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Capital cities crowded with pro-Palestine protests – as it happened

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Row erupts over AFL, cricket team relocation project

The Queensland government has been warned its major relocation project for AFL and cricket teams in Brisbane is "not a done deal" after a funding row erupted.

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Plan for 20,000-seat stadium to temporarily replace Gabba kicks off Queensland funding row

Labor announces it will commit $46m towards $137m cost of upgrading Ekka showgrounds

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Green Bridge rises above Brisbane as masthead installed

The 25-metre mast set to anchor a landmark $300 million Green Bridge is being installed after a tight squeeze up the Brisbane River.

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Major spending cuts for country's biggest council

Brisbane City Council has announced $400 million-plus spending cuts until June 30, with green bridge construction one of the major projects affected.

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Police consider ‘extraordinary’ powers for rally – as it happened

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Electric ferry study could rock Brisbane's boats

Electric ferries, dubbed EVCats, could become the latest addition to Brisbane's public transport network following the announcement of a feasibility study.

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Brisbane City Council reveals new plans for Kurilpa precinct in South Brisbane

Any future residential developments on several industrial sites in South Brisbane would have to give back parklands to the council under a new proposal for the area.

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On home turf: housing debate gets personal for targeted Greens spokesman Max Chandler-Mather

A 20-hectare parcel of Brisbane land known as Bulimba Barracks, which has been slated for development, becomes ground zero in heated national debate over housing

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Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner proposes moving homeless population to federal-owned Pinkenba COVID facility

Adrian Schrinner commits $1 million to relocating people living in the city's parks to the empty $400 million COVID quarantine centre near the airport, but has not spoken to the federal government, which owns the facility.

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Brisbane the only Australian city in Time Magazine's annual list of 'world's greatest places'

Brisbane is named as one of the "greatest places" in the world in a list of 50 extraordinary destinations that includes Budapest, and Barcelona.

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Brisbane’s high-rise strategy welcomed amid warnings it will not solve social housing crisis

Lord mayor says plan to increase residential building heights in riverfront precinct will help city out of ‘perfect storm’

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Brisbane City Council to allow CBD height apartment buildings in South Brisbane increasing to 270m

The change to apartment height limits comes as part of the council's Brisbane Sustainable Growth Strategy, adding a supposed 10,000 dwellings to the housing market.

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Brisbane council to review prime pub leases after penalty rates controversy

Mantle Group says it will seek to overturn Fair Work Commission findings over payments to casuals

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Nathan-Salisbury-Moorooka Neighbourhood Plan passed as Lord Mayor pays visit to Pinkenba facility

Adrian Schrinner's quest to use a quarantine facility for crisis accommodation reaches a new stage as Brisbane council passes key proposals.

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Brisbane City Council to give CEO more power to edit meeting transcripts

Brisbane City Council has voted to give its CEO more powers to remove comments made in chambers and prevent council officers from being named in public meetings.

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Here’s Where You Can Watch The Socceroos Take On Argentina Live At Sparrow’s Fart On Sunday

For free. To find out where to watch the game in other capital cities, see the full article.

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Gen Z love Brisbane for affordability, gender equality, top universities, survey finds

Brisbane's affordability, gender equality and top universities make it an almost world-beating city for Gen Z, according to a recent survey.

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Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner wants to host UN COP in future

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner says the federal government wants Australia and the Pacific Islands to jointly host a UN COP event and he has put his hand up to host the event "on behalf of Brisbane".

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Building in floodplains is still not prohibited, Bulimba Barracks approved by Brisbane City Council

The city has the largest number of existing buildings of any floodplain in Australia, yet Brisbane City Council maintains it does enough as it approves the latest mega-development close to the river.

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61 more flood-impacted Brisbane homes to be acquired by the government

Mayor Adrian Schrinner says the latest list of properties earmarked for acquisition is a "good outcome" for flood-ravaged suburbs.

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Brisbane mosquito and midge invasion due to warm, wet weather

Wet conditions during the year and a recent spike in temperature means mosquitoes and midgies are out in force across the south-east as the region's councils band together on an ambitious spraying program.

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Brisbane City Council approves Brisbane Racing Club's takeover of Stafford Bowls Club lease

Despite concerns over transparency, Brisbane City Council has approved a behind-the-scenes transfer of a lease of the former Stafford Bowls Club from Crushers Leagues Club to Brisbane Racing Club.

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Brisbane City Council releases new Flood Information Online tool

The overland water flows responsible for unexpectedly flooding thousands of homes in February this year has been added to a new flood map for Brisbane.

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Brisbane City Council won't change 'outdated' sculptures despite calls from First Nations leaders for their removal

First Nations people have called for the removal of sculptures on City Hall depicting white supremacy for decades, but the council says it is not considering making alterations.

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