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Brisbane Metro bus. | Newsreel

January start date for Brisbane Metro service

Brisbane’s Metro bus service will officially start on January 28, after a one-month trial in October. The Brisbane City Council website shows the high-capacity,
Read more 2 December 2024
Child in handcuffs. | Newsreel

Mandatory life sentences for children under new laws

Queensland’s Childrens Court will be opened to victims and the media under new laws introduced into State Parliament last week, which also place a mandatory life
Read more 1 December 2024
Worker on broccoli farm. | Newsreel

Blitz on Gatton farms targets shadow economy

Federal Government officers have raided farms in Gatton, west of Brisbane, following reports of worker exploitation. Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Assistant
Read more 30 November 2024
Artists impression Victoria Park stadium, Brisbane. | Newsreel

New stadium for Brisbane 2032 not off the table

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has left the door slightly ajar for a new stadium in Brisbane when announcing the members of an Advisory board which will undertake a
Read more 30 November 2024
Australian Federal parliament. | Newsreel

Bill frenzy to clear decks before Christmas

By Michelle Grattan In the chaotic dying days of 2024’s final Federal parliamentary sitting, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reverted to a role he played in Julia
Read more 30 November 2024
Rail bridge strike Brisbane, Queensland. | Newsreel

Rail bridge strikes rife. Watch the video

South-East Queensland’s rail bridges are being hit more than once a day, on average, prompting an on-the ground response at the region’s hotspots. (WATCH THE VIDEO
Read more 29 November 2024
Power station, Gladstone, Queensland. | Newsreel

New guarantee for Queensland’s electricity network

Executives at Queensland Government-owned power assets risk losing bonuses if criteria set out under a new Electricity Maintenance Guarantee are not met. State Treasurer
Read more 28 November 2024
Race start. | Newsreel

Start of 100-day Brisbane 2032 review a little closer

Legislation to kick-start a 100-day planning review of the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympics has been tabled in Queensland Parliament. Premier David Crisafulli said
Read more 28 November 2024
Woman providing advice to another woman.

Community legal services turn away over 1000 every day

At least 150,000 people impacted by domestic violence were turned away from community legal centres in the past year. Community Legal Centres CEO Tim Leach said lack of
Read more 28 November 2024
Woman holding her nose. | Newsreel

Record $600,000 fine over Ipswich odour complaints

An Ipswich waste operator has been fined more than $600,000 following complaints by near-by residents of a “rotten egg gas” odour throughout 2022. Queensland’s
Read more 28 November 2024