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Child killer Rick Thorburn found dead in cell
Thorburn, also a convicted child rapist, was serving a life sentence at Woodford Correctional Centre for murdering his 12-year-old foster daughter a decade ago.
- by Courtney Kruk
Perspective
Politics is a popularity contest, but is it a personality hire?
Politicians aren’t known for their warmth and rizz, but surely character traits have some sway on voting habits.
Courtney Kruk
City Reporter
All this country music is giving me the honky-tonk blues
A little more than a year ago, there were exactly zero honky-tonks in Fortitude Valley. Now, there are two.
Cameron Atfield
Journalist
The hidden cost of a privately funded Brisbane Arena
The problem isn’t that our new indoor stadium will be privately funded, it’s who might stump up the cash to own it.
Courtney Kruk
City Reporter
Urban Affairs
Everything old is new again as Brisbane’s best house is crowned
Like many New Farm locals, Pip and Nick Spiro lusted after Sydney House, a postwar brick house, for years before they seized the opportunity to buy it.
- by Marissa Calligeros
State clears the way for farmland on Brisbane fringe to be developed
The Crisafulli government has lifted a ban on the development of farmland in one of several future growth corridors, as it finalises plans for a new motorway.
- by Sean Parnell
City Life
Crime & Courts
Child killer Rick Thorburn found dead in cell
Thorburn, also a convicted child rapist, was serving a life sentence at Woodford Correctional Centre for murdering his 12-year-old foster daughter a decade ago.
- by Courtney Kruk
State wants more punishment for teens who assaulted Wallaby great
One of the boys, the Court of Appeal heard on Friday, has already been released from detention. The violent home invasion fuelled the debate over youth crime.
- by Cloe Read
Politics
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
The ‘psychotic’ demons that drove Olympian into history books
Sprinter Bree Rizzo has revealed the high price she paid to achieve her Olympic dream, and how social media will be central to athletes reaching Brisbane 2032.
- by Nick Wright
Perspective
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
The hidden cost of a privately funded Brisbane Arena
The problem isn’t that our new indoor stadium will be privately funded, it’s who might stump up the cash to own it.
- by Courtney Kruk
Transport
Health
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