Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Brisbane weather: Supercell expected on Friday and other top stories.

  • Brisbane weather: Supercell expected on Friday

    Brisbane weather: Supercell expected on Friday
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Severe thunderstorms coming Friday Brisbane can expect "a lot of heat and moisture" from Friday through to Sunday, bringing damaging winds, large hail, heavy rain and flash flooding. PT1M7S 620 349 A supercell is likely to hit the south east Queensland region by Friday afternoon, with hot and sticky conditions not expected to ease until early next week.Severe thunderstorms, including supercells, are expected to roll across the south east Queensla..
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  • Brisbane could see 50000 new inner-city apartments added to ...

    Brisbane could see 50000 new inner-city apartments added to ...
    Brisbane could see 50,000 new inner-city apartments added to skyline, industry expert says Posted January 27, 2016 18:31:52 Brisbane could soon see 50,000 units added to its skyline, with demand for inner-city apartment living booming in the capital, industry experts say.CommSec's latest State of the States report showed Queensland ranked fourth in the country for dwelling commencements.Property economist Dr Lyndall Bryant, from the Queensland University of Technology..
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  • Abuse royal commission: Brisbane archbishop blamed for 1980s ...

    Abuse royal commission: Brisbane archbishop blamed for 1980s ...
    A victim has blamed Brisbane Anglican Archbishop Phillip Aspinall for abuse he suffered in the 1980s. Photo: Robert Shakespeare A victim of child sexual abuse has blamed the now-Brisbane Anglican archbishop for putting him in bed with the perpetrating priest.Giving evidence to a royal commission in Hobart on Wednesday, the 52-year-old who cannot be named for legal reasons recounted how he was raped in January 1981, then aged 17, at Triabunna on Tasmania's eas..
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  • 'Brisbane's Banksy' a 'credit to Brisbane': Hinchliffe

    'Brisbane's Banksy' a 'credit to Brisbane': Hinchliffe
    'Brisbane's Banksy' a 'credit to Brisbane': Hinchliffe Street artist Anthony Lister with his work at Bondi Beach. Photo: Steven Siewert A street artist facing a criminal graffiti charge is a "credit to Brisbane" who should be celebrated, not prosecuted, a court has heard.Anthony Lister, proclaimed by some as "Brisbane's Banksy", fronted the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday facing one count of wilful damage by graffiti. ..
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  • Man dies in crash on Brisbane bridge

    Man dies in crash on Brisbane bridge
    A man has died after his ute collided with a truck on Brisbane's Gateway Bridge.The crash has caused major delays, with three southbound lanes closed as police investigate.It appears the ute crashed into the back of the truck while travelling south on the bridge at Eagle Farm around 2pm on Wednesday. Paramedics found the man dead inside the ute.The truck driver was assessed but had no injuries.The fatality comes after a 24-year-old motorcyclist died when his bike collided with another vehicle i..
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  • Four days of wild weather

    Four days of wild weather
    Editor on duty: Sarah MotherwellTHUNDERSTORMS are predicted to hit Brisbane every day for the rest of the week as the river city swelters through hot and sticky conditions.Friday will cop the brunt of the wild weather with the conditions likely to cause heavy rain and destructive winds.Bureau of Meteorology duty forecaster Gordon Banks said hail was not out of the question for Friday but the strong winds would be of greater concern.The mercury is also set to jump over the weekend with tops of 3..
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  • Labor lobbies for Brisbane public transport reform

    Labor lobbies for Brisbane public transport reform
    Labor lord mayoral candidate Rod Harding wants CityCat commuters to pay a flat fare, no matter how far they travel. Photo: Glenn Hunt Labor lord mayoral candidate Rod Harding will lobby his party colleagues in the state government to completely overhaul south-east Queensland's public transport fare structure.Mr Harding said while fare reform was a state issue, he hoped his submission to the government's Fare Review Taskforce would be favourably considered.Amo..
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  • Brisbane man loses best friend

    Brisbane man loses best friend
    Mr Whyte said goodbye to his seven-year-old dog, Rocket, one day after taking him into the vet. Photo: Paul James Whyte A Brisbane man has created an online petition calling for an investigation into the cost variations of veterinary clinics after he was faced with a possible $3000 vet bill for his beloved dog, Rocket.Paul John Whyte, 40, had taken his seven-year-old Australian terrier to a veterinary clinic on April 2015 after Rocket become "grossly overweig..
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  • Brisbane house prices grow while units slump: report

    Brisbane house prices grow while units slump: report
    Brisbane’s house price growth ended the year on a high, while unit price growth slumped to a 15-year low, according to a new report. Brisbane house prices bounced back over the December quarter with the median house price increasing by 1.5 per cent to reach $511,361 – up on the 0.7 per cent recorded over the previous quarter and the highest result for the year, according to Domain Group’s latest housing price report. However, Brisbane has shown good affordability with only Hobart and Adelaide r..
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    Tempers flare on the road0:16Wet conditions create traffic jams and temperatures rise. This woman driver who jumped down the left lane in the Saturday afternoon gridlock at the Macquarie Centre had something to say when someone objected. With more kids at school than ever before, and more cars on the road, the return to regular traffic in 2016 is going to be worse than ever. Picture: Richard DobsonDRIVING around the city in the last month has been dreamlike. There was nobody on the streets and ..
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