Government still dodging details on homeless highrise plan
It’s been more than a month, but the Housing Minister is still not answering questions about a plan to house at-risk people in a Toowong student building.
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Residents get another say on controversial green bridge
Council has listened to complaints from westsiders about a green bridge planned for Bellbowrie and put the idea back out for public consultation.
Even this junkie won’t back himself to get clean
A heroin addict given the chance to walk free from court instead agreed to a $750 fine because he feared not passing drug tests.
Why a return to the movies will be delayed
If you were hoping for a return to the cinema anytime soon, think again. And it’s not just Australian health restrictions that are the problem.
‘They need help’: Inside Brisbane’s horror hoarders’ homes
Metre-deep animal faeces, dead birds in the freezer and baby wipe containers filled with urine. We see inside some of the horror hoarder homes in Brisbane, as the council receives a staggering number of reports for help.
App dials down tensions among warring couples
As domestic violence soars while the lockdown drags on, a new app promises to ease tensions among separating couples.
Community scores a win after school opens up green space
Furious residents have had a win after a leading Brisbane school backflipped on a decision to lock them out of a community green space.
Man’s jaw smashed in two places in alleged road rage punch
A man taunted a motorist for ‘cowardice’ after punching his victim so hard he needed plates inserted in his jaw.
‘Longtime fraudster’: Redcliffe painter nailed after 13 years of rip offs
They say the law has a long arm. In the case of a dodgy house painter, it goes back to a shocking history of ripoffs and thefts he first committed 13 years ago.
Uni students forced to study online in semester 2
The University of Queensland has told students they will have to study online in semester 2 in case coronavirus restrictions are ramped up again later in the year. A fedral MP has blasted the move as “disappointing and dismissive”.
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