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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
By registering websites for the grandson of Queensland’s longest-serving premier, One Nation has fuelled speculation they want him as a star candidate.
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One Nation IP move hints at party push to snare Bjelke-Petersen scion
By registering websites for the grandson of Queensland’s longest-serving premier, One Nation has fuelled speculation they want him as a star candidate.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Staff at one of Queensland’s largest councils received both company cars and vehicle allowances, in a practice that went unchecked for four years.
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Redland council’s $20m fleet hit by double-dipping vehicle rort
Staff at one of Queensland’s largest councils received both company cars and vehicle allowances, in a practice that went unchecked for four years.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The controversial Rockhampton Olympic rowing and canoe course has cleared a major hurdle, with Queensland Premier David Crisafulli telling parliament on Thursday it had been cleared by the sports’ world governing bodies. More here: brisbane-times.com/3UYI26f
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Global artificial intelligence giant Anthropic has inked its first Australian data centre deal – a proposed $32 billion development in Queensland. More here: brisbane-times.com/4xr18zi
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The move to New Farm robs Wynnum of its festival heart, but organisers say it “feels like the right next chapter”.
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Brisbane Powerhouse gets a new venue while Wynnum Fringe loses theirs
The move to New Farm robs Wynnum of its festival heart, but organisers say it “feels like the right next chapter”.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This week in our Queensland public sector column, Public Circus delivers a Working for Queensland update, more “vacancy management”, and a senior teacher pay saga.
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Frank, fearless, but not so free-style? Staff survey changes raise eyebrows
This week in our Queensland public sector column, Public Circus delivers a Working for Queensland update, more “vacancy management”, and a senior teacher pay saga.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Police are raiding the Qld headquarters of the CFMEU in Brisbane as part of a cross-border operation involving Queensland and Victorian detectives and allegations that union officials were corrupted. The surprise raid was launched as part of a police operation led by Victoria’s Taskforce Hawk.
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Police raid Queensland CFMEU headquarters in cross-border operation
Police have swooped on the construction union’s Brisbane headquarters as part of a cross-border operation involving Queensland and Victorian detectives and allegations that union officials were corrup...
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#BREAKING Former Queensland police commissioner Steve Gollschewski has died, just months after cancer forced him out of the top job. He was 67.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Some parents say more and more people are moving into the area, and infrastructure isn’t keeping up.
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Parents to appeal after new tower approved next to inner-city school
Some parents say more and more people are moving into the area, and infrastructure isn’t keeping up.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The Crisafulli government is set to procure up to 630 new diesel buses as it abandons Labor’s zero-emissions program.
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Back to diesel: LNP dumps Queensland’s electric bus program
The Crisafulli government is set to procure up to 630 new diesel buses as it abandons Labor’s zero-emissions program.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Michael Keats was described by his partner as “an incredibly important part” of her family.
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Five Australians were having breakfast. Then came a wall of water
Footage of the township hours after the flash flooding shows brown sludge blanketing the riverbank.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
High-ranking Justice Department bosses have been accused of failing to protect a marketing manager who reported an executive’s alleged advances.
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Qld manager sues state over executive’s alleged sexual harassment
High-ranking Justice Department bosses have been accused of failing to protect a marketing manager who reported an executive’s alleged advances.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
#BREAKING The identity of a high-profile married man linked to an extortion case involving an alleged affair will stay secret after a ruling by a Supreme Court judge.
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Identity of high-profile married man in extortion case to stay secret
The identity of a high-profile married man linked to an extortion case involving an alleged affair will stay secret after a ruling by a Supreme Court judge.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
BREAKING: Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, 97, has died, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday.⁠ Her studio confirmed her death in a statement posted to her website on Thursday (AEST) but noted she had died several weeks ago.⁠
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The Greens will attempt to force Airtrain into public hands a decade early through a private members bill to acquire the privately operated rail line.
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Greens to force Airtrain showdown with buyback bill
The Greens will attempt to force Airtrain into public hands a decade early through a private members bill to acquire the privately operated rail line.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The woman, in her 20s, was walking about 6.30am when she was allegedly assaulted. She escaped by running up a creek bed.
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Man charged with rape, stalking after alleged morning attack on woman
The woman, in her 20s, was walking along Brookfield Road about 6.30am when she was allegedly assaulted. She escaped by running up a creek bed.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
A man and woman have been charged after the 66-year-old owner of a house where the accused had been staying died of stab wounds.
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Police allege homeowner was murdered after house guests locked him out
A man and woman have been charged after the 66-year-old owner of a house where the accused had been staying died of stab wounds.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Former Queensland Maroons star Joshua McGuire has been committed to stand trial on charges of strangling and assaulting a child.
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NRL star to stand trial on ‘extremely serious’ child choking allegations
Former Queensland Maroons star Joshua McGuire has been committed to stand trial on charges of strangling and assaulting a child.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
One of Brisbane’s most dangerous stretches of road is set to get a new two-way bike path and upgraded footpaths, with the council revealing its preferred design.
