Bruce Lehrmann and the Toowoomba rape case that puts him back in court
“Can you call urgently??? Lehrmann has been charged with rape in Qld.” As rival TV networks battled over the Brittany Higgins story, another case was building.
- by Cloe Read and Sean Parnell
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Document reveals Brisbane toll tunnel could cost $10 billion to build
The Miles government has largely progressed its tunnel proposal in secret. One of the first documents made public reveals 40 per cent of people would not use it.
- by Sean Parnell
Public servants could be moved out of CBD, urged to WFH to cut costs
Treasurer Cameron Dick will consider shifting department offices to the suburbs and expect more meetings to be held online to help cut costs.
- by Sean Parnell
Queensland state budget: Cameron Dick hands down 2024 budget with $11.2b in cost-of-living relief
Four months before a state election, Treasurer Cameron Dick has delivered this year’s budget in parliament. Follow our live blog for all the details and reaction.
- by Felicity Caldwell and Sean Parnell
Bus driver charged over crash that killed Tia Cameron in Brisbane CBD
The man who was driving the bus that crashed in March has been ordered to appear in court over the death of the 18-year-old pedestrian.
- by Sean Parnell
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Crime
Man who killed his aunty and himself at Albany Creek had gun licence
Police were called to the house on Sunday where they found two bodies with gunshot wounds. They also found the man’s 88-year-old mother distressed but otherwise unharmed.
- by Sean Parnell
‘Height uplift’: Bid for tall towers to overshadow Newstead House
Developers continue to challenge height restrictions with a promise to provide more inner-city housing. The latest area of contention is around Breakfast Creek.
- by Sean Parnell
The SEQ postcodes where people find it hardest to pay their mortgage
Some pockets of south-east Queensland are among those with the highest rate of mortgage stress in Australia. Is your postcode one of them?
- by Marissa Calligeros and Sean Parnell
Tolls set to rise, Brisbane CBD parking now most expensive in Australia
As the Queensland government slashes the cost of public transport, it is becoming more expensive to use a car in Brisbane.
- by Sean Parnell
Next to Lamb House, a heritage-listed home is up for auction
Rockfield counts among its neighbours the newly renovated Lamb House, also known as Home, and a tucked-away mansion that last sold for $15 million.
- by Sean Parnell
Church takes XXXX brewery to court over fears of liquid explosion
Global beverages giant Lion wants to diversify production at the Milton brewery. But it will need to convince a court that neighbours will not be put at risk.
- by Cloe Read and Sean Parnell