The sound of rain on the roof prompts me to write my first (hopefully of many) myPolice blogs for Bayside. With rainy weather affecting our city at present, a timely reminder of the dangers of wet and flooded roads is… Read Post
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Rates to rise 2.4 per cent in Brisbane City Council budget
Brisbane Metro will receive $50 million in funding in 2017-2018, but ratepayers will not be hit with an exorbitant rate rise to fund the project, with an average rates increase of just 2.4 per cent.
Queensland budget 2017-18: Winners and losers
Take a look at who came out on top in the 2017-18 Queensland state budget.
Budget 2017-18: Unemployment rate not tipped to plummet in next few years
Despite the Queensland budget being described as a “jobs bonanza”, with predictions of 40,000 new jobs in the next year, Treasury is not predicting a substantial decrease in the unemployment rate.
Queensland author calling for posthumous pardon of Kipper Billy
A former journalist is calling for the state government to clear the name of a headless Aboriginal man who was falsely accused of attacking an Ipswich woman in 1861 and whose exact cause of death remains a mystery.
Queensland 2017-18 state budget reactions: RACQ blasts rego hike
Motorists will pay 3.5 per cent more per year for their car registrations for two years, before increases would be linked to the rate of inflation, Tuesday’s state budget confirmed.
BCC Budget: Wish lists written ahead of 'Christmas' on Wednesday
Wednesday is predicted to be a little bit like Christmas for Brisbane, but, like Christmas, you might not always get what you wished for.
Toddler allegedly murdered by mother's partner was known to child safety dept
The toddler allegedly murdered by his mother’s partner was known to Queensland’s under pressure child safety department, provoking more criticism from the state Opposition.
Logan mayor Luke Smith denies his campaign donors hold influence
Queensland’s best funded mayor has denied reports that large donations from property developers and businesses influenced his decisions in council.
Katter's call for LNP to block Qld budget snuffed out
Calls by livid crossbenchers in Queensland’s hung parliament for the Liberal National Party to stand with them and block the Labor government’s budget has been snuffed out by the opposition.