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Who is replacing Justin Trudeau? Take the Brisbane Times Quiz
Test your knowledge of world affairs and local weather events with this week’s multiple-choice challenge.
- by Nick Dent
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Queensland government
How a former Queensland government minister wound up on The White Lotus
- by Cameron Atfield
Perspective
How the AFL stole Saturday night
Forget the tradition of firing up the barbie and warming the telly on Saturday. No one in Victoria can watch live AFL footy on that day unless they pay, but lucky us, we get more football – on Thursday nights.
Tony Wright
Associate editor and special writer
SEQ greeted this cyclone just like our northern cousins – with grit and humour
There was no panic, there was no dread. There was just a clear-eyed effort to prepare for the worst and hope for the best.
Cameron Atfield
Journalist
Brisbane has changed a lot in 18 years, and we’ve changed with it
As Brisbane Times turns 18, it’s worth reflecting on how different the city is now to when we started covering the news.
Felicity Caldwell
Journalist
Urban Affairs
Homeless people kicked out of Brisbane’s parks, tents removed
Brisbane’s rough sleepers will be moved on under a crackdown by council, with the mayor insisting that “parks and playgrounds should be safe spaces for everyone to enjoy”.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Prestige Brisbane hotel to close next month
After a brief closure, the famous CBD site will reopen under a new hotel brand before undergoing a complete restoration next year.
- by William Davis
‘If winds get above 80km/h, it will become unsafe to move’: Fears for city’s rough sleepers
- by Courtney Kruk and Rosanna Ryan
City Life
Crime & Courts
Pair guilty of ‘vile and inhumane’ Brisbane murder and concrete burial
After reflecting on a “chilling” phone call in which the two men laughed about the crime, a judge sentenced them to life in prison.
- by Rex Martinich
‘There are no words to describe how painful this is’
The daughter of Crystal Beale – whose body was found in the Brisbane River, sparking a homicide investigation – has described the heartbreak of losing her mother.
- by Cloe Read
Politics
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
Cyclone won’t delay GIICA’s review, says deputy premier
The results of the Queensland government’s 100-day review will not be slowed down by Cyclone Alfred, with GIICA to hand over the report as planned on Saturday.
- by Cameron Atfield
Matildas, Socceroos greats throw weight behind Brisbane 2032 stadium vision
Soccer greats have joined forces to make a last-minute push for a new stadium at Perry Park, as the 100-day Olympic review reaches its final stages.
- by Cameron Atfield
Exclusive
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
New vision for South Brisbane revealed as draft Games report sent to Bleijie
- by Cameron Atfield
Transport
Updated
Extreme weather
What you need to know: Transport, power outages, supermarkets
- by Marissa Calligeros, Felicity Caldwell and Nick Dent
Updated
Public Transport
Money for transport upgrades, studies as federal Labor courts SEQ votes
- by Sean Parnell
Health
‘2025 could easily be another bad year’: Infections already spiking in Qld
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
$100m funding boost to funnel public patients through private hospitals
- by Catherine Strohfeldt