Brisbane turns rainbow for IDAHOT
It has been just two years since Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk caused widespread outrage among the city's LGBTIQ community by refusing to fly the rainbow flag at City Hall to mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.What a difference 24 short months can make. Transgender cop raises rainbow flag Transgender constable Mairead Devlin makes history on Tuesday, raising the rainbow flag outside Brisbane police headquarters. After an enormous backlash to his 2014 re..>> view originalStruggle Street producers knocked back by Brisbane Lord Mayor for ...
Corey Kennedy and his son Liam were among the Mount Druitt residents depicted on SBS's Struggle Street. Photo: SBS Controversial SBS documentary Struggle Street has been refused permits to film a series in Inala, with Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk blasting the program for destroying the reputation of Mount Druitt in Sydney. The first series, which was filmed around the western Sydney suburb, led to accusations that SBS was promoting "poverty porn". Ashley Kennedy's family was at the cen..>> view originalBrisbane nurse accused of treating 14-year-old schoolboy like ...
Anthony Gillespie (right), in the controversial "Rip & Roll sexual health campaign. The ads were pulled from Queensland bus stops in 2011, but reinstated when it emerged that the complaints were being made almost exclusively by the Australian Christian Lobby. A Queensland nurse who was the face of a controversial gay health ad campaign is on trial for allegedly raping a schoolboy, who claims the health professional treated him like his "personal prostitute".The nurse, Anthony Gillespie, ple..>> view originalBrisbane's equal-tallest building set for approval
Brisbane's high-rise height limit could be tested to its limits for the third time if a new high-rise, set to be approved by council, gets off the ground.Two buildings – the under-construction Skytower and 240 Margaret Street – have already gained Brisbane City Council approval to be built to the city's 274-metre limit. An artists' impression of Aria Property Group's proposed 274-metre tower at 155 Edward Street, Brisbane. Photo: Supplied Aria Property Group's plan to add another tower t..>> view originalBrisbane CEO Greg Swann says sacking Justin Leppitsch would ...
Brisbane chief executive Greg Swann. Photo: Sebastian Costanzo Brisbane Lions CEO Greg Swann has gone some way to alleviating the pressure surrounding coach Justin Leppitsch by saying sacking him would not make a difference to their on-field fortunes.The Lions plumbed new depths on the weekend when they were humiliated by Collingwood to the tune of 78 points at the Gabba.Brisbane recorded their first scoreless opening quarter since 1993 and didn't hit the sco..>> view originalJonathan Brown embarrassed to be a Brisbane Lions supporter ...
'Satisfied, not relieved'2:35AFL: Nathan Buckley insists Collingwood made only minor tweaks to its game plan in its dominant performance over Brisbane in Round 8. BRISBANE champion Jonathan Brown says he was embarrassed to be a Lions supporter after watching what his former club served up to Collingwood.Brown savaged the Lions midfield for a lack of effort and awareness in the 78-point throttling at the Gabba.“I was embarrassed to be a Lions supporter on Saturday night,” Brown told Fox Footy’s ..>> view originalRare luxury a winner in Brisbane
Brisbane's new source of motivation
Brisbane Broncos winger Corey Oates says he and his teammates are using their 'embarrassing' Round 9 loss against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks as motivation heading into the State of Origin period. In what was a rare off performance from Wayne Bennett's men, the Broncos conceded 28 points in the first half of that match before fighting back to almost claim an unlikely victory. The two-point loss was still firmly in the front of Oates's mind after his team's comprehensive 30-6 over the Sea Eag..>> view original
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
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