City council
Newstead development to tower over Gasworks
Plans for a third and final tower in Mirvac’s “Sky Precinct” at Newstead have been submitted for council approval.
- by Cameron Atfield
Latest
Opposition blasts Brisbane City Council’s Paris 2024 travel bill
The council’s civic cabinet, chaired by Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner, approved travel for two councillors and three senior council officers to go to Paris for a total cost of $123,500.
- by Cameron Atfield
Kids playground destroyed in fire in Brisbane’s north-west overnight
Police were called to the park on Fenwick Road just after 1am.
- by Courtney Kruk
Brisbane boom is being held back by tight housing market: Schrinner
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner says a housing shortage is holding Brisbane back, after a major consultancy report listed the city’s strengths and future prospects.
- by Tony Moore
Woman sues Brisbane City Council over ‘dangerous’ bike lane divider
Tracey Schwass was crossing a busy CBD street when she tripped over a raised, yellow bicycle lane separator. She fractured both elbows in the fall.
- by Marissa Calligeros
‘Inexcusable mistake’ forces redo of first Brisbane council meeting
With election results finalised, Brisbane City Hall hosted its first gathering of new and old councillors. Except it was a false start.
- by Matt Dennien
Sarina Russo wins right to build unit block twice the allowed height
High-profile Brisbane businesswoman Sarina Russo has been given planning permission to build a unit block at twice the allowable height in Brisbane’s inner south.
- by Cameron Atfield
Scooter numbers to climb as Lime prepares Brisbane return
Even more electric scooters will soon be on Brisbane streets, as the city’s original scooter hire scheme prepares its return to the city.
- by Cameron Atfield
Perspective
Rubbish
A love letter to Brisbane’s Tour de Trash aka kerbside collection
Billions tune in to watch the Tour de France, but Brisbane has a trashier version – and cyclists here will get a front-row view while inner-city roads are closed to cars.
- by Felicity Caldwell
How the dust has settled on Queensland's council elections
Three weeks on from the statewide vote, new faces are being sworn in and more than one-third of local government roles in the south-east have changed hands.
- by Matt Dennien
Stadium Metro option to be considered in search for Games legacy
State Development Minister Grace Grace will examine a proposal the Brisbane Metro be extended to service the Games athletics stadium and surrounding areas.
- by Tony Moore