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

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‘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
‘Rewriting history’:Schrinner adamant new stadium was always planned

‘Rewriting history’:Schrinner adamant new stadium was always planned

The lord mayor has rejected claims Brisbane was never meant to have a new Olympic stadium. And he wants all options considered – even Albion,again.

  • byWilliam Davis
Greens councillor claims LNP ‘cabal’ plotting to build Victoria Park stadium

Greens councillor claims LNP ‘cabal’ plotting to build Victoria Park stadium

The first-term councillor made the claim after Brisbane’s lord mayor insisted the park be included in the government’s 100-day Olympic venue review.

  • byCameron Atfield
Lord Mayor says Victoria Park must be considered in Olympic venue review

Lord Mayor says Victoria Park must be considered in Olympic venue review

Adrian Schrinner wants the incoming LNP government to put all Olympic stadium options up for review,including a rebuild of the Gabba he believes “won’t stack up”.

  • byCameron Atfield
‘No-go zones’:Schrinner wants LNP to make Brisbane safe again

‘No-go zones’:Schrinner wants LNP to make Brisbane safe again

LNP Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has called for a change of government on Saturday,declaring community safety the priority as Brisbane continues to grow.

  • byCatherine Strohfeldt andWilliam Davis
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Archer was kicked out of his own pub. Now the push to allow pets inside venues is going national

Archer was kicked out of his own pub. Now the push to allow pets inside venues is going national

A dogged campaign to allow dogs to join humans inside cafes and pubs will be taken to the national government meeting.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Cyclists hit back after mayor labels them a ‘Greens mouthpiece’

Cyclists hit back after mayor labels them a ‘Greens mouthpiece’

Bicycle user groups,who found Adrian Schrinner’s May comment “incredibly offensive”,were finally given the right of reply in City Hall.

  • byTony Moore
Brisbane Metro link to airport not cleared for take-off

Brisbane Metro link to airport not cleared for take-off

The state government and Brisbane council were singing from the same Brisbane Metro hymn sheet on Wednesday. Then the reality of Airtrain set in.

  • byCameron Atfield andMatt Dennien
New vision for Brisbane sports precinct after changes to Games plan

New vision for Brisbane sports precinct after changes to Games plan

Brisbane City Council has struck a long-term deal with one of the tenants of a suburban sporting precinct that will no longer host Olympic events in 2032.

  • bySean Parnell
Council seeks federal funds for new bridge from West End to Toowong

Council seeks federal funds for new bridge from West End to Toowong

Brisbane City Council cannot afford to build the pedestrian and cycle bridge on its own,and is examining several avenues to raise funds.

  • byTony Moore