City council
- Perspective
- Queensland Police
These measures promise improved public safety, but at what cost?
Increased surveillance across Brisbane and expanded police powers are said to keep us safer and reduce violent crimes. Evidence suggests this is not always the case.
- Courtney Kruk
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One of Brisbane’s trendiest streets in line for landmark development
A developer plans to build 37 units as part of a mixed-use project on a famous northside strip.
- Cameron Atfield
‘Your bus is terminating here’: Commuters ‘blindsided’ by massive public transport shake-up
Brisbane commuters have been shocked to learn they will be forced to change buses midway through their trip – or stripped of their service entirely.
- William Davis and Marissa Calligeros
Church loses legal battle against XXXX brewery’s development plans
A court has ruled in favour of the beverages giant behind Milton’s XXXX brewery, which was embroiled in a lengthy legal dispute with the Anglican Church over development plans to install more ethanol tanks on its site.
- Cloe Read
Council urged to acquire koala habitat earmarked for development
The Bridgeman Downs block is set to become 14 residential lots, spread across core koala habitat.
- Courtney Kruk
Future use of Boggo Road Gaol under a cloud
A new mixed-use precinct neighbouring Boggo Road Gaol is expected to open by the end of the year, but future use of the historic prison anchoring the site remains unclear.
- Courtney Kruk
- Updated
- City life
Three months on, not even the council knows when Story Bridge paths will reopen
A protest that would have shut down all six traffic lanes on the Story Bridge during peak hour has been blocked by a court ruling.
- Felicity Caldwell
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
- Exclusive
- Brisbane Metro
Swiss-made metro vehicles struggled with Brisbane’s climate during trial
Council documents obtained through Right to Information laws reveal the new Brisbane Metro vehicles were not designed for our climate.
- Cameron Atfield
Brisbane’s Triffid forces redesign of $1.5 billion tower project
The Triffid took the developers and Brisbane City Council to court over the approved Newstead project, which is set to loom over the live music venue.
- Cameron Atfield
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