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Perspective
Calls for quarantine site to be used for crisis housing show how far some are from the real issue
The perception that any bed is better than none is not reflective of conversations with service providers and those working closely with vulnerable communities.
Courtney Kruk
City Reporter
It’s time to bin Australia’s intrusive Incoming Passenger Cards
Australia is one of the few developed nations in the world still using paper arrivals cards, even for its own citizens. It can be an intimidating experience.
Cameron Atfield
Journalist
The two key fixes for renters not included in Qld’s fresh reform round
As housing prices march on and a state election looms, Labor is working through long-promised help for renters labelled both a “war” on landlords and not enough.
Matt Dennien
Reporter
Urban Affairs
Transport lobby wants Brisbane tunnel modelling released amid congestion fears
RACQ wants the government to release traffic modelling for its proposed Kedron to Carseldine Gympie Road Bypass Tunnel and a bigger commitment to public transport on the northside.
- by Tony Moore
Brisbane boom is being held back by tight housing market: Schrinner
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner says a housing shortage is holding Brisbane back, after a major consultancy report listed the city’s strengths and future prospects.
- by Tony Moore
City Life
Woman sues Brisbane City Council over ‘dangerous’ bike lane divider
- by Marissa Calligeros
Crime & Courts
Emma Lovell desperately tried to protect herself and her family. Within minutes, she was killed
CCTV footage of the moment Emma Lovell was fatally stabbed in a violent home invasion has been shown to a court, with a judge to consider whether the crime was particularly heinous when sentencing a teenager.
- by Cloe Read
Court grants injunction stopping CFMEU blocking workers from Cross River Rail sites
The judge ordered that the union was prohibited from physically blocking Cross River Rail construction sites, or threatening any person entering or leaving a CRR site.
- by Cloe Read
Politics
Analysis
Government
Labor’s latest retreat on youth justice is a sign of a broader problem
- by Matt Dennien
Perspective
Government
The two key fixes for renters not included in Qld’s fresh reform round
- by Matt Dennien
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
A path or two and a kangaroo: New plan to keep the CBD moving
An isolated traffic island in one of Brisbane’s busiest intersections will be redesigned, and a street closed off, to help people take public transport.
- by Tony Moore
Perspective
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
Victoria Park could save us $1.1b, so it deserves better than premier’s short shrift
If the costs stack up, and there would be no net loss of green space, then Victoria Park is an absolute no-brainer.
- by Cameron Atfield
