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Accused panicked over woman’s ‘gassing’ death in Brisbane, jury told
A man accused of murdering his flatmate, whose body was found in a tool box 10 months after her death, has told a jury she died after inhaling nitrous oxide.
- by Rex Martinich
Updated
Emergency services
House fire that killed young boy ‘suspicious’ as six remain in hospital
- by Catherine Strohfeldt and William Davis
Perspective
Brisbane just outranked Paris on this list. Have the rules been rigged in our favour?
In the past two years, our humble city has scored a place on several global destination lists. But has our latest inclusion exposed an undercurrent of hyperbole?
Courtney Kruk
City Reporter
What’s the going rate for the Tooth Fairy, and should it be adjusted for inflation?
From 10¢ in the ’60s to the generous $20 Josh Frydenberg’s five-year-old received in 2022, Tooth Fairy inflation is real – but that doesn’t make it right.
Felicity Caldwell
Journalist
Billboards vs content creators – the new frontier in election marketing
While some politicians are leveraging different mediums to reach new audiences ahead of the election, others are sticking with the signs of their times.
Courtney Kruk
City Reporter
Urban Affairs
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Development
Twist in legal saga as church vows to develop site next to XXXX brewery
As it challenges the installation of ethanol tanks at the Milton brewery, the Anglican Church has lodged plans for units, a pool, wine cellar and art room next door.
- by Sean Parnell
Locals fear 25-storey tower would turn tennis lawns into concrete jungle
Neighbours say plans for the “out-of-character” residential high-rise bust height restrictions.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
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City life
The last will and relationship agreement of a Queensland rich-lister
- by Sean Parnell
City Life
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Development
Twist in legal saga as church vows to develop site next to XXXX brewery
- by Sean Parnell
Locals fear 25-storey tower would turn tennis lawns into concrete jungle
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
Crime & Courts
Accused panicked over woman’s ‘gassing’ death in Brisbane, jury told
A man accused of murdering his flatmate, whose body was found in a tool box 10 months after her death, has told a jury she died after inhaling nitrous oxide.
- by Rex Martinich
Updated
Emergency services
House fire that killed young boy ‘suspicious’ as six remain in hospital
A 36-year-old woman is under police guard in hospital after Wednesday’s blaze in Toowoomba.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt and William Davis
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Development
Twist in legal saga as church vows to develop site next to XXXX brewery
- by Sean Parnell
Politics
Brisbane in focus: The state of play across the city’s key electorates
- by William Davis, Catherine Strohfeldt and Rosanna Ryan
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
Olympic legislation to steamroll planning laws
Opponents of Brisbane 2032 Olympic venues planned for inner-city Victoria Park have vowed to keep up the fight, as the Queensland government introduced legislation on Thursday designed to steamroll planning laws that could hold up the projects.
- by Cameron Atfield
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Brisbane 2032 Olympics
Olympic stadium logo revealed as work starts on Victoria Park plan
Five weeks after Victoria Park was rubber-stamped as the site of Brisbane’s main Olympic stadium, the delivery authority’s focus has shifted.
- by Cameron Atfield
Perspective
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
The hidden cost of a privately funded Brisbane Arena
- by Courtney Kruk
Transport
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Traffic
Woman killed, man shot in Easter Monday crashes and carjackings
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
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Traffic
Man charged with drug driving over three-car crash that killed one, injured 10
- by William Davis
Health
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Queensland Health
Review slams plans, budgets for flawed Queensland hospital projects
- by Tim Arvier