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Perspective
The River: Chris Hammer, crime writer, returns to the source
The author of Scrublands is among Australia’s top crime writers. But his fiction may never have emerged without his early non-fiction. And a jolt from the man who would become the celebrated master of crime novels, Peter Temple.
Tony Wright
Associate editor and special writer
Can Queensland workers count on the LNP’s respect? This year they’ll find out
As negotiations between state employees and the first-year government ramp up, hints of the LNP’s previously slim industrial relations agenda are also starting to emerge.
Matt Dennien
Reporter
Brisbane, why don’t you cross the river?
Our city has a lot happening on both sides of the river, yet it seems many of us rarely explore the other. What’s going on?
Matt Shea
Food and Culture Editor
Urban Affairs
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How To Poison a Planet
The big stink: This is how much raw sewage is being dumped into the Brisbane River
Complications with a “once in a generation” under-river infrastructure project are forcing officials to dump millions of litres of raw sewage and stormwater directly into the Brisbane River.
- by Josh Bavas
Paint it purple: E-scooters from ousted company return to Brisbane
The e-scooters and e-bikes once owned by banned company Beam Mobility are returning to Brisbane streets, but not as you might expect.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
City Life
Crime & Courts
Gone in 60 seconds: The great Queensland lemon tree heist
Ineke McMahon arrived home from school drop-off and noticed something amiss in her front yard. Her lemon tree was not there.
‘Chose to kill her’: Teen pleads guilty to murder of grandmother Vyleen White
White was stabbed in a shopping centre car park, sparking outrage and prompting the state government to change bail laws for juveniles.
- by Anna Rawlings and Cloe Read
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Queensland Police
Revealed: The hotspots where people in the crowd are hiding weapons
- by Cloe Read
Politics
Perspective
Queensland government
Can Queensland workers count on the LNP’s respect? This year they’ll find out
- by Matt Dennien
Youth crime debate flares after teens face court over Sunshine Coast death
- by Matt Dennien and Catherine Strohfeldt
Union interference added $22 million to major Brisbane build site: Premier
- by Catherine Strohfeldt, James Hall and William Davis
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
Review set to start on Rockhampton Olympic rowing venue
A technical review of the Fitzroy River Olympic rowing venue is about to begin, as another expert expresses concern about river currents affecting competition integrity.
- by Cameron Atfield
Seven years out, Mander hints at what Games will do to Brisbane
With exactly seven years until our Olympic cauldron is lit, the state government says it is ready to accommodate an expected spike in sports participation.
- by Cameron Atfield
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Brisbane 2032 Olympics
Rowers prefer new Olympic site, as premier digs in over Rockhampton
- by Cameron Atfield
Transport
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Queensland Police
Revealed: The hotspots where people in the crowd are hiding weapons
- by Cloe Read
Health
Almost 60 close contacts identified in Brisbane Mpox outbreak
- by Catherine Strohfeldt and Cloe Read
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