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A truck has become wedged under a rail bridge in Brisbane’s west, causing traffic headaches for afternoon motorists.
The truck hit the Oxley Road overpass in Sherwood on the Tennyson freight rail line just before 1pm today.
The vehicle’s sole occupant was not injured and managed to climb out of the wreckage.
Traffic diversions are likely to be in place for several hours.
“Motorists are advised to avoid the area and to expect long delays,” Queensland Police said.
In a change in tune from the Coalition, Liberal senator Jane Hume has attacked Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for his decision to purchase a $4.3 million ocean-view home on NSW’s Central Coast.
In a press conference yesterday, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton wouldn’t criticise the PM, only saying he wished him and his fiancee Jodie Haydon well, and that it was a private matter.
But speaking on Seven’s Sunrise this morning, Hume said she had a problem with the timing.
After fellow panellist Housing Minister Clare O’Neil confidently called on Hume to share her view, saying she didn’t think the Liberals would disagree that the PM was entitled to make the purchase, the Liberal senator was not so generous.
“This is tone-deaf during a housing crisis,” Hume said.
“Clare as the housing minister is the one being sent out to clean up this mess.”
Hume said the PM was entitled to a personal life and to make retirement plans, then quipped: “I think there are plenty of Australians and probably some of his colleagues that would like to see [his retirement] happen sooner rather than later.”
Meanwhile, O’Neil defended the decision, saying Albanese was entitled to a personal life and was about to embark on a “new life with his incredible fiancee”.
“This man leads an Australian government that is more bold and ambitious on addressing the housing needs in Australia than we have in many decades.”
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With just 10 days until polls close, Premier Steven Miles and Opposition Leader David Crisafulli went head-to-head at the Queensland Media Club for their second debate. You can find our live coverage here.
In other news, a truck has become wedged under a rail bridge in Brisbane’s west, causing traffic headaches for evening motorists.
Every single component of building a new home has skyrocketed and experts forecast higher prices are here to stay.
The cost of building a new home surged 41 per cent to $465,000 in the four years to December 2023, analysis by Oxford Economics Australia found. In the same period, land costs jumped 34 per cent to $410,000.
A cafe, real estate agency, barber shop, petrol station and kebab shop are among the businesses targeted by thieves in a string of break-ins police believe are linked.
At least six businesses were targeted by thieves in the early hours of this morning.
Thieves broke into shops on Racecourse Road in Hamilton between 3am and 4am, police said.
While the motive is still unclear, police believe the same thieves have targeted seven other small businesses in Eagle Farm, Deagon, Pinkenba and Lutwyche on Brisbane’s northside over the past three days.
“Early investigations indicate the incidents are linked,” police said in a statement today.
“Investigations into the incidents are under way, and police ask anyone with information or relevant [CCTV] vision to come forward.”
Anyone with information or footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or Policelink on 131 444.
Set to light up Fortitude Valley streets as polling winds up on October 26, this year’s Valley Fiesta has announced its lineup.
Headline acts included Meg Mac, The Buoys, Brisbane-based band Deafcult, and Gold Coast trio daste – with multiple DJ, pop, and indie acts to appear across the event’s four outdoor stages from 2pm.
QMusic chief executive Kris Stewart welcomed locals and tourists alike to the event.
“There’s nothing like a street party to celebrate our vibrant music scene, and Valley Fiesta is the best free street party in Brisbane,” she said.
Organised by QMusic in tandem with Brisbane City Council, the event will close off multiple roads in Fortitude Valley, with two DJ stages placed along Bakery and Winn lanes, and two stages on Brunswick Street – including the main stage.
Business ploys that make it virtually impossible to cancel a subscription, deliver hidden price increases during an online transaction or fake warnings of limited stock would be banned under a federal government plan to target unfair trading practices.
As the Reserve Bank concedes the debit and credit card surcharging system is in effect broken, the government revealed it would overhaul Australian Consumer Law before next year’s election by targeting what it described as dodgy sales techniques.
In a sign of the electoral damage the country’s cost-of-living crisis is posing to the government, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday will announce the consumer protections, just a day after signalling a ban on debit card surcharges and a fortnight on from revealing a crackdown on supermarket pricing.
Unfair trading practices currently fall outside Australian Consumer Law, which covers areas such as unfair contracts, product safety, lay-bys and consumer rights when buying goods or services.
A number of long-time Myer executives are leaving the business as the department store’s relatively new chief executive and former Qantas Loyalty boss Olivia Wirth makes changes to senior leadership.
Wirth has created a new position of chief transformation officer that will be filled by former Qantas executive Andrew Taylor.
“Andrew joins Myer after a long career at Qantas and will play an integral role in driving our strategic goals,” Wirth said in an internal note to staff.
Wirth has created two new merchandise general manager roles, one in beauty, accessories and services, and another in women’s apparel.
A truck has become wedged under a rail bridge in Brisbane’s west, causing traffic headaches for afternoon motorists.
The truck hit the Oxley Road overpass in Sherwood on the Tennyson freight rail line just before 1pm today.
The vehicle’s sole occupant was not injured and managed to climb out of the wreckage.
Traffic diversions are likely to be in place for several hours.
“Motorists are advised to avoid the area and to expect long delays,” Queensland Police said.
Teams of lawyers have packed a Sydney courtroom as Queensland-based super fund BUSSQ, which paid $511,000 to the troubled CFMEU, fights Australia’s financial watchdog in the federal court.
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) put extra licence conditions on BUSSQ in August after launching an investigation into the payment made to the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union.
BUSSQ wants APRA to remove the conditions and claims the regulator acted in “excess of power” following media reports about alleged corruption and criminal associations within the CFMEU.
CFMEU Queensland is a shareholder of BUSSQ, which has $6.7 billion in funds under management, and has appointed four directors to the board, including three union officers.
Westpac banking customers are facing a third consecutive day of interruptions following a new outage that interrupted services this morning.
Customers are reporting difficulties accessing online banking services and transferring money between their accounts. St George Bank, owned by Westpac since 2008, has also reported a major outage.
Westpac has confirmed the outages on social media – the bank made similar posts yesterday and on Monday – prompting an angry response from some customers.
“How many times more?” one customer posted on X. “I am planning to change [banks] after being a customer for 20 years.”
Yesterday, we revealed the push to connect and extend bike lanes in the Brisbane CBD, which would not only make riding safer for people on two wheels and solve logistical conundrums with one-way streets, but could separate e-scooter riders from pedestrians on footpaths.
Today, Brisbane City Council has announced details of stage three of the CityLink Cycleway, including two new projects.
A 1.2 kilometre shared path from Deakin Street in Kangaroo Point to Shafston Avenue in East Brisbane will connect to the cycleway and link to the Kangaroo Point Bridge, which is due to open in December.
Work has started to create a bikeway along Melbourne Street between the Victoria Bridge and Cordelia Street as part of the Brisbane Metro, and council has now announced it will extend this bikeway along Melbourne Street to Boundary Street.