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The Queensland government wants to connect Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast, via a rail and light rail alternative dubbed ‘The Wave’.

Opposition raises concerns over transport project’s contract roles

The transport department has revealed it awarded commercial roles on “The Wave” to members of a new consulting firm who recently left another government agency.

  • Matt Dennien

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Assistant Commissioner Rhys Wildman defending the decision on Sunday.

Queensland police defend scrapping specialist domestic violence team

A specialist QPS domestic violence unit is being axed after a review labelled the work “non-core” business. Labor warns the move puts vulnerable women at risk.

  • Cameron Atfield
Twenty per cent of Queensland’s e-mobility rebates were spent on illegal devices.

Labor demands CCC probe into its own former rebate scheme

The LNP revealed on Sunday about 20 per cent of the former Labor government’s e-mobility rebates funded illegal devices. Labor has shifted the blame to public servants.

  • Cameron Atfield
Billions of dollars in rail infrastructure is expected to be delivered by the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games.

Not just for 2032: Plea for a future-proof Queensland rail system

Engineers have warned infrastructure for the 2032 Olympic Games must be designed and delivered with the next half-century in mind.

  • Cameron Atfield
Workers at Roma Street welcome the first train through Brisbane’s Cross River Rail last year.

Regulator won’t wear blame for Cross River Rail delay

Australia’s rail regulator has distanced itself from Transport Minister’s claims it would need two years to sign off on Cross River Rail, after yet another delay.

  • Cameron Atfield
Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) workers participate in a rally at Bowen Hills.

‘Get on with the job’: Protests roll into second day after CFMEU High Court ruling

Construction workers have shut down inner-city Brisbane streets again as a snap protest over a High Court decision continued for a second day.

  • Rosanna Ryan and Courtney Kruk
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The state government says the toll changes have nothing to do with the Story Bridge.Credit:

‘Pathetic scare campaign’: Minister says surprise toll changes won’t affect Story Bridge

Tolls on Queensland roads can now be hiked more easily. Labor says the implications are far-reaching.

  • Felicity Caldwell
The upgraded Exhibition station.

‘Game-changer’: Construction finishes on upgraded Exhibition station

The station will open from Wednesday, but only for major events, such as the Ekka and this week’s caravan show, until Cross River Rail opens in 2029.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
The section of wind turbine jammed under the Mount Crosby Road overpass on the Warrego Highway on May 17, 2025.

Police launch probe into wind turbine crash on SEQ highway

The transport minister said the turbine caused major damage when it became wedged under an overpass, but the road will be opened much sooner than feared.

  • Ethan James
Former Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said governments “might have missed the boat” on delivering key transport legacies from the Olympic Games.

Former lord mayor questions 2032 transport legacy as new stadium looms

Cabinet will on Monday reconsider his proposal for a stadium at Victoria Park, but Graham Quirk says public transport should have been the Games legacy.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt