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• Brisbane International: World No

  

  Great Britain comfortable with Belgium security0:35Tennis: Andy Murray is satisfied with the security measures in place for the Davis Cup final in Belgium.THE Brisbane International has recruited a third top-five woman, with world No.2 Simona Halep choosing to play for it for the first time.The Brisbane International announced on Wednesday Halep would play the January 3-10 tournament, joining third-ranked Wimbledon runner-up Garbine Muguruza and world No.4 Maria Sharapova.Halep, the best female ..

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• Brisbane western suburbs buses to go through Legacy Way tunnel: BCC

  

  Video will begin in5seconds.Legacy Way tunnel versus Milton roadTwo cars drive from Toowong to Kelvin Grove during morning peak hour via Legacy Way tunnel and Milton road to see which one gets their the fastest.PT2M37S620349Extra buses from Brisbane's western suburbs - from Kenmore, Riverhills, Chapel Hill and Mt Ommaney - will run through the Legacy Way tunnel from January, saving thousands of commuters up to 13 minutes each morning and afternoon.It also means students of Brisbane's Boys Gramma..

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• Brisbane's fastest-growing suburbs

  

  Brisbane home buyers are flocking to the water, with growth rates booming in the city’s coastal outer suburbs.Just south of Redcliffe, Woody Point led the charge as the city’s fastest growing suburb, with growth rates above 25 per cent over the past year, Domain Group data shows.Buyers with a budget of less than $500,000 could get a home in Woody Point, with the median house price sitting at $486,000 over a six-month period until September this year.Tennyson Reach and the new State Tennis Centre..

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• Brisbane marks White Ribbon Day - Yahoo7

  

  Queensland's premier is urging the private sector to follow her government's lead and introduce special leave for domestic violence victims.Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced at a White Ribbon Day breakfast in Brisbane that, in an Australian first, Queensland's public servants suffering from domestic violence could access 10 days extra leave a year."This will help them attend medical, legal and counselling appointments, and to arrange alternative accommodation and child care assistance," Ms..

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• Tower trio for Brisbane by Bureau Proberts | ArchitectureAU

  

  Plans for Brisbane1, an approved 578-apartment project by architecture practice Bureau Proberts in South Brisbane, have been unveiled. The project consists of two 30-storey towers – referred to as South Brisbane’s tallest – and an 11-storey “annex” tower.The three buildings will sit on the crest of a hill on a triangular site near the Kurilpa Bridge bordered by Cordelia Street, Peel Street and Boundary Street. Although two of the towers meet the area’s 30-storey height limit, they’re being refer..

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• Court Witness Admits To Role In 40-Year-Old Brisbane Nightclub Arson ♫ theMusic

  

  music > News Court Witness Admits To Role In 40-Year-Old Brisbane Nightclub Arson Fortitude Valley, Brisbane Nov 25th 2015 | 2:06pm | Staff Writer Tweet A Brisbane court presently adjudicating one of the state's most enduring murder mysteries has inadvertently yielded new information about the 1973 fire that burnt down former nightclu..

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• Bernard Tomic to play Brisbane International in bid crack top-10 with successful Aussie summer | The Courier-Mail

  

  Bernard Tomic watches an NBL game with John Steffensen.BERNARD Tomic has committed to play at the Brisbane International to make a concerted push towards a world top-10 ranking with his most successful Australian summer.Tomic said last month he was considering starting his 2016 season in Sydney and not playing in Brisbane or anywhere else in the first week.But world No.18 Tomic will now play at the Brisbane International from January 3-10 and is likely to be one of its eight male seeds.Australia..

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• Brisbane support service working with Griffith University to launch app for people with disabilities | The Courier-Mail

  

  Debby Brennan and Dr Leigh Ellen Potter are developing Access 4000 with the help of focus group members like Danny Daichi (centre). Picture: JOHN GASSA BAYSIDE disability support service and Griffith University are creating a smartphone app to help people with disabilities access Brisbane.Carers Link director Debby Brennan said the app, Access 4000, would help people with vision impairments, hearing impairments, and physical disabilities navigate the city.The app will be a database of where to f..

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• White ribbon campaign against domestic violence supported by...

  

  THE air of authority on floor three of Brisbane's Supreme Court was a little more relaxed on Monday as judges and other legal professionals gathered for this ...

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• PM - Brisbane's Airportlink has a new owner 23/11/2015

  

  TIM PALMER: Brisbane's troubled Airportlink tunnel and roadway has been sold for less than half of the almost $5 billion that it cost to build.The successful bidder, Transurban, now owns all six toll roads in Brisbane.Airportlink's original operator, BrisConnections, went into receivership in 2013, after failing to attract enough traffic to the toll road.Major banks, superannuation funds and "mum and dad" investors were among the big losers from the failed public private partne..

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