Restructuring, cuts: Half of our beloved librarians want to quit
Half of Brisbane’s librarians want to quit as morale plummets ahead of a major council restructure and cuts to jobs and programs, their union says.
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Police and biosecurity officers have arrested a property owner northwest of Brisbane as a backlash against fire ant baiting flares up in the southeast, with residents saying “it feels like warfare”.
Peak-hour Brisbane bus strike change after council pay deal
A crippling peak-hour Brisbane bus strike planned for Friday has been canned, at least for now, after last-gasp talks saw a major breakthrough. It comes after up to 1000 council workers stopped work on Thursday.
Hands off our arena: Civil war erupts over Olympic events
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has promised to fight “tooth and nail” against the Gold Coast’s threats to steal 2032 Games events, including swimming, from Brisbane. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Schrinner tells Tate to back off as heat over Games arena intensifies
Adrian Schrinner has warned his Gold Coast counterpart to back off on his bid for an Olympic swimming venue, saying Brisbane Arena must go ahead to give his city a legacy entertainment precinct in the CBD.
Brisbane’s parking app monopoly set to end
Brisbane City Council has responded to fears about data security with its sole parking app provider, calling tenders to give motorists a choice of pay-by-app options.
Dutton to sack up to 36k public servants to pay for Medicare scheme
Peter Dutton has outlined how his mega Medicare boost would be funded, insisting his pledge to match Labor’s investment was no kneejerk response.
Union’s dire warning amid bus strike, walk-off for 1000 librarians, call centre staff
Brisbane bus drivers have set a new date for a peak-hour strike as librarians, call centre staff and other unionists join a bitter pay dispute threatening to spread to all of council’s 8000 staff.
‘All actions considered’: Qld nurses could strike over pay offer
The state’s biggest union, covering nurses and midwives, has not ruled out taking strike action if the government refuses to budge on its latest pay offer. The Premier has now responded.
Teens accused of Qld woman’s rape known to police
The three teens charged over a violent Cairns home invasion where a woman was allegedly dragged from her bed and raped were known to police as the community is gripped by fear.
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