The state’s promise to the IOC of an apolitical Olympic Co-ordination Authority has fallen by the wayside,but recent events show just how much the body is needed.
Beyond the machinations over council’s budget cuts and delayed shade for Victoria bridge,it’s the political barbs that are most revealing.
Sporadic announcements and meetings over the future of the quarantine hub have failed to provide even a whiff of an outcome.
In less than six months,Queenslanders will go to the polls to elect their council representatives,but this time – in Brisbane at least – it feels very different.
Woolloongabba’s skyline could soon rival the CBD’s,with yet another major development seeking council approval for towers up to 40 storeys in height.
Brisbane City Council has been accused of lining developers’ pockets in its latest attempt to increase housing supply,with warnings ratepayers would pay the cost of discounts in major project infrastructure charges.
The next generation of Sam Kerrs,Mary Fowlers and Claire Polkinghorne could hone their skills on a former landfill on Brisbane’s northside.
It’s a slam dunk on Melbourne. The self-proclaimed “sports capital of Australia” has been left in Brisbane’s wake.
The development comes after months of public bickering between the council,state,and federal government,which owns the former Defence site.
It will soon be cheaper and easier to hold community events after the council announced it would reduce or scrap permit fees in its upcoming budget.
Labor has shown it can be spooked by loud or scary-enough voices. The latest shake-up was reportedly being considered since last month’s slipping polls.