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Labor confirms candidate for 2024 Brisbane lord mayoral race
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner will face a Brisbane lawyer at the next election, with the Greens yet to confirm their candidate.
- by Tim Arvier
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We’ve relaunched the Brisbane Times. Here’s what you should read.
In the city of backyards, the Australian dream is changing
Compared with Melbourne and Sydney, the Brisbane backyard has been resilient. But what is in store for this cherished Australian icon. And do we really care?
- by Zach Hope
Brisbane’s mega-council: A singular success or a monster misstep?
When Brisbane’s councils merged into a single entity in 1924, it was applauded as sensible. But what have we gained and lost in the “great experiment”?
- by Zach Hope
Time running out for northside bottleneck: Council
Brisbane City Council has warned a major northside level crossing upgrade is in jeopardy as the clock ticks down on a federal audit of funded infrastructure projects.
- by Cameron Atfield
Hilltop hotel planned for prime inner-Brisbane site
A new hotel could soon feature in one of Brisbane’s oldest precincts, with plans lodged for a new 15-storey building for historic Spring Hill, overlooking the Roma Street Parklands and CBD.
- by Cameron Atfield
Top Brisbane private girls’ school lodges plans for cross-street expansion
Brisbane Girls Grammar School is crossing Gregory Terrace to make room for a new cohort of primary school-aged pupils.
- by Cameron Atfield
Police want home security cameras connected to Brisbane’s CCTV network
Queensland police already have access to a network of 145 cameras in the CBD and CCTV from busways and trains. They are now asking for help in the suburbs.
- by Tony Moore
Inner-city office tower scrapped for units
Another planned office building in Brisbane has been scrapped in favour of a residential tower, another sign of a post-COVID cooling in the CBD office market.
- by Cameron Atfield
Brekky Creek pub sandwich: Another tower planned near famous hotel
The Breakfast Creek Hotel could have another big neighbour, with plans lodged for a new residential development 40 per cent higher than local zoning allowed.
- by Cameron Atfield
Proposed tower to put Breakfast Creek arvo sessions in the shade
Drinkers who enjoy a quiet off-the-wood XXXX in the afternoon sun will find themselves in the shade for several months a year if plans for a 17-storey tower are approved.
- by Cameron Atfield