According to REIQ figures, 2300 new apartments came on to the Brisbane market in the first quarter of 2015. In the first quarter of 2017, that number had reduced to just 260.
Category: Updates from Brisbane Times – Queensland
Paradise not lost, just damaged: Two months on from Cyclone Debbie
Two months after Cyclone Debbie devastated the Queensland coast, evidence of the cyclone’s destruction is scant in Airlie Beach.
'Baden was alive when he left him': Dad admits abandoning toddler in park, court documents say
The father of slain Queensland toddler Baden Bond plans to plead guilty to his manslaughter, having admitted to abandoning him in a park, according to court documents.
Killer says Vietnam veteran shouldn't have 'butted in'
Norman Olsen’s family watched on in the Toowoomba Supreme Court as James Darren Callow was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in jail over the veteran’s manslaughter on Friday.
Lorna Jane lawyer says alleged bullying victim lived 'sad life of a single parent': Court
A former Lorna Jane store manager suing the clothing chain over claims of bullying and unreasonable work hours is an “unreliable” witness, a Brisbane trial has heard.
Eight charged after drugs, cash seized across Gold Coast 'safe houses'
Police have arrested eight people, including two former outlaw motorcycle gang members, after more than $740,000 worth of drugs and cash was uncovered on the Gold Coast.
Cross River Rail funding hopes dashed as Malcolm Turnbull refuses to commit
The Queensland government’s hopes of a last-minute federal injection to Brisbane’s Cross River Rail project appear to have been dashed, with the prime minister refusing to commit to funding.
Shoppers evacuate Brisbane Airport DFO after threatening note found
A police spokeswoman said officers were preparing to conduct “a thorough sweep” of the centre, in response to the threat.
Sunshine Coast man died while in Bali for wedding
A Sunshine Coast man has died while on a trip to Bali for a friend’s wedding.
More than 750 residents fined over donations left outside charities
Sarah Deery’s made a donation of clothes to her local charity only to be ‘punished’ months later with a fine for almost $250.