Brisbane development
Moreton Motorway route heads back to drawing board after community backlash
The government has vowed to pursue a new route for part of the motorway after a groundswell of opposition to the original plan.
- by Matt Dennien
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Labor accuses LNP of inflating project ‘blowouts’ to claim future wins
The LNP went to the election with a little-detailed promise of delivering projects on time and on budget – Labor has made the most explicit claim yet as to how.
- by Matt Dennien
Kangaroo Point Bridge opens, but St Lucia to West End crossing axed
Queensland’s tallest bridge opened on Sunday, but Brisbane council announced another of its initial five crossings would be scrapped.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
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ALP
Federal grant injects $1.4 million into Brisbane riverside park upgrade
The federal government announced on Saturday $11.7 million of funding for projects in Queensland’s south-east – including a riverside park in Brisbane’s west.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
No more blowouts: Clock ticking to confirm 2032 budget, audit office warns
With an ‘immovable deadline’ looming, there is currently no consolidated sum for the cost of the Brisbane 2032 Games. A key watchdog says there should be.
- by Matt Dennien
‘Lines drawn across our front yard’: New flood zones to cost some homeowners
The Brisbane City Council has changed the status of several thousand properties – with some new additions meaning higher insurance premiums.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
From river to road: Why the new Kangaroo Point Bridge has no Riverwalk
The Kangaroo Point Bridge opens this weekend, but those hoping for a riverside route from Brisbane’s east into the CBD will be left waiting.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
Confusion over Olympic review processes to end ‘imminently’
The independent review of Brisbane 2032 Olympic infrastructure will “imminently” open its doors to public submissions, ending weeks of uncertainty for venue opponents and proponents alike.
- by Cameron Atfield
Analysis
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
How the LNP bypassed key Games partners to pick its own review team
When the month-old government named its expert team to put Brisbane back on track for 2032, some Olympic stakeholders were hearing about it for the first time.
- by Matt Dennien
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Brisbane 2032 Olympics
Victoria Park precinct plan to be presented to Olympic venue review
With 95 days left of the independent 100-day Olympic venue review, a new discussion paper on a Victoria Park sports precinct is about to land in their inbox.
- by Cameron Atfield
Man run over by ute on Brisbane worksite may lose leg
Authorities and the union have launched investigations after the worker suffered life-threatening injuries on the Pinkenba worksite.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
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