An independent Gold Coast mayoral candidate was extensively supported from the sidelines by the powerful CFMEU, a corruption inquiry has heard.
Category: Updates from Brisbane Times – Queensland
Truck fire closes Gateway Motorway
The Gateway Motorway is closed in both directions after a truck caught fire in Brisbane’s north.
Logan mayor Luke Smith didn't keep records of cash donations: CCC inquiry
First-term Logan Mayor Luke Smith has defended his $377,000 election war chest as “not that much” after revelations he accepted cash donations without a receipt.
Rates to rise 2.4 per cent in Brisbane City Council budget
Brisbane Metro will receive $50 million in funding in 2017-2018, but ratepayers will not be hit with an exorbitant rate rise to fund the project, with an average rates increase of just 2.4 per cent.
Queensland author calling for posthumous pardon of Kipper Billy
A former journalist is calling for the state government to clear the name of a headless Aboriginal man who was falsely accused of attacking an Ipswich woman in 1861 and whose exact cause of death remains a mystery.
BCC Budget: Wish lists written ahead of 'Christmas' on Wednesday
Wednesday is predicted to be a little bit like Christmas for Brisbane, but, like Christmas, you might not always get what you wished for.
Toddler allegedly murdered by mother's partner was known to child safety dept
The toddler allegedly murdered by his mother’s partner was known to Queensland’s under pressure child safety department, provoking more criticism from the state Opposition.
Fire tears through restaurant in Toowoomba CBD
A massive fire has torn through an eatery west of Brisbane, causing dozens of nearby residents to flee and damaging neighbouring buildings.
The unseen epidemic sweeping Australia and taking mostly men
Six men take their lives each day, so why don’t we care?
Queensland budget 2017-18: Winners and losers
Take a look at who came out on top in the 2017-18 Queensland state budget.