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Officers allege the 19-year-old was seen riding an illegal bike down Elizabeth Street in Brisbane.

E-bikes shouldn’t be banned. The illegal ones are already illegal

I can go online now and buy a 10,000-watt e-bike and just ignore the note that says it’s illegal to ride it on the street. Illegal e-bikes are flooding Australia, and they’re muddying the water for everyone riding legally.

  • Felicity Caldwell

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Work to restore the Story Bridge will continue for up to 20 years.

Lord mayor calls for 80-20 split on Story Bridge, as new footpath details revealed

Brisbane’s lord mayor has pointed out the federal government forked out more than $600 million for a bridge in Tasmania, which only gets 22,000 daily vehicles, while 100,000 use the Story Bridge.

  • Felicity Caldwell
Brisbane rates are rising 3.87 per cent this year.

Brisbane rates to increase $1.14 a week, lord mayor reveals

But Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has promised costs will remain the lowest in the region.

  • Felicity Caldwell and Catherine Strohfeldt
Brisbane Times council budget winners and losers graphic

The winners and losers in the Brisbane City Council budget

What’s in the budget for you? Here’s some of the winners and losers out of Brisbane City Council’s 2025-26 budget.

  • Felicity Caldwell and Catherine Strohfeldt
Vehicles must give way to pedestrians and cyclists on slip lanes.

Most Qld drivers don’t know this road rule. Will a hand-painted sign make a difference?

Slip lanes are so dangerous, and traffic rules so unknown – or ignored – that guidelines recommend they no longer be created.

  • Felicity Caldwell
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova? Filming for mystery movie in Brisbane CBD on Sunday.

Mystery movie takes over Brisbane street with high-speed stunt

Part of the CBD was closed on Sunday as a heavily modified truck, similar to one seen on the set of an upcoming blockbuster, raced up and down.

  • William Davis
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The crash occured along Sir Samuel Griffith Drive on Mount Coot-tha.

Elderly driver killed in crash on Mount Coot-tha

The 83-year-old man died at the scene, while a 36-year-old woman was taken to hospital.

  • William Davis
Looking for your next crime fix?

Teenager dies in head-on collision west of Brisbane

Also overnight, a 29-year-old man was charged after allegedly driving a car at pedestrians north of Brisbane.

  • Courtney Kruk
The state government says the toll changes have nothing to do with the Story Bridge.Credit:

‘Pathetic scare campaign’: Minister says surprise toll changes won’t affect Story Bridge

Tolls on Queensland roads can now be hiked more easily. Labor says the implications are far-reaching.

  • Felicity Caldwell
The Story Bridge protest will be decided in court on Thursday morning.

Story Bridge protesters hit back at ‘illegal’ claim as dispute heads to court

Police and Brisbane City Council will fight plans to shut down the Story Bridge for a peak-hour Friday morning protest over the closure of its footpaths.

  • Felicity Caldwell

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