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Labor finds some spine on hate laws – and the LNP reaches for outrage

The opposition’s most significant symbolic gesture since it was swept from power at the 2024 state election carries risk for the party on two fronts.

Matt Dennien
Matt Dennien

Reporter

I paid an Etsy witch to cast a spell – and it worked (I think)

With spells advertised for less than $5, I couldn’t resist, and was duly rewarded when a “weather ritual” paid off.

Neesha Sinnya
Neesha Sinnya

Social media journalist

Abortion, again, threatens to bring Crisafulli’s careful plan unstuck

Turning into the second calendar year of their return to power, the LNP is being forced to grapple with the kind of ideological issues its leader has sought to avoid.

Matt Dennien
Matt Dennien

Reporter

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Urban Affairs

Clive Bassett is in his 80s and enjoys riding his electric trike for exercise and fun. He does not hold a driver’s licence.

High-powered electric motorbikes to be legalised, while Clive is banned from his e-trike

Queensland councils could soon be supported to make speed limits even slower than jogging speed on shared paths and footpaths.

  • by Felicity Caldwell
An image of the goods for sale at the Stothard’s bake stall.

‘Someone just dobbed on a kid’: Lord mayor calls for common sense after complaint over cupcake stall

A resident complained to Queensland Health about the children’s roadside lemonade and cupcake stall in Stafford Heights.

  • by Marissa Calligeros

City Life

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Crime & Courts

A 39-year-old male masseuse stands charged with one count of rape for allegedly assaulting a client.

Richlands massage therapist charged over alleged rape

“Offences of this nature are a despicable breach of trust,” Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Simon Ball said.

  • by Catherine Strohfeldt
The post-match brawl at Suncorp Stadium after the Broncos lost to the Panthers on March 6.

Broncos condemn post-match brawl at Suncorp Stadium

The club said those involved in Friday night’s fight after the Broncos’ heavy loss to the Panthers risked a long-term ban.

  • by Courtney Kruk

Politics

Brisbane 2032 Olympics

Inertia Engineering’s proposal for Woolloongabba Village urban renewal, Brisbane. Supplied 27/02/2026.

The Gabba underground: Proposal to sink Stanley Street for new urban village

Two Brisbane design firms have unveiled plans for 2500 new homes and eight hectares of green space to transform Woolloongabba ahead of the 2032 Olympics.

  • by Cameron Atfield
2032 Olympic Games organising committee president Andrew Liveris at the IOC meeting during the 2026 Winter Games in Milan.

Liveris doubles down on Olympics cost pledge, rattles tin for US sponsors

Brisbane Olympics president Andrew Liveris has doubled down on his pledge that the Games will not require taxpayer funds to operate, as he scours corporate America for sponsors to cover the event’s regional spread.

  • by Michael Koziol

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