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A render of the proposed development at Howard Smith Wharves submitted to Brisbane City Council in September 2024.

Questions over Howard Smith Wharves plan as developers push into river

A popular stretch of the Brisbane River is being transformed, but an ambitious redevelopment project may need changes before it is approved.

  • Sean Parnell

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The Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation has launched an investigation into the cause of death of hundreds of fish along the Brisbane River.

Hundreds of dead fish wash up along the Brisbane River

State wildlife authorities are investigating the mysterious deaths, stretching from St Lucia all the way up to Seventeen Mile Rocks.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Under plans submitted to governments for approval, shipping lanes would be made deeper and wider, with the dredge spoils possibly used in a massive land reclamation project.

Brisbane wharves to extend 4km into Moreton Bay under $3.5b proposal

Before finalising its long-term expansion plans, the Port of Brisbane has quietly sought permission for a massive land reclamation project.

  • Sean Parnell
The Riverlife armada setting paddle down the Brisbane River.

‘20 years ago, you couldn’t hire a kayak on the river’. Now, this river business is booming

In 2004, armed with a few kayaks, John Sharpe set up a business on the banks of the Brisbane River that is still as popular as ever today.

  • Courtney Kruk
Author Simon Cleary on the Upper Brisbane River, 2022. He recounts the 27-day journey walking the Brisbane River in his book Everything Is Water (UQP).

Simon set out to walk the entire length of the Brisbane River. Then the rains came

A 344-kilometre journey during the 2022 floods proved an education, to say the least. Here’s what author Simon Cleary learnt.

  • Nick Dent
View from the top: The final span of the Kangaroo Point Bridge in Brisbane has been installed.

Kangaroo Point bridge a step closer to opening as final piece of deck slots into place

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has celebrated this week’s installation of the final span of the long-anticipated bridge ahead of its opening this year.

  • Cameron Atfield
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P&O’s Pacific Explorer at the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal shortly after it opened last year.

Pontoon for charter boats at cruise terminal built ‘in next 12 months’

Behind-the-scenes talks have accelerated plans for a charter boat pontoon at the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal to bring tourists down river to the CBD.

  • Tony Moore
Rowers on the Brisbane River.

Would you swim in the Brisbane River?

The Greens want to follow Paris’s lead and make the Brisbane River swimmable in time for the 2032 Olympics, but do locals want to take the plunge?

  • Courtney Kruk
The Matildas’ remarkable run to the World Cup semi-finals has helped secure funding for women’s sport, but much more is needed, say the sport’s peak governing bodies.

42 things the Brisbane Times team loved about Brisbane in 2023

From Lang Park to the stages of QPAC, a lot of good things happened this year. 

  • Cameron Atfield, Kristen Camp, Alex Condon, Brittney Deguara, Nick Dent, Jocelyn Garcia, Courtney Kruk, Tony Moore, Rosanna Ryan and Matt Shea
The master of Brisbane City Council’s CityCat wich allegedly hit and sunk the cruiser off West End’s Orleigh Park on Tuesday night could face charges of unsafe navigation.

Investigations launched into CityCat collision that sank river cruiser

Three separate investigations have begun into how a CityCat collided with a moored river cruiser at St Lucia on Tuesday night, sinking the boat.

  • Tony Moore

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