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A concept image rendering of the proposed whitewater facility in Redland City, earmarked for the Olympic canoe slalom events, from March 2021.

‘Ugly stepsister’: SEQ community backs Sydney whitewater venue over local Games build

A Redlands community alliance has opposed the venue’s sustainability and financial viability, echoing Senate findings that Australia cannot support two whitewater rafting facilities.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt

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Garbage pay stink splits south-east council on third day of strikes

Some councillors have joined garbage truck drivers striking over stalled talks with their administration as 60,000 bins go uncollected – some for a second week.

  • Matt Dennien
Unions representing garbage truck drivers and other field workers marched through the Ipswich CBD while on strike over stalled pay deal negotiations with the council on Friday.

Garbage driver deal delivers empty bins and pay rises for Christmas

A major south-east council and its garbage truck drivers inked a pay deal after strikes left tens of thousands of bins uncollected – some for two weeks straight.

  • Matt Dennien

Diaries reveal the meetings LNP frontbenchers had before they took power

Ahead of the return of parliament, Brisbane Times has analysed official diaries to determine who the new ministers scheduled the most meetings with in opposition.

  • Matt Dennien
Troy Thompson speaking to A Current Affair in his first sit-down interview since being elected as Townsville mayor.

Miles takes action against Townsville mayor despite court threats

Troy Thompson has three weeks to respond, and has already vowed to seek a Supreme Court injunction “to protect the integrity of our local government”.

  • Laine Clark
Sunshine Coast Council has voted to remove rental e-scooters and e-bikes.

Council orders company to remove rental e-scooters from Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast Council allowed Neuron Mobility to run an 18-month trial, but residents made clear the orange e-scooters and e-bikes were not welcome.

  • Sean Parnell
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More than $10 million was spent in the year’s Queensland council elections.

$4.35m splurged on Brisbane council election for very little change

Across the state, more than $10m was spent on this year’s council polls. Search how much was expended in your area.

  • Cameron Atfield
A major sewage spill along the Albert River has been labelled the Gold Coast’s worst environmental disaster.

Record river sewage spill worse than first reported

Already described as Queensland’s biggest sewage spill, an independent report now reveals the Gold Coast leak was worse than first reported.

  • Laine Clark
Modelling shows southeast Queensland needs 34,000 new housing lots each year. However, it is now providing just 18,000.

SEQ’s housing shortage won’t be fixed soon. These two numbers explain why

The crisis in housing can be summed up by two figures: the number of new lots the south-east needs each year, and how many are actually being approved.

  • Tony Moore
Townsville mayor Troy Thompson.

Mayor told to stand down by premier, council colleagues

A Queensland mayor who blamed “100-plus” concussions after misleading voters has been told to stand down, with his council colleagues joining the call.

  • Fraser Barton

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