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One-way traffic and 40km/h limits planned for notorious Toowong black spot
After a 25-year campaign for a safer cycling strip along Sylvan Road, we can reveal which plan has been given the green light.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Restaurant Dan Arnold did not open its doors for service on Friday, and multiple calls to its owner and the Fortitude Valley establishment went unanswered.
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Prestige Brisbane fine-diner, accused of overcharging, shuts its doors
Restaurant Dan Arnold did not open its doors for service on Friday, and multiple calls to its owner and the Fortitude Valley establishment went unanswered.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A vast residential tower is planned for Newstead, with a new dining lane linking the building to James Street Market.
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Dining lane to link huge new tower to James Street precinct
Developer Graya has lodged plans for a 35-storey apartment tower on a 3016-square-metre block in inner-Brisbane.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The mining billionaire is sometimes a late withdrawal from the $10,000-a-ticket dinners. But guests can still enjoy the sweeping river views with Pauline Hanson.
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Dinners at Rinehart’s mansion, Hanson loans, an offensive film: One Nation’s sources of cash
The mining billionaire is sometimes a late withdrawal from the $10,000-a-ticket dinners. But guests can still enjoy the sweeping river views with Pauline Hanson.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Existing cricket facilities will be flooded for a lake, and the Olympic stadium will be linked to Spring Hill and the National Aquatic Centre.
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New Victoria Park masterplan reveals layout of Olympic precinct
Existing cricket facilities will be flooded for a lake, and the Olympic stadium will be linked to Spring Hill and the National Aquatic Centre.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Police have arrested Labor MP for Solomon, Luke Gosling for allegedly assaulting the Administrator of the Northern Territory. Read more here: brisbane-times.com/4fHTJF0
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
David Rosengren said the shortfall was the result of “unscheduled vacancies”, amid claims the LNP is seeking to unpick First Nations representation.
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Health boss faces grilling over ‘unscheduled’ hospital board gaps
David Rosengren said the shortfall was the result of “unscheduled vacancies”, amid claims the LNP is seeking to unpick First Nations representation.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The bird was discovered on Wednesday, with the CSIRO to undertake further testing.
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Bird flu alert as dead petrel found on Greater Brisbane island tests positive
The bird was discovered on Wednesday, with the CSIRO to undertake further testing.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Exchange student Alex Shorey was admitted to a Taiwanese hospital several times before his parents secured a medical charter flight to bring him home.
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Taiwanese woman jailed for trying to kill Queensland lover with rat poison
Exchange student Alex Shorey was admitted to a Taiwanese hospital several times before his parents secured a medical charter flight to bring him home.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
As the Crisafulli LNP government gears up for its next major push to meet election vows and toughen youth justice laws, an internal police report lays bare the task ahead.
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Social media is still white-hot on youth crime – just ask the police
As the Crisafulli LNP government gears up for its next major push to meet election vows and toughen youth justice laws, an internal police report lays bare the task ahead.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
After a week of sliding poll numbers and reporting of antisemitic views of a One Nation senator, the party distanced itself from a decision to meet anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson.
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Top One Nation staffer breaks silence on Hanson’s UK trip as Joyce fumes back home
After a week of sliding poll numbers and reporting of antisemitic views of a One Nation senator, the party distanced itself from a decision to meet anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Some might say Brisbane is bursting at the seams. But is that really the case? Find out how crowded your suburb is.
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Parts of Brisbane are ‘up-zoning’. How crowded is your suburb already?
Some might say Brisbane is bursting at the seams. But is that really the case? Find out how crowded your suburb is.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Smiley Sansoni is the go-to guy for solar on these islands near Brisbane. But having spent tens of thousands of dollars, some former customers now wish they’d never met him.
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Dangers and death threats: Homeowners urged to avoid island’s solar salesman
Smiley Sansoni is the go-to guy for solar on these islands near Brisbane. But having spent tens of thousands of dollars, some former customers now wish they’d never met him.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Brisbane has some of the strictest residential zoning in the country when it comes to detached houses.
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Brisbane’s planning zones are changing, but these suburbs remain ‘locked down’
Brisbane has some of the strictest residential zoning in the country when it comes to detached houses.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The Queensland government will heap more pressure on public service budgets to help deliver a surprise slim surplus in four years, Treasurer David Janetzki revealed in his second annual economic set piece. Read more: brisbane-times.com/4uQ3fLK
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Welcome to Brisbane Times’ Queensland public sector column, Public Circus. This week: Brisbane’s budget week, a “new” commission loses its shine, police behaviour in focus, the state librarian resigns and an electoral redraw looms.
