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I asked a nutritionist to rate my kids’ lunchboxes. The answer shocked me

Gold-standard lunchboxes are great, but sometimes life gets in the way. Here a nutritionist suggests ways to make healthy kids’ lunches that even stand a chance of getting eaten.

What ‘the James Street effect’ says about our city

A growing number of developments are replicating one of Brisbane’s most luxurious precincts – even in working-class suburbs.

Courtney Kruk
Courtney Kruk

City Reporter

Do you know what to do if you see someone being harassed in the street?

Many bystanders fail to act because they don’t know what to do, or they assume someone else will step up. But de-escalating confrontation is easier than most people think.

Courtney Kruk
Courtney Kruk

City Reporter

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Urban Affairs

The CFMEU has plans for a 34-storey residential tower (left), a 7-storey office building (centre), and a theatre and conference centre (right) at Bowen Hills.

CFMEU seeks LNP government approval for its own major projects

The controversial union is also a property investor and developer, and has big plans for its inner-Brisbane stronghold.

  • by Sean Parnell
An artist’s impression of how Woolloongabba Rotary Park might look under the changes.

Brisbane’s next big creek and parkland project is short on funds

Brisbane City Council will ask the state and federal governments to help deliver its newly finalised plan for a lifestyle precinct in the inner south-east.

  • by Sean Parnell

City Life

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Crime & Courts

Adult Crime Adult Time expert legal panel chair April Freeman speaking at her appointment, with Minister for Youth Justice Laura Gerber and fellow panel member Lyndy Atkinson.

‘Represents the breadth of Queensland’: Youth crime panel appointed

Youth Justice Minister Laura Gerber has backed the ability of the new “expert legal panel” to help improve law and order in the state.

  • by Catherine Strohfeldt
Jason Richard Struhs gives a police interview after his daughter’s death.

Religious cult guilty of killing girl urged to consider psych evaluation

The 14 people guilty of Elizabeth Struhs’ manslaughter – including her parents – have been advised it is still not too late to seek legal representation.

  • by Cloe Read

Politics

Brisbane 2032 Olympics

Rick Burton believes Brisbane has an opportunity to leverage technology to make a statement to the world.

How technology could enable Brisbane to host the Olympics more than once

A world-leading expert has declared “there’s no way Brisbane will drop the ball”, as he outlined his predictions for how the 2032 Olympics can be revolutionary.

  • by Nick Wright
The proposed ‘Gabba West’ stadium, across Main Street from the existing Gabba.

Timber stadium proposed for new, relocated Gabba

The architect pitching for a timber venue across the road from the existing stadium says it’s an Olympic solution that’s been “hiding in plain sight”.

  • by Cameron Atfield

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