Brisbane
- www.brisbanetimes.com.au Women avoiding Mt Coot-tha trails after new sighting of attacker
A fourth incident since May 13 where a man has allegedly harassed women on the walking trails around Mt Coot-tha’s bushlands has triggered an increase in police patrols.
- www.abc.net.au Runner Tim Franklin ends 576-day run around the world in Brisbane
It was an epic effort that involved thousands of kilometres and 21 pairs of shoes. On Sunday Tim Franklin ended his round-the-world run where he began, in Brisbane.
- www.abc.net.au Queensland LNP promises to increase pokies cap for clubs with more than two premises
The state opposition will take the policy to the looming Queensland election, arguing an increase to the cap will throw a "lifeline" to smaller clubs facing closure.
> In short: > * Queensland's LNP opposition wants to increase the cap on poker machines that can operate at clubs with more than two premises. > * The gaming machine cap for a club licensee with three or more sites is 500, but the LNP wants to lift that to 700.
> What's next? > * The LNP is taking the policy to the looming October state election, arguing that the proposal would benefit smaller clubs facing closure.
... Don't these statements contradict each other?
-> Applies only to businesses with more than two premises
-> benefits "smaller clubs"
???
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JJ SPEEDBALL - SOUTHSIDE ROCKS
You never see a song called "Northside Rocks", that's all I'm saying 😎
- www.abc.net.au Residents evacuated, emergency declaration issued after business south of Brisbane goes up in flames
A number of streets south of Brisbane are cut off from public access, and a number of locals evacuated, after a building was destroyed by fire.
That's extremely devastating.
- www.theguardian.com Brisbane to introduce Airbnb permits for property owners amid housing crisis crackdown
Mayor Adrian Schrinner says property owners would now need appropriate planning approvals, body corporate support and a 24-7 property manager for short-term rentals
> Mayor Adrian Schrinner says property owners would now need appropriate planning approvals, body corporate support and a 24-7 property manager for short-term rentals
Hard to argue tbh.... Is there a negative to something like this I'm not aware of?
Personally I think Airbnb is the stupidest thing going. You pay more than hotel rates, to live in a house you have to clean and tidy yourself and then pay cleaning fees on top, and its often a hassle if anything goes wrong as there's no responsible party you can approach - Airbnb shrug their shoulders, and the host just hides behind a mobile number they can conveniently turn off.
Have used them a couple of times in the past purely because we had pets and I hated it.
- www.abc.net.au Bus driver charged over fatal crash in Brisbane's CBD confronted in court by family of Tia Cameron
A bus driver charged over a fatal crash in Brisbane's CBD earlier this year has been confronted in court by the family of the 18-year-old who died.
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Does anyone want some Cinnabon or Bakers Delight? They have a new open air dining experience!
Image description: A photo of a partially demolished Toombul shopping centre. Cinnabon and Bakers Delight signs are both visible. The area they are in used to be entirely inside the centre, but is now exposed to the elements due to the intervening walls being torn down. Construction machinery is visible in the foreground
- www.abc.net.au Legacy may be a dirty word in Queensland's back-to-the-future election campaign
As Annastacia Palaszczuk announced her shock resignation in December, her would-be successor Steven Miles honoured her legacy as a "great reforming Labor premier". But Labor may be aiming to leave their legacy behind them ahead of the October election.
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Derelict Brisbane [Toombul] shopping centre faces indefinite redevelopment delays due to 'complex' flood works
www.abc.net.au Derelict Brisbane shopping centre faces indefinite redevelopment delays due to 'complex' flood worksDevelopers of the dilapidated Toombul Shopping Centre say they are grappling with the complexities of mitigating flood risk without pushing flows onto their neighbours.
- www.brisbanetimes.com.au Budget green light for Gympie Road bypass tunnel to move to next stage
The proposed tunnel in Brisbane’s north will be allocated $318 million in the budget. The funds will allow for more detailed planning but no construction.
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Queensland Government promises to build yet another (probably tolled) fucking car tunnel.
Queensland Government promises to build yet another (probably tolled) fucking car tunnel. @brisbane
Fuck this makes me \\so\\ angry. We KNOW this doesn't work. You want to solve congestion, road diet the existing roads. Build good bike infrastructure. Build good public transport. How does this happen with a single off-the-cuff announcement when \months\ of back-and-forth debate over public transport network with the NWTC went \nowhere\.
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Suck on that brisbot, I've got emojis, a triple em dash and an em dash.
