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  BRISBANE mother Richelle Kadadi is fighting for her life in order to see her beautiful four-year-old son again, friends say after she was allegedly bashed by her ...

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• Serious staffing questions asked over Brisbane's CityCat service

  

  CityCat crews question the number of two-person crews.Photo: Robert RoughUnions claim Brisbane's CityCats are being run at "minimum staff levels" to save money and will stage a protest on Tuesday morning that could mean 16,000 commuters may not have to pay CityCat or ferry fares on Tuesday morning.Around 100 union members who run Brisbane's CityCats and ferries have decided not to turn on CityCat ticket machines.However other staff will on Tuesday run the Go Card machines, collect the money and ..

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• Brisbane transport: CityCats run with fewer crew members than ratepayers pay for

  

  Unions claim Transdev is running some CityCat services with only two staff: a ship's master and one crew member.Photo: Harrison SaragossiAn industrial flashpoint is looming over staffing on Brisbane's CityCat fleet, with Lord Mayor Graham Quirk confirming Brisbane City Council pays the company that runs its fleet for three crew on each vessel."There is a contract that does exist between BCC and Transdev and part of those arrangements is for three staff," Cr Quirk confirmed on Tuesday.Unions clai..

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• Floods and property: Brisbane five years on

  

  When Brisbane flooded in January 2011, some of the city’s most prestigious riverside locations were at the coalface of the devastation.From grand and palatial residences edging the river, to sprawling family character homes lining iconic streets in highly sought-after suburbs; to the modest post-war homes in low-lying areas – the floods did not discriminate.At the time, emotions ran high and real estate agents, many watching their own homes go under, declared Brisbane’s property market would nev..

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• Vision for Brisbane's Edward Street unveiled | ArchitectureAU

  

  Brisbane City Councilhas released concept plans for one of the city’s major thoroughfares, Edward Street, that will see it transformed into a greener, more pedestrian-friendly space that enhances its high-end retail character. The plans detail a reduction of the four-lane road to just three lanes, as well as the widening of footpaths and the introduction of more pedestrian crossings.The vision for the street has identified three precincts that run from Turbot Street down to Alice Street, includi..

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• Car parts thief fails to notice five security cameras while robbing...

  A man has been caught on camera taking parts from a Coopers Plains workshop. (9NEWS) A thief who stole custom-made car parts from a Coopers Plains workshop has been caught on not one, but five security cameras.The workshop team and car owner Graeme Anderson are hoping the clear footage will help to catch the brazen robber, who made off with three months’ worth of work valued at $9,000.Video shows the man casually browsing the shelves of Evolution Coatings on Sunday afternoon. ..

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• Dispute means free Brisbane ferry service - 9news

  Industrial action by Brisbane ferry staff means commuters will get a free morning service.Brisbane Ferries workers who are locked in a dispute over penalty rates and overtime pay have voted not to collect passenger fares between 5.30am and 9.30am on Tuesday, the Queensland branch of the Maritime Union of Australia says."These workers take pride in the service they provide, which is why their industrial action will not involve a disruption to services. In fact we encourage commuters to use t..

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  Ascot agent Mikki Finlay of McGrath Estate Agents has been blown away by the online response to this is an iconic Brisbane landmark. “I haven't seen anything ...

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• Brisbane traffic: Truck catches fire on M1 at Loganholme

  

  Brisbane traffic: Truck catches fire on M1 at LoganholmeA truck caught alight on the M1 at Loganholme.Photo: Penny Dahl/TwitterA truck fire on the Pacific Motorway is expected to cause delays, with large plumes of smoke billowing from the vehicle before it was extinguished.The fire began about 7.10am on the Logan Motorway southbound onramp at Loganholme.Firefighters and paramedics were called to the scene.A Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman said the driver was out of the truck and would be assess..

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• Child abuse inquiry continues in Brisbane - Yahoo7

  

  The child abuse royal commission will continue to hear from victims of abuse at a Brisbane school.A victim of a convicted pedophile at an elite Brisbane school says it's outrageous a lawyer for Peter Hollingworth asked him to delete references to the former governor-general from his statement to the sex abuse royal commission.The former student of St Paul's School told the royal commission he'd been abused by music tutor Gregory Robert Knight after starting at the school in 1981.He said Knight g..

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