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Thick fog greets Brisbane CBD for second time in just over a week

Brisbane residents have woken up to thick fog for the second time in just over a week. Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Brett Harrison said the fog thickened up over the CBD in the hour leading up to 7:00am. "It's come from the west. Archerfield ... >> view original

Uber fined $1.7 million by Queensland

Uber is helping to fill the state coffers, with drivers for the ride-sharing service fined more than $1.7 million in the past 12 months. A cease and desist order has been in place on the app-based company since May last year, with transport officials ... >> view original

Brisbane bids farewell to USS George Washington

The USS George Washington has raised anchor and sailed out of the Port of Brisbane, ending a five-day hearts and minds visit to the River City. The 333 metre aircraft super carrier departed Fisherman's Island at noon, hugging the coast as it sailed ... >> view original

Legacy Way: Long-awaited Brisbane tunnel to open to traffic tonight, Lord ...

Brisbane's long awaited Legacy Way will open to traffic at 9pm, Lord Mayor Graham Quirk says. Cr Quirk took to Twitter this morning to confirm the $1.5 billion, 4.6-kilometre tunnel has been given the final tick of approval from independent verifiers. >> view original

Workers evacuated after chemical leak at South Brisbane Parmalat factory

Workers have been evacuated from South Brisbane's Parmalat factory after reports of a chemical leak. Paramedics said one person was being treated after complaining of lightheadedness but there were no other injuries. Police were called in to control ... >> view original

Public service departments unite for Brisbane strike over pay

About 600 workers walked off the job for a rally in the Brisbane CBD on Wednesday afternoon. They were from agencies including Medicare, Customs officers and CSIRO, with the crowd gathering at Roma Street's Emma Miller Place to criticise the Abbott ... >> view original

Legacy Way open to traffic before weekend, Brisbane Mayor says

Work has been completed on the 4.6-kilometre tunnel but thousands of safety checks need to be completed before it can be deemed safe. "There's too many players and it only takes one of them to hold you up and it blows you out of the water," Cr Quirk ... >> view original

Michael Johnson: I am Brisbane's Sebastian Coe

He has called himself the Brisbane version of Sebastian Coe, the man who headed the London Olympic organising committee. Former Liberal MP Michael Johnson believes his personal campaign is gaining momentum to rally Queensland's business ... >> view original

Wayne Bennett says Broncos support Francis Molo after tackle on James ...

Wayne Bennett says the Brisbane Broncos have banded together behind forward Francis Molo in the wake of James Ackerman's death. The rugby league community has rallied around both Ackerman's family and Molo, who made the tackle on Ackerman ... >> view original

US President Barack Obama assures French counterpart Hollande that US was ...

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has assured his French counterpart Francois Hollande that his administration was not spying on him. Obama spoke to Hollande over phone following WikiLeaks reports that claimed the US National Security ... >> view original