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As it happened: Brisbane on Thursday, May 16
The latest news in and around Brisbane.
Premier backs apartment parking plan – but cyclists warn CBD a ‘danger zone’
- by Tony Moore and Matt Dennien
Perspective
Did Brisbane need this five-star hotel?
The manager says a hotel at this level of luxury not only attracts new ventures to a precinct, but encourages neighbours to step up. Can it do for Spring Hill what The Calile did in the Valley?
Courtney Kruk
City Reporter
Billions of dollars to bolster SEQ, but migration and Olympics loom large
The Albanese government underestimated how many Australians would move to Qld and will now face criticism that it has short-changed the state.
Sean Parnell
Editor
Those boots ain’t made for skolling
The shoey has become as much of an Australian cultural export as Bluey, but that’s no source of national pride.
Cameron Atfield
Journalist
Urban Affairs
Council officer breaks ranks to call for Brisbane Airport noise study
A Brisbane City Council officer who deals with noise complaints and pollution has made his own submission to a Senate inquiry, calling for planning changes.
- by Sean Parnell
Now it’s a strip of car yards. Will it be a ‘thriving precinct’ in a decade?
Council has revealed plans to transform a major road on Brisbane’s southside with bustling neighbourhoods and 12,500 new jobs.
- by Tony Moore
City Life
Inner-city latte sippers? Think again. What’s your suburb’s most popular coffee?
- by Nick Dent and Marissa Calligeros
Perspective
City life
‘This doesn’t make sense. How much shopping can you really carry on a bicycle?’
- by Felicity Caldwell
Crime & Courts
‘Very serious’: Abdo addresses allegations against Queensland-based player
The allegations come leading into Magic Round and the first women’s State of Origin match.
- by Adrian Proszenko and Michael Chammas
‘Wicked weapon’ used in rugby star’s home invasion
Instead of fleeing the home they broke into, two boys slashed at a Wallabies star before cutting his wife to the bone with a sickle, a court has heard.
- by Cheryl Goodenough
Politics
Perspective
Government
Queensland’s Aldi version of a supermarket pricing probe takes full flight
- by Matt Dennien
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
Perspective
Federal budget
Billions of dollars to bolster SEQ, but migration and Olympics loom large
The Albanese government underestimated how many Australians would move to Qld and will now face criticism that it has short-changed the state.
- by Sean Parnell
Sunshine Coast rail link to get $1.15 billion budget boost
The extra funding, to be announced in Tuesday’s budget, will take the federal contribution to $2.75 billion – just a fraction of the $12 billion to complete the planned line.
- by Cameron Atfield
Transport
Perspective
Federal budget
Billions of dollars to bolster SEQ, but migration and Olympics loom large
- by Sean Parnell
