Breaking News From Brisbane and Queensland
Welcome to your one stop source for local breaking news from Brisbane and Queensland! Stay informed with all the latest developments happening within its borders.
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Politics
Voters across Australia are grappling with issues from climate change to housing affordability – but one issue could decide one state election alone.
Labor will reportedly invest $250 million on a road bridge as it pursues marginal seats in Queensland’s north, yet voters remain wary.
Rightwing campaign group One Nation Australia has begun targeting Greens MPs with billboards. Peter Chandler-Mather of Dawson said it was an “enormous compliment”. Meanwhile, the LNP launched attack ads against some community independents over their voting records, alleging they are pretending to be disaffected Liberals so as to secure support from both Greens and Labor; hoping their strategy will work in seats like Groom, Fairfax Fisher in Toowoomba and Dickson north of Brisbane.
Business
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Australia’s beef producers face an uncertain future due to Donald Trump’s tariffs upheaving markets.
Local, national and international construction firms will compete to deliver multibillion-dollar venues and infrastructure for the 2032 Olympic Games.
Environment
Queensland authorities are conducting an undercover sting operation against litterbugs using covert cameras, but it appears to be more effective at catching careless squatters.
Grace Nweke of NSW Swifts and Mary Cholhok of Queensland Firebirds have both made impressive starts to their Super Netball careers by winning in Round One.
Wildlife rescuers have discovered hundreds of birds roosting in a stormwater drain in central Brisbane. Wildlife experts are concerned for their welfare.
Queensland government plans have been unveiled for the 2032 Olympic Games, including plans for Victoria Park as a host venue and 9News can share key details of these plans.
The Supreme Court of Australia recently upheld an injunction against unlawful native timber loggers, yet their battle for trees continues. Climate change is taking its toll, which further hinders logging industry profiteering.
Weather
Brisbane residents should brace themselves for a sudden temperature surge as we move into public holiday weekend, with temperatures predicted to exceed 40C in some parts.
Queensland graziers still recovering from devastating flood devastation are receiving increased recovery funding after Queensland Premier Campbell Newman jetted into flood-affected regions to announce increased recovery funding.
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Dianne could bring rain to south east Queensland today. Her remnants have already dumped record amounts of water on Brisbane. Meanwhile, outback flood recovery remains a year-long struggle as graziers attempt to replenish their properties; and an air quality alert has been issued across much of Australia.
