Councillor steps back from election campaign from crash trauma
Gabba Ward Councillor Trina Massey, who witnessed Greens MP Amy MacMahon’s car being T-boned has taken two weeks’ leave to ‘process the trauma’.
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Radical $6m plan to make the Brisbane River swimmable
The Greens want to spend $6m on an amitious plan to have people swimming in the Brisbane River by 2032. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Labor Lord Mayor hopeful slams party stalwart’s ‘Greens deal’ claims
Labor’s Brisbane Lord Mayor candidate hit back at claims that she “will work together” with the Greens if they believe they can form a majority, taking aim at the party stalwart who made them.
‘Pure fantasy’: Radical Brisbane tram proposal torn to shreds
A tram line connecting Mount Gravatt to Hamilton via the Story Bridge has been savaged as ‘something out of Harry Potter’. SEE THE MAP
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‘119 per cent counted’: ECQ stuff-up drags on
The Currumbin by-election result may not be known for a week, and Queenslanders will have to wait even longer for the cause of the ECQ’s result stuff-up.
Brisbane voter swing a warning shot to LNP
The citywide swings to Labor in the council election should serve as a warning to the LNP to listen to ratepayers, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition believes.
Logan’s next mayor decided as opponent concedes
Political whistleblower Darren Power is expected to be sworn in as Logan’s new mayor next week after his main opponent conceded defeat today.
Historic Greens vote sees party surge in inner Brisbane
Maverick councillor Jonathan Sri has pulled off one of the biggest landslides for any Greens politician in Australian political history as the party smashed it in four inner-city wards.
Schrinner winner: Lord Mayor to get on with the job
Adrian Schrinner has been returned to the Brisbane lord mayoralty after Patrick Condren conceded defeat. But he says there’s no time to party after his win, with his focus on steering the city through the coronavirus crisis.
QLD Elections wrap: Lance McCallum takes Bundamba by-election
Former ETU official Lance McCallum has claimed victory in the Bundamba by-election, but Labor suffered an almost 11 per cent swing against them on the primary vote.
Premier, how dare you! Voting should not be health hazard
Any respect for Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has now vanished with the decision to wimp out for political gains and send Queenslanders to the polls in the midst of a virus pandemic.
Schrinner confident as tech fail clouds council result
Adrian Schrinner is confident he has won the race for Brisbane Lord Mayor despite a farcical results fail when the ECQ’s website melted down, revealing barely any of the vote count.
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