The outer Brisbane growth areas being left behind on public transport

The outer Brisbane growth areas being left behind on public transport

A report on liveability across five Australian capital cities has highlighted gaps between established and growing areas. In Brisbane,one issue stands out.

  • byMatt Dennien

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Library rhyme time sessions cut as City Hall stops ‘picking up the slack’

Library rhyme time sessions cut as City Hall stops ‘picking up the slack’

Dozens of weekly library sessions for babies,toddlers and preschoolers have been cut,sparking a community backlash.

  • byNick Dent,William Davis andCatherine Strohfeldt
City Hall apologises to those ‘misled’ over Metro trial – but digs in

City Hall apologises to those ‘misled’ over Metro trial – but digs in

Amid mounting contradictions and accusations of lying,Brisbane City Council insists an early Metro rollout was always going to end.

  • byMatt Dennien
Former Bee Gees drummer dies days after another had passed

Former Bee Gees drummer dies days after another had passed

The musician,born in Queensland’s rural town of Kingaroy,played on hits including Massachusetts,I Started a Joke,To Love Somebody and Words.

  • byWilliam Davis
‘We should be worried’:Brisbane Metro ‘preview’ rolls to a quiet stop

‘We should be worried’:Brisbane Metro ‘preview’ rolls to a quiet stop

A much-hyped partial start to Brisbane City Council’s $1.4 billion Metro bus project has ended just one month after it began,causing opposition concern.

  • byMatt Dennien
‘Sugar hit’ coal royalties scaring investors away,BHP boss warns

‘Sugar hit’ coal royalties scaring investors away,BHP boss warns

Hefty coal royalties have propped up state government coffers since 2022. But BHP says the tax scheme will not benefit Queensland in the long term.

  • bySavannah Meacham
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LNP flags budget savings on 2032 venues after union policy bypass

LNP flags budget savings on 2032 venues after union policy bypass

Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie says his new government’s review of Games plans could see better “value for money” with projects put back out for BPIC-free tender.

  • byMatt Dennien
LNP hits pause on Labor policy with eye on infrastructure ‘golden decade’

LNP hits pause on Labor policy with eye on infrastructure ‘golden decade’

The major project procurement policies known as BPICs are seen as roadblocks to a key LNP election pledge to deliver projects on time and budget.

  • byMatt Dennien
Public claims of Cross River Rail ‘blowout’ could cost taxpayers more:Labor

Public claims of Cross River Rail ‘blowout’ could cost taxpayers more:Labor

Labor has hit back at Premier David Crisafulli’s claim of yet another budget blowout,saying it could compromise negotiations with contractors.

  • byCameron Atfield
Queensland’s top public servant revealed as Premier announces new D-G

Queensland’s top public servant revealed as Premier announces new D-G

Premier David Crisafulli has poached South Australia’s top public servant to head Queensland’s state bureaucracy as Director-General of the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

  • byCameron Atfield
LNP claims $500m Brisbane Arena blowout was hidden from voters

LNP claims $500m Brisbane Arena blowout was hidden from voters

The new government’s claims about the major Olympic venue led to counterclaims of a “petty political ploy”.

  • byCameron Atfield