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Life in a tight spot not for all, but Brisbane homes might be heading that way

No longer backyard shoeboxes, granny flats could be mutually beneficial for struggling renters and homeowners.

Courtney Kruk
Courtney Kruk

City Reporter

A Queensland Senate may be the only thing to protect the LNP from itself

A proportionally representative Queensland upper house would protect future state governments from their worst instincts.

Cameron Atfield
Cameron Atfield

Journalist

Meet the Allards, a family who take their kids on holiday during school

An education expert says she would not be surprised if COVID did not have a radical effect on parents’ willingness to just say “stuff it, pack your bags, we’re off”.

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Crime & Courts

Police told Leyna Thai’s lawyers they believed a detective had manipulated the DNA result tying her to the crime.

Race driver’s bankruptcy led to ‘medley’ of drug abuse

A former V8 Supercars driver has been released on a suspended sentence for drug possession after a more serious trafficking charge was dropped.

  • by Rex Martinich
Mount Coot-tha bush walkers Margaret Walton (left) and Julie Chance are pleased secret and open security cameras have been placed in the area after attacks on women.

Women say Mount Coot-tha attacks have taken a ‘city escape’ from them

More than 80 secret and visible CCTV cameras have been installed around Mount Coot-tha bushland trails to thwart future attacks targeting female walkers.

  • by Tony Moore

Politics

Brisbane 2032 Olympics

Celebrations that East Brisbane State School had been saved were short-lived following a corrected statement from the state government.

Department blunder adds to community frustration over East Brisbane school’s future

An incomplete statement that caused community celebration was quickly walked back after it was issued without five crucial words.

  • by Courtney Kruk
Rheed McCracken hopes to reach his fourth Paralympics in Paris.

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

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