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It was blue skies in Brisbane this morning, but a storm is still coming
The streets of Brisbane are deserted – but this time tomorrow it could be chaotic. Cyclone Alfred is due overnight and despite the apparent calm, residents have been preparing tirelessly.
- by Courtney Kruk
Updated
Extreme weather
Worst of Cyclone Alfred could hit Brisbane for hours as it crosses over
- by Cloe Read, Marissa Calligeros and Felicity Caldwell
Updated
Extreme weather
Cyclone Alfred: Everything Queensland and NSW residents need to know
- by Marissa Calligeros
Perspective
Brisbane has changed a lot in 18 years, and we’ve changed with it
As Brisbane Times turns 18, it’s worth reflecting on how different the city is now to when we started covering the news.
Felicity Caldwell
Journalist
How Brisbane’s kerbside collection sent me back nearly four decades
Few council services generate as much excitement as the kerbside pick-up, and none more so than this year’s, which turned up a bona fide treasure.
Cameron Atfield
Journalist
Stress driving you towards burnout? Time to go green
Stress is an unavoidable part of life that can be compounded by high-pressure jobs and urban environments. But in a city like Brisbane, the antidote is within reach.
Courtney Kruk
City Reporter
Urban Affairs
Sandbags, storage clean-outs and community check-ins: Brisbane locals pull together
“I’ve been going around pointing out things they need to bring inside … some people didn’t know there was a cyclone coming,” says one southside resident.
- by Courtney Kruk
‘Think about evacuating’: Map shows 20,000 Brisbane properties at risk of flooding
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has urged residents in low-lying suburbs at risk of flooding to consider evacuating.
- by Cloe Read
‘If winds get above 80km/h, it will become unsafe to move’: Fears for city’s rough sleepers
- by Courtney Kruk and Rosanna Ryan
City Life
Perspective
City life
Brisbane has changed a lot in 18 years, and we’ve changed with it
- by Felicity Caldwell
Crime & Courts
Police shoot armed man dead after confrontation over stolen vehicle
Officers fired at the driver and although police and paramedics rendered medical assistance, he died at the scene in the Gold Coast.
- by Nick Wright
Man charged with murder after Toowoomba woman’s death
The 29-year-old was arrested 330 kilometres from where 27-year-old Kara Jade Weribone was allegedly shot on Wednesday.
- by Cameron Atfield
Politics
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
Matildas, Socceroos greats throw weight behind Brisbane 2032 stadium vision
Soccer greats have joined forces to make a last-minute push for a new stadium at Perry Park, as the 100-day Olympic review reaches its final stages.
- by Cameron Atfield
State welcomes inter-city Olympic tension as Brisbane misses out on Matildas
Queensland’s sports minister has encouraged competitive tension between Brisbane and the Gold Coast over which city should host 2032 Olympic and Paralympic swimming.
- by Cameron Atfield
Exclusive
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
New vision for South Brisbane revealed as draft Games report sent to Bleijie
- by Cameron Atfield
Transport
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Public Transport
Money for transport upgrades, studies as federal Labor courts SEQ votes
- by Sean Parnell
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Public Transport
Draft SEQ transport plan flags need to be ‘creative’ to avoid gridlock
- by Sean Parnell
Health
‘2025 could easily be another bad year’: Infections already spiking in Qld
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
$100m funding boost to funnel public patients through private hospitals
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
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