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Cops slammed for letting kids pretend to be criminals at Brisbane event
A paddy wagon has been removed from a NAIDOC event after complaints of “shameful” behaviour by police liaison officers.
- by Fraser Barton
Perspective
‘Small, loud and a bit hot’: Brisbane venues where bands most love to play
From a little studio above a tyre shop to the Aussie Nash – we asked local musicians about their favourite places to play, and this is what they told us.
Courtney Kruk
City Reporter
Queen’s Wharf will be a winner but no denying many visitors will lose
At a time so many people are already struggling to keep a roof over their heads, this shiny new palace won’t help.
Cameron Atfield
Journalist
Smaller is not necessarily better when it comes to class sizes
Most Brisbane classrooms aren’t ‘overcrowded’ because they don’t break targets, but what is the perfect class size?
Felicity Caldwell
Journalist
Urban Affairs
Brisbane forced to act amid worst citizenship backlog in Australia
A year after New Zealanders were given easier access to citizenship, Brisbane’s waiting list for commitment ceremonies has become the longest in the country.
- by Rosanna Ryan
Don’t Go, Card: Software problems put brakes on smart ticketing rollout
Passengers might have to wait until mid-2025 to use a credit card, mobile or smartwatch to pay their fare on any of the 1200 Brisbane City Council buses.
- by Tony Moore
City Life
Perspective
Live music
‘Small, loud and a bit hot’: Brisbane venues where bands most love to play
- by Courtney Kruk
Perspective
Casinos
Queen’s Wharf will be a winner but no denying many visitors will lose
- by Cameron Atfield
Crime & Courts
Cops slammed for letting kids pretend to be criminals at Brisbane event
A paddy wagon has been removed from a NAIDOC event after complaints of “shameful” behaviour by police liaison officers.
- by Fraser Barton
Child murder accused couple to face trial without jury
A woman accused with her fiance of murdering her three-year-old daughter will face trial without a jury due to what a judge described as a risk of prejudicial testimony.
- by Rex Martinich
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Queensland Police
North Queensland bus crash leaves three dead, two fighting for life
- by AAP and Cameron Atfield
Politics
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
A plane seat next to Kochie changed his life. Now he wants to win Paris Paralympics
If not for sport, and a chance meeting, gold medal hopeful Rheed McCracken would struggle to fathom where he would be today. But a decline in Australian sport has him worried.
- by Nick Wright
Exclusive
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
Football Queensland releases Bowen Hills stadium vision
Football Queensland has unveiled its vision for a dedicated stadium in Brisbane to be built at the sport’s spiritual home at Perry Park.
- by Cameron Atfield
