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Here are some of the day’s main stories:
The Queensland school calendar will be amended to ensure students are on holidays during the 2032 Olympic Games to reduce demand on public transport infrastructure.
The Brisbane Roar has been booted from Suncorp Stadium for its match against Adelaide United early next year, to allow singer Luke Combs to perform, raising questions about the Miles government’s decision not to build a second-tier rectangular stadium ahead of the 2032 Olympics.
A nine-story hotel with a theatre hall and a pool deck extending over the Brisbane River is proposed to transform the popular Howard Smith Wharves, and would serve as a showpiece for the precinct during the 2032 Olympics, its developer says.
Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths have been accused of breaching the law by misleading shoppers about discounts. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is suing the supermarkets, alleging Woolworths’ “price dropped” promotions and Coles’ “down down” specials mislead customers.
New affirmative consent laws apply in Queensland from today.
The Brisbane Lions will fly to Melbourne a day earlier than they did last year as they prepare to face the Sydney Swans in the first non-Victorian grand final in 18 years.
Workers are still draining water from Cross River Rail’s Roma Street construction site, days after drilling accidentally burst a century-old water main.
New figures show the dimming of Queensland as the nation’s go-to state. In the 12 months to March this year, Queensland had its smallest population intake since the start of COVID.