Broncos and Roosters clash in Vegas hotel after allegation of racial abuse in NRL season opener (www.abc.net.au)
In short: Brisbane’s Ezra Mam made a formal complaint alleging Spencer Leniu racially abused him during the Broncos’ season-opening loss to the Roosters in Las Vegas....
LNP set to end family friendly hours at Queensland parliament if they win government (www.abc.net.au)
How to make Brisbane a true world city – 24 hours a day (www.brisbanetimes.com.au)
Archive/non-paywall link.
'Mega project': Biggest passenger rail line announced for Sunshine Coast (www.abc.net.au)
Jonathan Sriranganathan announces Greens plan to add dedicated bus lanes on key Brissie roads like Coronation Drive (www.youtube.com)
AMA with Michaela Sargent—Greens for Walter Taylor on Reddit (old.reddit.com)
AMA with Edward Naus, Greens Candidate for Deagon Ward on Reddit (old.reddit.com)
Queen's Wharf project delayed again, as Star Entertainment's remediation plan to operate in Queensland remains unclear (www.abc.net.au)
Love is in the air: Things to do in Brisbane this week (www.brisbanetimes.com.au)
Archive/non-paywall link.
Olympics boss tells Queensland to ditch $2.7bn plan for Gabba demolition and rebuild (www.theguardian.com)
Queenslanders bet over $56b last year, but less than one per cent of that went to preventing further harm (www.abc.net.au)
Frick me, that’s a lot of money to throw away for a dopamine hit
Current ongoing AMA with Greens Lord Mayor candidate Jonathan Sriringanathan on Reddit
I know most of us here are here because we want to avoid that site, but unfortunately it’s still the biggest site of its kind, and it’s the only place big enough to currently attract politicians, so it’s where we’ve put our focus....
Police arrest 15yo boy in relation to stabbing death of Ipswich grandmother (www.abc.net.au)
Some dickhead kids kill someone to presumably steal her car, then dump it all of a suburb later, and are guaranteed to get caught thanks to the security camera footage that records them getting out of the car....
Greens Lord Mayoral candidate Jonathan Sriranganathan talks to the ABC about his party's plan for free off-peak public transport (www.youtube.com)
He discusses the plan further over on the alien site.
There’s a political hot potato for Labor ahead of the Qld election – and it won’t be going away anytime soon (www.abc.net.au)
Labor’s ‘nuts’ half-price bus ticket policy for Brisbane panned [by Rail Back on Track] (www.brisbanetimes.com.au)
Archive/non-paywall link.
Brisbane school plans to change exam times so year 12 students can attend Swift concert (inqld.com.au)
Redlands buses are delayed due to strike action today. Here's what we know - ABC listen (www.abc.net.au)
ABC’s web player doesn’t allow custom playback speeds, but with a little browser inspection I grabbed the direct audio link, which you can use to play back at custom speeds if your browser supports that:...
Demolition works for Toombul Shopping Centre to begin next week, local MP says (www.abc.net.au)
Daily Discussion Thread ● Tue Jan 30 2024
Let’s mix it up a bit.
Homelessness now 'status quo' for low-income Queenslanders, as Brisbane records highest rent, energy hikes (www.abc.net.au)
Brisbane is leading the country in the cost-of-living crisis with the highest rent, energy, health and insurance price hikes in the past year, according to a report by the Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS)....
Commuter chaos as ute crashes into train in Brisbane (7news.com.au)
How do you run in to a train? 🤔
Daily Discussion Thread — Mon Jan 29 2024
Don’t mind me, just trying out my new em dash 😎
The HIDDEN HISTORY under the BRISBANE RIVERSIDE EXPRESSWAY (www.youtube.com)
WalkaboutWithRob is at it again, taking us on a walk under the Brisbane Riverside Expressway.