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A parking meter in Brisbane.

Parking fines raise millions more than expected across Brisbane

The $6.5 million revenue bonus was a blessing for the city council as it helped offset a shortfall in income and higher expenses.

  • William Davis

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RBTU protest outside BRisbane City Hall.

Vicious bus driver assault prompts protest outside City Hall

About 60 bus drivers a month are being assaulted, according to the union.

  • William Davis
Work to restore the Story Bridge will continue for up to 20 years.

Lord mayor calls for 80-20 split on Story Bridge, as new footpath details revealed

Brisbane’s lord mayor has pointed out the federal government forked out more than $600 million for a bridge in Tasmania, which only gets 22,000 daily vehicles, while 100,000 use the Story Bridge.

  • Felicity Caldwell
Brisbane lord mayor Adrian Schrinner delivered council’s annual 2025-26 budget.

Lord mayor defends $100 rate hike for inner-city Brisbane units

But others worry it sends the wrong message in a housing crisis.

  • Courtney Kruk
Brisbane rates are rising 3.87 per cent this year.

Brisbane rates to increase $1.14 a week, lord mayor reveals

But Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has promised costs will remain the lowest in the region.

  • Felicity Caldwell and Catherine Strohfeldt
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$50 levy for ‘free’ green bins: Brisbane residents slugged in ‘tax-avoidance scheme’

Brisbane residents will be charged a $50 waste levy to cover the cost of rolling out green bins across the city, whether they want one or not.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt and Felicity Caldwell
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The winners and losers in the Brisbane City Council budget

What’s in the budget for you? Here’s some of the winners and losers out of Brisbane City Council’s 2025-26 budget.

  • Felicity Caldwell and Catherine Strohfeldt
Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner.

‘Think about evacuating’: Map shows 20,000 Brisbane properties at risk of flooding

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has urged residents in low-lying suburbs at risk of flooding to consider evacuating.

  • Cloe Read
The Better Brisbane Index 2023-24 study included 2,467 online interviews with the target population including Brisbane residents, and residents from other capital cities and parts of south-east Queensland.

Brisbane’s a great place to live, but it’s not without its issues: study

The vast majority of Brisbane residents rate the city favourably – higher than those in Sydney and Melbourne – but they also have a few concerns.

  • Courtney Kruk
Dozens of First Five Forever children’s sessions have been cut in the December program, despite high demand.

Library rhyme time sessions cut as City Hall stops ‘picking up the slack’

Dozens of weekly library sessions for babies, toddlers and preschoolers have been cut, sparking a community backlash.

  • Nick Dent, William Davis and Catherine Strohfeldt