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Brisbane city council budget 2021-22
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Brisbane budget
Residents face 3.75 per cent rates hike amid infrastructure push
Lord mayor Adrian Schrinner handed down what he described as a “blue and green” $3.2 billion budget, as the council shoulders more debt to meet its infrastructure needs.
At a glance: the 2021-22 Brisbane City Council budget
Have a look at where the $3.6 billion goes in this year’s Brisbane City Council’s budget.
Mark’s father is dying. Even though he’s vaccinated, Queensland won’t let him in
Caught in a bureaucratic mess, Mark Kilian is stranded in quarantine despite Border Force saying his circumstances “outweigh the risk to the Australian community”.
‘The club is going to be bombed’: Inquest told of Valley nightclub owner’s fears before fire
Linette Davis recounted to the coronial inquest a conversation she had with her employer, Whiskey Au Go Go co-owner Brian Little.
‘You were quite the hit’ at G7 summit, PM tells beaming Queen at Windsor Castle
’Everyone was talking about you at dinner the next night,” he told the monarch.
China on G7: ‘The era of a bloc of countries dictating world affairs is over’
Foreign affairs spokesman Zhao Lijian was on the attack, saying “the affairs of the globe should be guided by the UN Charter, and not decided by a small clique”.
Exclusive
Property market
Liberal MPs suggest radical plans to tackle housing affordability crisis
Liberal MPs are demanding the federal government consider radical plans to bring the runaway housing market under control.
Opinion
Public housing
Private landlords are losing billions. Should we keep picking up the tab?
The reality is that private rental housing guzzles government subsidies that in total dwarf what we put into public housing.
David Hayward
Dr David Hayward is Emeritus Professor of Public Policy at RMIT University.
Opinion
Property prices
Return of property investors raises questions for regulators
With the house price boom showing few signs of cooling, it may soon be time for regulators to place restrictions on mortgage lending.
Clancy Yeates
Banking reporter
Opinion
Wellbeing
How caring too much is stifling your success
A rejection of the ‘just keep swimming’ ethos may be the secret to a more grounded life.
Brooke McAlary
I’m a permanent-casual employee. Am I entitled to a pay rise?
Casual workers may be paid an hourly rate but that doesn’t mean it should be fixed, says Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
Opinion
Conspiracy Theory
Skipping the Q: How to handle your conspiracy-loving friends
Here are some tips to avoid an awkward dust-up the next time your friend or relative with “unorthodox views” drops by.
Julie Szego
Author and freelance journalist
‘Spectacular’ silken spider webs blanket town after floods
For some, it’s the stuff of nightmares. For entomologist Ken Walker, it’s a beautiful sight.
Roberts-Smith feared media would ‘intercept’ his phone calls, court hears
The former special forces soldier told his Federal Court defamation trial that a family friend bought him a prepaid phone to speak to former comrades.
Exclusive
ABC
ABC to relocate 300 Ultimo staff to Parramatta
The national broadcaster has announced a proposal to move 300 staff from its headquarters in Ultimo to Parramatta by 2024.
QUEENSLAND BUDGET
The winners and losers in the Queensland budget
Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick handed down the 2021-22 budget in Brisbane on Tuesday.
Stakeholders question $2b in savings in Qld budget
Industry heavyweights have questioned what jobs and services will be cut following the Queensland government’s announcement of the state budget, while key figures called for greater investment in healthcare.
Queensland
Ex-cop says Whiskey Au Go Go ‘set alight over prostitute protection money’
Retired police officer Hunter Nicol was in the Brisbane nightclub when it burned and has recounted his harrowing escape at an inquest into the firebombing.
Fog blankets Brisbane, causing crashes on roads
The Bureau of Meteorology had warned that reduced visibility would make road conditions dangerous.
Brisbane church leader loses appeal over jail term for raping choir girls
Shartiel Nibigira, a father-of-eight who fled war-torn Burundi in 2007, was found guilty on 21 charges in December 2019.
Disgraced cop Roger Rogerson could testify at Whiskey Au Go Go inquest
The corrupt NSW detective, jailed for life for murder, could testify over the 1973 Whiskey Au Go Go firebombing in Brisbane.
Brisbane man behind hate mail admits sending letters to people’s homes
The man, who has spent years sending letters espousing offensive views about immigration and multiculturalism, has been using the electoral roll to obtain recipients’ addresses.
Politics
The push inside the Coalition to get Tamil family off Christmas Island
Public pressure and behind-the-scenes lobbying got a result on Tuesday when Immigration Minister Alex Hawke moved a Tamil family from Christmas Island.
Business
Opinion
Aviation
‘Common threat’: The US and EU move to thwart China’s ambitions in the air
Mutual interest is a strong motivation for détente. The US and EU have settled a 17-year trade dispute and plan to work together to limit China’s attempt to gatecrash the global aviation industry.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
World
Blood samples support theory COVID-19 was in US before Christmas 2019
The data suggests the virus was in the US states far from the initial hotspots and areas that were considered its points of entry into the country, the study said.
Opinion
Explore
Property bydomain
How to find and keep the best tenants for your investment property
Attracting the right tenants for your investment property is always a challenge, but there are things you can do to keep them there longer.
The quiet Brisbane suburbs where prestige buyers are splashing the cash
With interest in Brisbane's prestige market at all time highs, buyers are moving into the sleepy riverside suburbs with big blocks and good schools.
Life & Culture
★★★★
Review
Loki is a genre-bending buddy-cop show – and it works brilliantly
Tom Hiddleston as superhero Loki and Owen Wilson, playing a grizzled detective, are a hoot in this latest instalment of the Marvel franchise.
Sport
Exclusive
Tokyo Olympics
Groves set to meet with Swimming Australia to expand on ‘misogyny’ claim
Madeline Groves has made contact with Swimming Australia and is prepared to outline the issues she raised in social media posts on the eve of the Olympic trials.
Analysis
Matildas
Matildas took a small step forward, but they needed to take a giant stride
Matildas ended their losing streak against Sweden but they look a long way from Olympic contenders.
Souttar strikes as Socceroos win historic eighth straight
Harry Souttar, the towering Scottish-born defender, struck again to seal a 1-0 win over Jordan.
‘The greatest race in history’: King Kyle locked in for Tokyo rumble
Kyle Chalmers has locked in his spot as he prepares to defend his 100m freestyle Olympic crown.
Opinion
NRL 2021
The one week of the season when league learns to love
The Beanie for Brain Cancer Round is a reminder of the good rugby league can be when it isn’t so consumed with self-interest.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Ronaldo breaks record after billion-dollar snub, France beat Germany
Cristiano Ronaldo sent pulses racing in sponsors’ boardrooms when he removed two bottles of Coke from a press conference.
‘Left with no alternative’: NRL flags potential rule changes to combat milking
NRL boss said the game will be forced to consider rule changes if coaches, players do not self-regulate.
Have Your Say
NRL poll part 2: The answers to the game’s biggest issues
A worrying statistic has emerged that highlights the need to protect players from themselves when it comes to concussion.
