October
Brisbane’s nation-leading construction inflation an Olympic hurdle
Cost escalation has come off its extreme highs of two years ago. But Queensland leads the national league table and that’s a problem for the new government.
- Michael Bleby
Back to the ’70s: Why we’re fighting about abortion rights again
Veteran activists are shocked by the noisy resurfacing of the political minority that views abortion as a crime.
- Emma Connors
September
Queensland government set to hand Star Entertainment a tax lifeline
Street Talk understands the state government has agreed to morph Star’s looming tax bill into a Treasury loan.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
July
Azure, Natixis shop Brookfield-owned X-Elio’s Blue Grass solar project
Street Talk understands the Spanish renewable developer, a 100 per cent Brookfield-owned company, is seeking to part with its interest in the 200 megawatt-peak solar farm and battery project.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
May
Why pouring your own water might save your favourite restaurant
Amid a stream of high-profile restaurant closures, leading industry figures have been forced to adopt minor service changes to control price increases.
- James Hall
- Exclusive
- Property market
Miles gives in to councils with $350m bid to fast-track housing
The Queensland premier will unveil a new fund to fast-track housing development in urban areas across the state, incentivising developers to transform industrial zones and low-density suburbs.
- James Hall
RACQ back on block, again, as Bank of America fires up sale
BoA’s crack financial institutions team Mike Evans and Pete Nicholls are understood to be leading the effort.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
January
Locals ‘traumatised’ as more heavy rain hits Queensland
Queensland’s south-east has again been saturated by heavy rainfall, causing flash flooding in areas still reeling from severe weather last month.
- Keira Jenkins
Clean-up from Kirrily begins following ‘tense’ evening
No lives have been lost in the cyclone and 65,000 homes and businesses across the region remain without power.
- Fraser Barton and Keira Jenkins
Cyclone Kirrily brings rain, winds after crossing coast
Tropical Cyclone Kirrily is expected to “rapidly decay” after crossing the Queensland coast as one of the most powerful systems seen in the north.
- Updated
- Keira Jenkins
October 2023
New Bendigo chairman not giving up on Queensland dream
David Foster, a former boss of Suncorp Bank, has taken the chairman’s seat at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, and remains keen to grow in regional Queensland.
- James Eyers
Venture capitalists Queensland-bound after govt investment fund rammed
Funds could also apply for up to $500,000 in operating expenses to establish themselves in God’s Country (aka Queensland).
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
August 2023
Brisbane players team up for $2b Toowong project
More than $1 billion could be invested into developing an amalgamated site in Brisbane’s inner west, resulting a mixed use project with an end value close to twice that.
- Nick Lenaghan
March 2023
Callide C co-owner Genuity goes into voluntary administration
Genuity Group, which owns 50 per cent of the coal-fired power station, went into administration on Thursday after shareholders couldn’t agree on future funding.
- Updated
- Mark Ludlow
October 2022
Queensland loses $6b in dam projects
The Albanese government has put money into urban roads and rail in the state’s south-east, but scrapped two dam projects in north Queensland.
- Mark Ludlow
May 2022
Queensland lashed by rain, but flooding not ‘as extreme’ as February
Residents in southeast Queensland’s Lockyer Valley were told to self-evacuate for flooding for the second time this year in the early hours of Friday morning.
- Hannah Wootton
April 2022
Childcare centre cuts fees to entice parents back to CBD
A Brisbane childcare centre has reduced its fees by $50 a day to help ease the costs associated with returning to work in the city’s central business district.
- Tess Bennett
January 2022
Southerners and shortages send land prices soaring in south-east Qld
In a classic case of low supply meeting high demand, agents and developers say there are now twice the number of buyers bidding for fewer major land parcels.
- Martin Kelly
August 2021
Extended lockdown looks likely in south-east Qld
Queensland recorded its largest daily increase in local coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, with nine new cases.
- Mark Ludlow and Tom Burton
December 2020
Evacuations ordered in northern NSW as soggy summer looms
More rain and flash flooding are likely this summer, which could put a dampener on Australia's coastal holiday plans this year.
- Mark Ludlow