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Brisbane City Council budget: Rates to rise, road upgrades a priority

Brisbane ratepayers will pay an average of $32 extra in their rates bills in the coming financial year, an increase which is more modest than last year, perhaps thanks to the looming council elections. Lord Mayor Graham Quirk handed down his fifth ... >> view original

Grey skies to stay for the day

About 20mm of rain was recorded in the Wide Bay-Burnett region this morning and a similar amount is forecast to hit Brisbane. Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Dean Narramore says there's now only a slight chance thunderstorms will hit Brisbane today as ... >> view original

Boy dies in Westlake house fire as 'hostile as it gets': Brisbane firefighter

Firefighters say conditions inside a Brisbane home that went up in flames, claiming the life of an 11-year-old boy, were as "hostile as it gets". The boy's mother and two sisters fled the Westlake home about 11.35pm on Monday before fire crews pulled ... >> view original

Inner City Bypass to be widened to eight lanes in $80 million project

Brisbane's Inner City Bypass will be widened in parts from six to eight lanes in a major new infrastructure project in Lord Mayor Graham Quirk's final council budget of his current term. Cr Quirk said the $80 million project, which would see the south ... >> view original

Uber cuts fares by 10 per cent in renewed push against taxis

The discount kicked in at midnight, and will apply to all trips taken around Brisbane and the Gold Coast until early August. The 10 per cent reduction will also apply during surge periods. However Taxi Council Queensland has labelled it "a desperate ... >> view original

Brisbane charity Orange Sky to help Melbourne's homeless

Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett don't mind if people air their dirty laundry in front of them - in fact, it's something they encourage. The founders of Orange Sky, a charity that washes the clothes of the homeless, say about 3000 people have used their ... >> view original

Concrete cancer a problem in Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast

Queensland legislation must be changed to make engineer's checks for concrete cancer compulsory on highrise towers built before 1997, two industry experts say. Those proposed compulsory checks must be done "every two or three years", both experts ... >> view original

Fire destroys Brisbane business

FIRE has destroyed a business on Brisbane's bayside. THE blaze broke out at the business on Tingal Road at Wynnum about 2.40am (AEST) on Wednesday and smoke was billowing from the building when fire crews arrived. Police are guarding the scene ... >> view original

Whooping cough at Brisbane school

A CASE of whooping cough has been diagnosed at Brisbane State High School. The school confirmed the case to parents this morning. Whooping cough, Pertussis, is a serious contagious respiratory infection. The Department of Education has been ... >> view original

Baby girl seriously injured during brawl south of Brisbane

An infant girl has suffered serious head injuries after being hurled metres into the air during a fight between three men south of Brisbane. The five-week-old was in her father's arms when he was allegedly attacked by two men on Argonaut Place in Slack ... >> view original