushes back on party room decision to support referendum

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Brisbane council to review prime pub leases after penalty rates controversy

Mantle Group says it will seek to overturn Fair Work Commission findings over payments to casuals

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Brisbane councillors trade allegations over inappropriate behaviour in chambers

Brisbane City Council meeting standards have been called into question after one councillor repeatedly turned his back on others in the chambers.

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Leaked audio reveals cultural problems in Queensland police force, human rights commissioner says

Scott McDougall calls for independent scrutiny of police after recordings reveal racist and violent language at Brisbane watch house

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Land clearing at Queensland’s Deebing Creek angers Indigenous protesters

Bulldozers were halted after activists and First Nations people held a smoking ceremony at the site

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Brisbane City Council approves Brisbane Racing Club's takeover of Stafford Bowls Club lease

Despite concerns over transparency, Brisbane City Council has approved a behind-the-scenes transfer of a lease of the former Stafford Bowls Club from Crushers Leagues Club to Brisbane Racing Club.

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Brisbane LNP councillors dismiss 'unhinged, anti-car' Greens proposal for 30kph streets

Greens councillor Jonathan Sriranganathan's second attempt at installing 30kph speed limits on Brisbane streets is voted down in council chambers.

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Plan for Brisbane's Mount Coot-tha botanic gardens to host Australian-first night light show by Lumina Night Walks

Brisbane City Council plans to allow a permanent light show in the botanic gardens, but there are concerns the Australian-first project is "commercialising a public asset" and light pollution will impact local wildlife.

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I was found guilty over a 15-minute, four-person protest. Council crackdowns on assembly have gone too far

We need to pay more attention to local government’s role in suppressing peaceful protest and criminalising marginalised people

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