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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.

Brendan O'Malley

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QLD News

New artist impressions of Brisbane CBD . New Brisbane Metro at Griffith Station

Gabba Metro future uncertain after talks on $450m funding

The Gabba Metro station might not go ahead, with the Lord Mayor pushing for $450 million allocated for the project to go to other parts of the Metro network.

Lifestyle

The all-ages Adventurescape recreation space within the Victoria Park transformation.

Green light: $120m injection paves way for mega Brisbane parkland

The biggest parkland in Brisbane is now assured of going ahead after all three levels of government agreed to pump $120 million into its transformation as part of 2032 Olympics legacy projects.

Lifestyle

PRAX Studio's vision of how a transformed Mt Coot-Tha quarry site could look as part of Council's 2032 Games legacy initiatives.

Tropical lake, cafes, public green: Brisbane quarry vision revealed

A South Bank-style lagoon, outdoor cafes, landmark hotel and public space to rival Sydney’s Domain is one of the jaw-dropping submissions to Council after it called for 2032 Olympics legacy project to transform two city quarries.

QLD News

Lord Mayor Adrian Scrinner says trhe Brisbane River is too wide to be the focus of a Games Opening Ceremony and even the Seine was too big.

Brown Snake no Seine: Mayor says river can’t be focus of Brisbane Games

Brisbane’s Lord Mayor says its eponymous river, dubbed the Brown Snake, has a role to play in the 2032 Games Opening Ceremony but has a fatal flaw that means it cannot be the focus. POLL

Southeast

The crowd at the inaugural Rivermakers Markets.

Billionaire takes on new eastside market after ‘mad’ opening day

Council has criticised a new eastside market after claiming it went ahead without a permit, amid complaints about nightmare traffic and parking. But organisers say they have legal rights to continue and downplayed a billionaire beef baron’s claims about his cattle.

South West