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‘A colossal ear-deafening bang’: Pilot killed after helicopter crashes into hotel in Cairns
A helicopter that crashed into a waterfront hotel in Cairns, killing the pilot, was on an “unauthorised” flight, according to the company that charters it.
- by William Davis
Perspective
The Brisbane Olympics are eight years away. Time for a reality check
Progress has been thwarted by decisions and (healthy) debate, but has it meant we’ve lost our way? Can we still leverage the Games for the city’s wellbeing?
Courtney Kruk
City Reporter
‘Learn from it’: Why Cleary masterclass could define young Dolphin’s career
Three narrow losses have driven the Dolphins out of the top eight. But one brutal reality check could be a young star’s making.
Nick Wright
Sport reporter
Save the Games for sports whose zenith is the Olympics
The sports that should be celebrated at the Games are those whose athletes have a singular goal – Olympic gold.
Cameron Atfield
Journalist
Urban Affairs
NZ migrants find slice of heaven in Brisbane as citizenship increases six-fold
New Zealanders are settling in Brisbane and seeking Australian citizenship in record numbers after federal legislation last year fast-tracked the ability to switch citizenship.
- by Tony Moore
Major Brisbane road artery to close for 17 days for repairs
One of Brisbane’s earliest toll bridges – a major traffic bottleneck – will close for most of September, but has sparked questions why sudden repairs were needed.
- by Tony Moore
City Life
Crime & Courts
‘A colossal ear-deafening bang’: Pilot killed after helicopter crashes into hotel in Cairns
A helicopter that crashed into a waterfront hotel in Cairns, killing the pilot, was on an “unauthorised” flight, according to the company that charters it.
- by William Davis
‘Reprehensible’: Police allege Brisbane teacher abused 19 students
A single complaint led police to investigate a former Brisbane teacher who now stands accused of abusing 19 boys aged nine and 10 more than three decades ago.
- by Savannah Meacham
Politics
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Queensland votes
Premier promises to cap petrol price hikes, and take over Brisbane buses
- by Tim Arvier
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
Opinion
Paris 2024
When the Games come to Brisvegas, we’ll have a Raygun up our sleeves
Sure, Brissy doesn’t have the same je ne sais quoi as Paris, but what it lacks in iconography it makes up for in spirit, and I’m not talking about Bundaberg Rum.
- by Lizzy Hoo
Exclusive
Paris 2024
‘The Games weren’t going to happen’: Coates on terror threats, gender wars and IOC politics
The long-serving Olympics official ends his tenure this month.
- by Andrew Webster
Perspective
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
The Brisbane Olympics are eight years away. Time for a reality check
- by Courtney Kruk
Transport
Health
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Queensland Health
‘Quite appalling’: State failed nurse whose daughter died in hospital
- by Sean Parnell