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Tony Wagener in the Bally bowlo.

Humble suburban bowls club thwarts casino giant

A multibillion-dollar American casino company’s attempts to introduce its brand to Australia may have come unstuck, thanks to a small suburban bowls club.

  • Cameron Atfield

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Incoming GIICA chief executive Simon Crooks says he’s keen to start preliminary excavation in Victoria Park as soon as possible.

New infrastructure boss keen to get digging at Victoria Park

Construction of Brisbane’s new Olympic stadium could begin sooner rather than later, if the man tasked with delivering Games infrastructure has his way.

  • Cameron Atfield
Star Brisbane casino workers have walked off the job on Friday.

Star workers walk off job in another blow for Brisbane casino

The union said its members had continued to show up while Star “blundered from disaster to disaster”, at times without the guarantee of pay at the end of the week.

  • Courtney Kruk
Brisbane is continuing to grow as a popular destination for international tourists.

Brisbane on top as American, Asian tourists flock to city

New data shows Brisbane draws four in every 10 visitors to the state, and has set records for visitation from the USA, Indonesia and India.

  • Courtney Kruk
A section of the Sky Deck in Brisbane has been closed after a crack was discovered.

Section of Star Brisbane’s Sky Deck closed after crack appears in panel

A casino spokesperson said the Sky Deck was still open but a section has been closed off for repair.

The Queensland Investment Corporation has put 63 George Street (highlighted) on the market. The site is in the Priority Development Area for Queen’s Wharf.

Final piece of Queen’s Wharf precinct up for sale

Government buildings on George Street were included in the special planning provisions for Queen’s Wharf, and could be demolished to make way for a 274-metre tower.

  • Sean Parnell
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Will Bally’s bring the Biff to Queen’s Wharf?

Queenslanders were promised champagne and caviar. Turns out, we could end up with Coke and crackers.

  • Cameron Atfield
Queen’s Wharf Brisbane is expected to start opening from April next year.

The high-stakes game being played for the future of Queen’s Wharf

More than a decade in the making, Queen’s Wharf now takes up 10 per cent of the CBD. It was meant to be more than a casino, but that’s all people are talking about.

  • Courtney Kruk
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli says Star has not lived up to its commitments.

Star’s obligations for Queen’s Wharf project ‘weren’t met’: Premier

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli says the Star Entertainment Group failed to honour its agreement for the $3.6 billion Brisbane casino precinct.

  • Cameron Atfield
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has downplayed the prospect of government support for The Star Entertainment Group, but says the workers will be protected.

Crisafulli vows to support Queensland casino workers if Star falls

“I want Queenslanders to know that we’re not in the business of being concerned about the corporate suits who sit around a company,” the premier said.

  • Savannah Meacham

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