Brisbane Council election 2024 LIVE updates:LNP’s Schrinner returned as Brisbane lord mayor,Greens set to pick up Paddington ward

Brisbane Council election 2024 LIVE updates:LNP’s Schrinner returned as Brisbane lord mayor,Greens set to pick up Paddington ward

What’s happening in wards across the city and in the race to be lord mayor as Brisbane votes in the 2024 council election.

  • byRosanna Ryan,Felicity Caldwell andSean Parnell

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LNP’s Adrian Schrinner returned as Brisbane’s lord mayor

LNP’s Adrian Schrinner returned as Brisbane’s lord mayor

Schrinner said he was hopeful the LNP would have a majority in council but criticised the Electoral Commission for how it managed election day.

‘Just came to get a sausage’:What Brisbane voters wanted on election day
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‘Just came to get a sausage’:What Brisbane voters wanted on election day

Months of campaigning from the city’s lord mayoral candidates has come to a close. Was there change in the air or would Brisbane voters stick with the status quo?

  • byCourtney Kruk
Where can I vote? Do I number every box? What you need to know about the Brisbane City Council election

Where can I vote? Do I number every box? What you need to know about the Brisbane City Council election

Whether this is your first time voting,or there’s something you’ve never understood about how it all works,we’re here to give you the answers.

  • byRosanna Ryan
Every key promise from the LNP,Labor and the Greens this council election

Every key promise from the LNP,Labor and the Greens this council election

The LNP,Labor and the Greens have made dozens of promises this council election. We have collated some of their main pledges on key issues.

  • byMarissa Calligeros
Brisbane needs 90k new homes by 2031. How would a new council do it?

Brisbane needs 90k new homes by 2031. How would a new council do it?

With a deadline three years after the next election,much of the heavy lifting will need to be done by the next class in City Hall – whatever its shape.

  • byMatt Dennien andTony Moore
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Parties spend up big in Brisbane City Council election campaign

Parties spend up big in Brisbane City Council election campaign

Queensland’s two major political parties have spent almost $2 million each in their attempts to win over Brisbane voters.

  • byMatt Dennien andCameron Atfield
How one Brisbane community is engineering its own flood response
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How one Brisbane community is engineering its own flood response

After the 2022 floods,West End resident and engineer Adrian Sains banded together with other local experts to mitigate future inundation.

  • byCourtney Kruk
Five wards to watch this Brisbane City Council election
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Five wards to watch this Brisbane City Council election

If your idea of a fun Saturday night is watching election returns,this weekend’s poll offers some intriguing match-ups.

  • byCameron Atfield
New bridge in Brisbane’s west slips off council election agenda

New bridge in Brisbane’s west slips off council election agenda

The major parties are not promising any new Brisbane River crossings,and they have mixed views on how to keep the city’s traffic moving.

  • byTony Moore
How the lord mayoral candidates would fix Brisbane’s bus system

How the lord mayoral candidates would fix Brisbane’s bus system

If the LNP retains control of City Hall,more than 54 per cent of bus commuters would have faster journeys under changes to accommodate the new Metro.

  • byTony Moore