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Toby Crockford is a court reporter. He joined The Courier-Mail in October 2022 on the education round, and remained in this role until July 2024. He previously worked for Brisbane Times for 6.5 years covering breaking events, courts, and general news.

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A woman has died after being hit by a bus.

Revealed: What tests were done on bus involved in fatal CBD crash

Tributes are building at the scene of a freak bus crash that killed an 18-year-old woman as the Brisbane City Council reveals what tests the vehicle involved had recently undergone.

QLD Council Elections

Jonathan Sriranganathan, Greens candidate for Lord Mayor of Brisbane in the March 2024 local government elections, Sunday, October 22, 2023 - Picture: Richard Walker

‘Ridiculous’: Greens proposal to YouTube developer meetings for ‘transparency’

Meetings between developers and Brisbane City Council planning executives would be filmed and posted to YouTube, under a Greens-led council.

QLD Council Elections

LNP Lord Mayor Adrian SchrinnerBrisbane Lord Mayoral debate with incumbent LNP Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner, Labor candidate Tracey Price, and Greens candidate Jonathan Sriranganathan at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.Thursday March 7, 2024. Picture, John Gass

Adrian Schrinner’s million-dollar pledge to save sports clubs thousands

A re-elected LNP council has committed to upgrading facilities at sporting grounds and parks across the city. SEE THE LIST

QLD Politics

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - MARCH 7, 2024.Queensland Minister for State Development and Infrastructure Grace Grace speaks during Question Time in Parliament House in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire

‘Tell ’em they’re dreaming’: Minister’s slapdown over radical racecourse housing plan

The state Labor government has told the Greens “they’re dreaming” over a controversial plan to convert a heritage-listed site into affordable housing and green space.

QLD Politics

Brisbane Lord Mayoral debate with incumbent LNP Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner, Labor candidate Tracey Price, and Greens candidate Jonathan Sriranganathan at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.Thursday March 7, 2024. Picture, John Gass

Lord mayoral rivals commit to independent policy audit

All three Brisbane lord mayoral candidates have committed to having their policy costings independently audited ahead of polling day.

UPDATEDQLD Council Elections

The race to be Brisbane's Lord Mayor is heating up with Jonathan Sriranganathan and Tracey Price ready to rock Adrian Schrinner's boat.

Rates, traffic, Olympics: Mayoral candidates rip into hot topics

The three main candidates for Brisbane Mayor have clashed in a heated debate that covered everything from bins to the 2032 Olympics, with one certainty emerging – rates will increase.

Police & Courts

10/8/2016: The nearly completed new QLD state government office building, 1 William Street dubbed The Tower of Power, Brisbane.Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian

Senior public servant charged with erasing traffic fines

A senior Queensland public servant has been accused of using her position to erase traffic fines, and it’s not the first set of charges laid against her.

QLD Council Elections

5/2/2024: Brisbane Racing Club chief executive Tony Partridge at the Eagle Farm Racecourse, reacts to the Greens wanting to demolish the venue and turn it into affordable housing. .pic: Lyndon Mechielsen/Courier Mail

‘Stupid publicity stunt’: Greens’ racecourse housing plan rubbished

Racing and real estate industry leaders have ripped into Greens’ Lord Mayor candidate Jonathan Sriranganathan’s plan to seize the Ascot racetrack for $40m and turn it into 4000 units.

Education

Side view of teenage girl using laptop in library

‘Scary’ reality of Covid impact on Qld schools

Covid may have subsided but the impacts of the pandemic continue to be felt. This is the reality.

QLD Council Elections

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner at the unveiling of plans for a new state-of-the art Brisbane Metro North charging centre and depot at Fitzgibbon. Picture Lachie Millard

LNP’s $750k crime package for suburban Brisbane

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner will roll out 10 new fixed security cameras and 26 new mobile cameras to tackle suburban crime, if re-elected. SEE WHERE THE CAMERAS WILL BE

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