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The LNP’s shared equity scheme will only be available for 1000 people.

Will the LNP’s new scheme help me become a first-home buyer?

The shared equity scheme promises to help first homeowners break into the property market, but is it all it’s cracked up to be?

  • Courtney Kruk

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Brisbane is continuing to grow as a popular destination for international tourists.

Brisbane on top as American, Asian tourists flock to city

New data shows Brisbane draws four in every 10 visitors to the state, and has set records for visitation from the USA, Indonesia and India.

  • Courtney Kruk
Footage posted to community alert page Brisbane Incident Alerts on June 21 shows a bus driver being assaulted by a passenger, allegedly for refusing to pay a 50-cent fare.

‘Quite traumatised’: Brisbane bus driver may have permanent ear damage after attack

The lord mayor and union officials are calling for repeat offenders to be banned from public transport.

  • Courtney Kruk
Footage posted to community alert page Brisbane Incident Alerts on June 21 shows a bus driver being assaulted by a passenger, allegedly for refusing to pay a 50-cent fare.

‘Deeply disturbing’: Bus driver bashed in South Brisbane

Police have launched an investigation into the incident, in which a driver was repeatedly punched after trying to remove a passenger from a bus.

  • Courtney Kruk
Work to restore the Story Bridge will continue for up to 20 years.

Lord mayor calls for 80-20 split on Story Bridge, as new footpath details revealed

Brisbane’s lord mayor has pointed out the federal government forked out more than $600 million for a bridge in Tasmania, which only gets 22,000 daily vehicles, while 100,000 use the Story Bridge.

  • Felicity Caldwell
Brisbane lord mayor Adrian Schrinner delivered council’s annual 2025-26 budget.

Lord mayor defends $100 rate hike for inner-city Brisbane units

But others worry it sends the wrong message in a housing crisis.

  • Courtney Kruk
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Eli Creek on K’gari is a victim of its own popularity.

Just how eco-friendly is Queensland’s ecotourism plan?

Encouraging more low-impact, nature-based tourism is an excellent proposition. But there’s an oxymoron at the heart of the latest plan.

  • Courtney Kruk
Brisbane rates are rising 3.87 per cent this year.

Brisbane rates to increase $1.14 a week, lord mayor reveals

But Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has promised costs will remain the lowest in the region.

  • Felicity Caldwell and Catherine Strohfeldt
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$50 levy for ‘free’ green bins: Brisbane residents slugged in ‘tax-avoidance scheme’

Brisbane residents will be charged a $50 waste levy to cover the cost of rolling out green bins across the city, whether they want one or not.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt and Felicity Caldwell
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The winners and losers in the Brisbane City Council budget

What’s in the budget for you? Here’s some of the winners and losers out of Brisbane City Council’s 2025-26 budget.

  • Felicity Caldwell and Catherine Strohfeldt

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