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Brendan O'Malley

Brendan O’Malley has been a journalist with The Courier-Mail and Quest Newspapers for 30 years, covering Council, state politics, the environment, science and the far north Qld bureau. He currently covers courts and local issues in Brisbane’s inner-west, southwest, inner south and inner north suburbs.

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Zipline protest at City Hall. Pic Mark Cranitch.

30 developments Brisbane loved to hate

From the ill-fated Mt Coot-tha zipline to a property giant that asked for a bonus 10 storeys, 2019 was a big year for vile developments in Brisbane. Here are just some of the ones residents despised the most.

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Sandgate Hawks need a big win against Burleigh to stay in finals contention.  Sandgate Hawks vs Burleigh Heads. Photo by Patria Jannides

Team in shock exit from QAFL comp

A club that was the leading AFL team in Queensland in the years before the rise of the Brisbane Bears will withdraw from the QAFL competition next year after a form slump.

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