Thursday, August 4, 2016

Brisbane councillor defends $300000 fit-out of ward office and other top stories.

  • Brisbane councillor defends $300000 fit-out of ward office

    A Brisbane councillor has been forced to defend the $300,000 ratepayers will spend on fitting out her new ward office amid opposition claims of largesse.Holland Park councillor Krista Adams found herself at the centre of Labor opposition attacks at the first Brisbane City Council meeting following the winter recess. Brisbane councillor Krista Adams (Holland Park). Photo: Glenn Hunt During question time, Labor leader Peter Cumming asked Cr Adams, the council's finance chairman, about the ..
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  • Morrissey on avoiding Brisbane and only playing in Australian ...

    Morrissey on avoiding Brisbane and only playing in Australian ...
    Queensland is dead? Well, it’s dead to Morrissey. Picture: SuppliedCameron AdamsNews Corp Australia NetworkTHE Queensland tour is dead ... for Morrissey.Hecklers have stopped the British singer from “feeling welcome” in Brisbane.Morrissey has routed an Australian tour in October that visits only Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Newcastle and Wollongong. ​In an exclusive interview Morrissey explained his unconventional tour path.“I didn’t want to return to Brisbane because I’ve played there twice a..
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  • Brisbane teacher charged with child exploitation offences

    Brisbane teacher charged with child exploitation offences
    Brisbane teacher charged with child exploitation offences Updated August 02, 2016 13:04:14 A Brisbane school teacher has been charged with child exploitation offences following a covert Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) investigation.The CCC will allege the 54-year-old used peer-to-peer computer software at his house to access child exploitation material, including images and movie files.A computer was seized during a raid at a Tingalpa property on Monday night.The ..
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  • New private hospital for Brisbane

    New private hospital for Brisbane
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  • Will this program really take off?

    Will this program really take off?
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  • Sinkhole begins collapsing Brisbane backyard

    Sinkhole begins collapsing Brisbane backyard
    Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale has assured owners Lyn and Ray McKay their house will not disappear overnight and engineers are confident of fixing the "sinkhole" which is some six to eight metres in diameter and full of water. "It will get worse for the next couple of hours. It's an exploratory shaft that goes down about 100 metres and there's no need to panic about a neighbourhood falling in, and we will take all the steps to get Lyn and Ray back in their house," Mr Pisasale told AAP. Mr Pisasal..
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  • Brisbane's CBD off-street parking the most expensive in Australia ...

    Brisbane's CBD off-street parking the most expensive in Australia ...
    Brisbane's CBD off-street parking the most expensive in Australia: RACQ Posted August 02, 2016 13:27:48 New research from the RACQ has revealed that off-street parking in Brisbane's CBD for an hour or less costs more than anywhere else in Australia.The 12-page report revealed that parking costs averaged $28 an hour.Sydney's one hour parking averaged $27.94 and Melbourne came in at $19.40 an hour.The RACQ's Renee Smith said high parking costs in the CBD had pushed peop..
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Queensland Government 'powerless to act' against rogue company ... .Brisbane traffic: 26 treated after 10 car crash north of Brisbane .
Investors borrow billions to buy NZ houses .Brisbane 'ring' luring investors .

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