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Detective or killer? Live show reignites enduring fan theory
Murder, She Wrote sleuth Jessica Fletcher still inspires fan adoration despite suspicious deaths dogging her every footstep.
- by Nick Dent
Perspective
Education
Why does my four-year-old need an interview to enrol at school?
- by Felicity Caldwell
Perspective
The two key fixes for renters not included in Qld’s fresh reform round
As housing prices march on and a state election looms, Labor is working through long-promised help for renters labelled both a “war” on landlords and not enough.
Matt Dennien
Reporter
Why does my four-year-old need an interview to enrol at school?
Like me, Lucky was anxious about the idea of an interview before enrolling in prep. Would our kids pass or fail before they’d even learnt how to tie their shoelaces?
Felicity Caldwell
Journalist
Will Billy Walters’ career renaissance cost the Broncos another generational talent?
Walters has defied the odds, culminating in a move that could have huge long-term ramifications at Red Hill.
Nick Wright
Sport reporter
Urban Affairs
Woman sues Brisbane City Council over ‘dangerous’ bike lane divider
Tracey Schwass was crossing a busy CBD street when she tripped over a raised, yellow bicycle lane separator. She fractured both elbows in the fall.
- by Marissa Calligeros
‘Inexcusable mistake’ forces redo of first Brisbane council meeting
With election results finalised, Brisbane City Hall hosted its first gathering of new and old councillors. Except it was a false start.
- by Matt Dennien
Perspective
Rubbish
A love letter to Brisbane’s Tour de Trash aka kerbside collection
- by Felicity Caldwell
City Life
Woman sues Brisbane City Council over ‘dangerous’ bike lane divider
- by Marissa Calligeros
Crime & Courts
Inquest hears of how toddlers were failed in their final moments
A mother texted “oops” when explaining how she had left her child in a car all night. It was one of several failures before toddlers Darcey-Helen and Chloe-Ann Conley died after they were left in a hot car.
- by Cloe Read
Woman flees after alleged hit-run injures cop in Brisbane’s south
Meanwhile, a Townsville man has been charged after a crash that killed a young motorcyclist last week.
Politics
Perspective
Government
The two key fixes for renters not included in Qld’s fresh reform round
- by Matt Dennien
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
A path or two and a kangaroo: New plan to keep the CBD moving
An isolated traffic island in one of Brisbane’s busiest intersections will be redesigned, and a street closed off, to help people take public transport.
- by Tony Moore
Perspective
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
Victoria Park could save us $1.1b, so it deserves better than premier’s short shrift
If the costs stack up, and there would be no net loss of green space, then Victoria Park is an absolute no-brainer.
- by Cameron Atfield