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D-day arrives for public sector workers as belts get tightened
This week in our Queensland public sector column, Public Circus details more strict recruitment regimes, the shine coming off a “new” commission, police vs CCC, and more.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Parents at a rapidly growing Brisbane state primary school are asking the Queensland government to carve a chunk out of a nearby 7.1-hectare land parcel for a second school that they say has been long promised.
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Inner-city parents plead for school on ‘once-in-a-generation’ land parcel
The inner-south primary school’s P&C wants space for educational facilities on the 7.1-hectare riverside site.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Handing down the Brisbane City Council budget last week, Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner called for an 80-10-10 funding split with the state and federal governments to fix the Story Bridge. Read more from reporters William Davis and Felicity Caldwell: brisbane-times.com/4epGSrS
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Queensland is expected to post a more than $1 billion boost in tax revenue from higher-than-forecast coal and house prices, but the treasurer has played down the likelihood Tuesday’s budget will flag a surplus in the coming four years as enormous expenses heap pressure on state debt.
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The Queensland budget will include two big windfalls – but the good news ends there
Economists say credit rating agencies will be watching closely when the LNP government hands down it’s second annual budget on Tuesday.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
The price of bulk water in south-east Queensland will be frozen for the next two years, Premier David Crisafulli has revealed.
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Price of water in south-east Queensland to be frozen, premier announces ahead of budget
The premier also confirmed a payment for those travelling for medical care would increase, but ruled out immediate payroll tax reform – despite supporting it in the past.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
The national tour of Eddie Perfect’s Beetlejuice The Musical has been abruptly cancelled in a further alarming sign that a cost of living crisis is seriously impacting Australia’s theatre sector.
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‘Difficult decision’: National tour of musical axed
Five-star reviews and a cult following could not rescue the national tour of this Eddie Perfect-scored musical.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Voters are increasingly happy with Queensland’s preparation for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games across the past 10 months, with most now rating the performance of the Crisafulli LNP government as good.
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Voters back LNP’s 2032 Games preparations – but there’s a catch
Polling for Brisbane Times also found the government’s broken promise to build a stadium in Victoria Park is opposed by one-in-three voters.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Grassroots workers are prepping high-risk Brisbane suburbs for the next deluge, but warn a lack of funding leaves vulnerable communities exposed.
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With ‘piecemeal’ funding, these workers are preparing Brisbane for the next flood
Grassroots workers are prepping high-risk Brisbane suburbs for the next deluge, but warn a lack of funding leaves vulnerable communities exposed.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Queenslander! The boys have done it, securing a 44-24 win over the Blues, turning Game III into an epic State of Origin series decider in front of a home crowd here in Brisbane. This was the second-highest scoring Origin match ever. See a match recap: brisbane-times.com/3Q7T5YV
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Lang Park will be getting huge new screens, plus an LED ribbon screen that wraps around the entire stadium’s interior, plus at least 1000 new seats for fans to see them from. Read more: brisbane-times.com/4eetZ3J
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Pauline Hanson’s first-ever national press club speech has been temporarily disrupted after a banner was unfurled behind her on stage.⁠ Read more here: brisbane-times.com/4ovoMYG
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
In the first of our CityChats features, Astrid Jorgensen explains why she’s average, what happened to her space-themed band, and her approach to karaoke.
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Pub Choir queen on why singing is ‘the closest to magic we can get’
In the first of our CityChats features, Astrid Jorgensen explains why she’s average, what happened to her space-themed band, and her approach to karaoke.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
BREAKING: Mark Sheridan Waden had pleaded not guilty, and as the verdict was read out in court, he called out: “It wasn’t me.”
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Zumba instructor found guilty of girlfriend’s murder
Mark Sheridan Waden had pleaded not guilty, and as the verdict was read out in court, he called out: “It wasn’t me.”
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
A group of teenagers has been arrested after a ute with a baby inside was stolen from a street in Townsville on Monday afternoon. Read more: brisbane-times.com/4uHFJRg
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
A teenager planned to use homemade explosives targeting Liberal Party members and a public event in response to Peter Dutton’s nuclear policy, a court has been told.
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Teen accused of terror plot over Liberals’ nuclear policy
A teenager planned to use homemade explosives targeting Liberal Party members and a public event in response to Peter Dutton’s nuclear policy, a court has been told.
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
“I’ve had conversations with other parents, and they indicate things like ‘we’ve got our name down for little Mary at four different schools’.”
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The Brisbane schools parents pay thousands before students pick up a pencil
“I’ve had conversations with other parents, and they indicate things like ‘we’ve got our name down for little Mary at four different schools’.”
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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The Gold Coast woman died days after she was operated on by the prominent weight-loss surgeon, a coroner finding that her path to surgery was rushed.
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Grandmother likely would have lived had Dr Reza Adib kept her in hospital: inquest
The Gold Coast woman died days after she was operated on by the prominent weight-loss surgeon, a coroner finding that her path to surgery was rushed.
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