Campbell Newman
Brisbane 2032 bulldozers at the ready, major sponsor set to be named
A Brisbane showcase and the Games’ first commercial partnership have been spruiked during a progress report to the IOC, while a mid-year start on Victoria Park is “full steam ahead”.
- Cameron Atfield
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Brisbane’s Olympic stadium stoush to hit the stage – but the fight’s not over yet
Protests over the Victoria Park stadium have inspired a stage show that takes an irreverent view of the development divide.
- Nick Dent
Newman takes aim at former colleagues, hints at Victoria Park legal strategy
For the 100-or-so people who assembled in Victoria Park to mark 150 years since its establishment on Wednesday morning, the mood was more resolute than celebratory.
- Cameron Atfield
The ‘architect of modern Queensland’ farewelled in Brisbane
Sir Leo Hielscher has been remembered for his pioneering vision for the Queensland, his love for his family – and for some of the finer things in life.
- Cameron Atfield
Opposition, former LNP premier raise questions over top doc hiring
Campbell Newman and Labor don’t often see eye-to-eye. But both want answers over the chief health officer recruitment process after revelations about political signage at the first pick’s home.
- Matt Dennien
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- Casinos
Will Bally’s bring the Biff to Queen’s Wharf?
Queenslanders were promised champagne and caviar. Turns out, we could end up with Coke and crackers.
- Cameron Atfield
‘Delay and obstruct’: Hundreds rally against Olympic stadium at Victoria Park
High-profile campaigners, including a former LNP premier, Labor minister and Greens councillor, joined the protest, vowing to take the fight to court.
- William Davis
Brisbane’s missing Chinatown shade canopy gone for good
Barely a decade after Brisbane City Council installed a shade canopy in Fortitude Valley’s Chinatown Mall, it was considered in too poor a condition to remain.
- Cameron Atfield
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- Queensland government
A Queensland Senate may be the only thing to protect the LNP from itself
A proportionally representative Queensland upper house would protect future state governments from their worst instincts.
- Cameron Atfield
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- Casinos
Queen’s Wharf will be a winner but no denying many visitors will lose
At a time so many people are already struggling to keep a roof over their heads, this shiny new palace won’t help.
- Cameron Atfield