As it happened: Brisbane on Monday, September 30

Brisbane’s new underground CBD train station will be known as Albert Street station, for the time being, due to concerns about spelling should the city’s traditional name Meanjin be adopted.

The under-construction Albert Street train station will be operational once Cross River rail is completed in 2026, making it the first new station for the CBD in more than 120 years.

But leading public transport advocate, Robert Dow from Rail Back on Track, spearheaded a push to name the station Meanjin, in honour of the First Nations’ name for the land on which Brisbane was built, after Sydney’s Pitt Street metro station was named Gadigal.

His suggestion garnered significant support and the government received hundreds of detailed submissions for a name that included Meanjin.

But consultation with traditional owners revealed differences in opinion over the spelling, provenance and pronunciation of an Indigenous name for Brisbane, the state government said.

Meanjin can also be spelt Meeanjin and Magan-djin. The FIFA Women’s World Cup used the spelling Meaanjin last year, while the Brisbane Festival adopted the spelling Maganjin in its night drone show earlier this month.

“Until such time as this can be clarified, the government feels it would be inappropriate to take the idea forward,” the government said in a statement today.

The owner of Woolloongabba wedding venue The Lussh has spoken publicly for the first time since last Wednesday’s massive blaze, which tore through the top floor of her 100-year-old events space.

Maree Henry, who also owns Queensland fashion label DISSH, told ABC Radio Brisbane she was now “trying to salvage” as much as possible of the water and fire-damaged building.

“We were insured for floods and a lot of other things, but not for fire,” she said.

Henry said she was near the venue celebrating her business’s success with her staff when the fire broke out in the abandoned building next door.

“It was a bit ironic really, because we were celebrating our fourth anniversary at The Lussh,” she said, adding her team felt at the time there was “so much to celebrate”, with an influx of event inquiries.

“It’ll be etched in my memory forever,” she said.

Henry said while she was “struggling to get the wages and the business going”, she was working to put the fire into perspective and remained grateful to the firefighters who fought the blaze.

Members of the Qantas Engineers Alliance are striking across major Australian cities from 7am to 9am today, as part of a wage dispute that kicked off on Thursday.

EBA negotiations between engineers and Qantas management began in April, and workers’ main demand has been a wage increase after “3.5 years of wage freezes”.

A spokesman for Brisbane Airport said while Monday morning was the busiest time for the airport, due to FIFO workers heading off to mines, there was “no impact” on the airport’s movement overall.

Qantas said continuing strike action across the past four days had not caused disruptions in its network.

“We have contingencies in place and don’t expect Monday’s planned strike action to have an impact on customers, or their travel plans,” a Qantas spokesman said.

Workers promise continued industrial action later in the week if a compromise is not reached with the air travel company.

Opposition Leader David Crisafulli has given tacit approval of his deputy’s attack on Treasurer Cameron Dick, made yesterday during the LNP’s announcement it would ensure GPs retained their payroll tax exemption.

Jarrod Bleijie went on a Trumpian tirade against the Treasurer yesterday, calling him “dodgy Dick” and a “loser”, while at the same time refusing to debate him.

Asked whether Bleijie’s comments were fair, Crisafulli said simply: “I don’t spend a lot of my time thinking about Cameron Dick, I assure you.”

The election campaign will officially start on Tuesday.

Brisbane’s new underground CBD train station will be known as Albert Street station, for the time being, due to concerns about spelling should the city’s traditional name Meanjin be adopted.

The under-construction Albert Street train station will be operational once Cross River rail is completed in 2026, making it the first new station for the CBD in more than 120 years.

But leading public transport advocate, Robert Dow from Rail Back on Track, spearheaded a push to name the station Meanjin, in honour of the First Nations’ name for the land on which Brisbane was built, after Sydney’s Pitt Street metro station was named Gadigal.

His suggestion garnered significant support and the government received hundreds of detailed submissions for a name that included Meanjin.

But consultation with traditional owners revealed differences in opinion over the spelling, provenance and pronunciation of an Indigenous name for Brisbane, the state government said.

Meanjin can also be spelt Meeanjin and Magan-djin. The FIFA Women’s World Cup used the spelling Meaanjin last year, while the Brisbane Festival adopted the spelling Maganjin in its night drone show earlier this month.

“Until such time as this can be clarified, the government feels it would be inappropriate to take the idea forward,” the government said in a statement today.

An 18-year-old man from Robina has been charged with unlawful striking causing death over an incident at Burleigh Heads on September 22.

In a statement, the Queensland Police Service said officers had launched a homicide investigation after the victim, a 22-year-old from Nerang, died in hospital on Saturday.

The victim was identified by family members as Cameron Duce. In a Facebook post, Cameron’s father Chris expressed their grief and also appreciation for “the amount of love shown for our boy from everyone who was ever lucky enough to have shared his warm, funny, considerate and caring personality”.

“But nothing will ever replace the massive hole left in our lives with the passing of our beautiful son, brother, grandson, uncle, nephew, and one of the best people anyone could have ever called a mate,” Mr Duce wrote.

The 18-year-old alleged to have committed the assault is due to appear in Southport Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

Turning from crime to on-water matters, state opposition environment spokesman Sam O’Connor said an LNP government would commit $600,000 to the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre so it could set up a new facility on Green Island.

It would house turtles recovering from disease or serious injury, caused by ingesting marine debris, entanglement in fishing nets or being struck by a boat, for up to two years.

“We know that there are six of the seven turtle species worldwide found here on the Great Barrier Reef in this region, and the turtle rehabilitation centre has runs on board,” he said.

“They’ve been operating for two decades. They’ve helped hundreds of turtles in that time, and they’re really good, importantly, at engaging with the community.”