Public Transport
Brisbane train driver ran red light during sneezing fit
The driver, who had COVID at the time of the inner-city incident, had to apply emergency brakes to avoid another train, a new report has found.
- Cameron Atfield
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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
No time for a hose down: NRL double-header poses logistical challenge bigger than Magic Round
As many as 100,000 could pass through the stadium precinct on the day – almost double an Origin crowd. That could make it Caxton Street’s biggest day in years.
- Cameron Atfield
Disruptions, detours for city buses over 10 weekends in next Metro build
Overlapping with an overhaul of 150 Brisbane bus routes, final tests to greenlight the new Adelaide Street Metro and busway tunnel will shut CBD tunnels.
- Felicity Caldwell, Catherine Strohfeldt and William Davis
‘Your bus is terminating here’: Commuters ‘blindsided’ by massive public transport shake-up
Brisbane commuters have been shocked to learn they will be forced to change buses midway through their trip – or stripped of their service entirely.
- William Davis and Marissa Calligeros
‘Game-changer’: Construction finishes on upgraded Exhibition station
The station will open from Wednesday, but only for major events, such as the Ekka and this week’s caravan show, until Cross River Rail opens in 2029.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
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- Brisbane Metro
Swiss-made metro vehicles struggled with Brisbane’s climate during trial
Council documents obtained through Right to Information laws reveal the new Brisbane Metro vehicles were not designed for our climate.
- Cameron Atfield
Bus driver seeks barrister’s advice over crash that killed Tia Cameron
The council bus Lindsay Francis Selby had been driving at the time it mounted the footpath is now back in operation.
- Cloe Read
Ditch the phone: Five healthier ways to spend your time on public transport
Sick of the daily doomscroll on your morning commutes? Here are some other options if you want a digital detox from your phone.
- Cindy Yin
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- City council
‘Felt like it was going to sink’: Passengers told to get off struggling CityCat
About 40 people were asked to get off a peak-hour service into the city, with one saying the vessel “felt dodgy from the minute we took off”.
- William Davis
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