Perspective
Live music
The silver lining to Splendour’s demise
While sad, the demise of Splendour in the Grass does have an upside, especially for … ahem … more mature music fans in Brisbane.
- by Cameron Atfield
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First $500 million of Olympic venue spending to go to tender within weeks
Infrastructure Minister Grace Grace also launched a fresh Good Friday defence of Steven Miles’ controversial QSAC call.
- by Cameron Atfield
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Queensland Police
Living on the edge: Skyscraper skylarking puts lives at risk
At least three teen boys risked their lives almost 100 metres above Queen Street Mall when they gained access to the roof of one of Brisbane’s most prominent inner-city hotels and balanced on the rooftop ledge.
- by Cameron Atfield
‘The next election belongs to the future’: LNP Olympic review looms over IOC
The prospect of an incoming LNP state government starting Games venues planning from scratch has loomed over the International Olympic Committee co-ordination commission’s second meeting for Brisbane 2032 in Switzerland overnight.
- by Cameron Atfield
Other stadiums ‘well ahead’ of Gabba: Cricket Australia
The boss of Cricket Australia says Queensland sports fans deserve a long-term solution for the Gabba, as an architecture firm releases its vision for the famed ground.
- by Cameron Atfield and Oliver Caffrey
One in 20 Brisbane units sell at a loss
The December quarter figures came despite a boom that has seen Brisbane’s property values soar more than 50 per cent since the start of the pandemic.
- by Jim Malo, Elizabeth Redman and Cameron Atfield
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Pubs
We live in the nanniest of nanny states, but is it our own fault?
As Brisbane prepares to invite the world to our city in 2032, perhaps we should be a little more relaxed in our hardline approach to drinking, and treat adults like adults.
- by Cameron Atfield
New Roma Street station takes shape
The Roma Street Cross River Rail site is looking more like a functioning train station than a construction site.
- by Cameron Atfield
LNP rejects new stadium in election pitch for fresh Games plan review
Opposition Leader David Crisafulli has now joined Premier Steven Miles in ruling out a new Brisbane stadium. His alternative is to, again, reset planning.
- by Matt Dennien and Cameron Atfield
‘Size does not matter’: IOC says stadium decisions a matter for Qld
IOC president Thomas Bach is confident Brisbane remains committed to hosting the 2032 Olympics as the fallout from Queensland’s stadium pivot continues.
- by Cameron Atfield and Matt Dennien
‘A check-up from the neck up’: How stadium stoush might seem outside Brisbane
QSAC would be the smallest Olympic stadium since the Amsterdam Games of 1928 – more than a century ago.
- by Cameron Atfield