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Lightning blasts holes at Brisbane Airport, runway closed for hours
Storms rolled through south-east Queensland on Tuesday, with a lightning strike closing an airport runway for more than eight hours.
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Mayor resigns, citing ‘threats, accusations and harassment’
Jos Mitchell had been on medical leave since May recovering from surgery, but said her decision was driven by culture at the council.
Palmer personally pushed premier on ‘matter of commercial significance’
A Right to Information request uncovered a text message revealing hints of why the state’s richest man sought to meet with David Crisafulli.
Jos Mitchell faced an uphill battle from the start. Eventually, she lost
As an outsider elected to run a council that didn’t support her, the Redlands mayor was never going to have it easy.
Australia’s ‘deadliest track’ claims two more victims
Two greyhound deaths in three days have prompted renewed calls to close The Q, taking the death toll at the controversial $90 million complex to at least 40.
Brisbane YouTuber on her most moving fan interactions
Monica Ferreira tells CityChats about the parts of her career she values the most.
Social media can be positive for kids, says ‘Australia’s Ms Rachel’
The Brisbane-based YouTuber discusses being compared to online early-learning superstar Ms Rachel and her journey from teacher to internet creator.
‘All those girls to stroke your ego’: Pilot’s multiple affairs before allegedly killing wife
Just days before her death, Frances Crawford confronted her husband about his repeated affairs and relationships, and interstate and overseas flights he had booked for other women.
Dog involved in park attack dies from gunshot wound
Destruction orders for the two dogs were withdrawn last week, and dangerous dog declarations proposed.
3mm puddle of water halted $20b rail project, CFMEU inquiry told
An inquiry into the CFMEU has heard claims of bat threats and frivolous safety stoppages across major Queensland projects, including one halted by a 3mm puddle.
Schrinner wants to revive huge busway network first mooted in ’90s
Brisbane City Council is proposing a busway and transit expansion in a yet-to-be-funded multibillion-dollar plan.
‘Make friends, not profit’: Valley workers mourn looming closure of cult sandwich bar
The Brisbane store has a fervent following, not through social media but by old-fashioned word-of-mouth.
Queensland parliament updates: Speaker tells MPs to watch their language after Haines attack; Bail laws and a fresh LNP frontbench face
MPs are back at George Street for a week marking the halfway point of the election cycle, with bail laws set to pass and a new minister to face question time.
Youth justice critics lose funding for bail support work
A vocal critic of the Queensland government has its funding cut. Also in this week’s public sector column: who’s working on a union “competition” push, and the hunt for police union leakers.
Former councillor and One Nation candidate found dead in floodwater
The man was found dead after going missing in floodwater north of Brisbane, as warnings were issued for the Lockyer Valley and Darling Downs.
