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Concern at rising cost of living

ALMOST four in five residents are worried about how the city will change in coming years, with many concerned the cost of living will severely affect their quality of life, a new Brisbane City Council survey has shown. The...

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Delay on pub glass ban

Patrick Lion and Anna Caldwell PUBS and clubs have been spared a rollback of closing times before Christmas after the Bligh Government was forced to delay a controversial glass ban. With a parliamentary committee set to release...

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Bligh wants Brisbane to grow up not out

Premier Anna Bligh says parts of Brisbane have to grow upwards, to stop south-east Queensland growing outwards. "The only way you can have a [smaller] urban footprint is if we all accept a little more density in our own...

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Green houses: our most sustainable suburbs

Forest Lake is Brisbane's most environmentally-aware suburb based on the number of rebates that Brisbane residents have claimed since November 2008, according to figures just released by Brisbane City Council. BCC has listed...

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Newman rejects tunnel funnel

BRISBANE'S Lord Mayor has assured motorists that traffic will not be funnelled into the Clem7 tunnel when it opens next year. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman ruled out a proposal which would have seen lanes cut from one of...

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Is Brisbane our 'new world city'?

Brisbane's Lord Mayor has backed a new campaign marketing the Queensland capital as Australia's new world city. As Brisbane Marketing launched its new $1 million domestic tourism campaign, Cr Newman said the key was to elevate...

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Brisbane City Council ejects two members

Brisbane City Council threw out two Labor Councillors during a fiery debate last night. Labor leader Shayne Sutton was the first to be ejected by Chairwoman Margaret de Wit after interjections about the council's Annual Report....

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Sweeping changes to target city's litterbugs

The Brisbane City Council has profiled the habits of litter bugs in an effort to combat the problem. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman says it costs about $14 million a year to keep the city clean. On Monday, Civic Cabinet will...

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Developer's Wacol 'pipe dream' not dead yet

A company pushing to build an industrial, commercial and retail precinct three times the size of the Indooroopilly Shopping Centre on Brisbane's western fringe has not given up on the development plans.

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Labor MPs back Bligh after dam disappointment

Senior supporters of Queensland Premier Anna Bligh say the Traveston Dam disappointment will not hurt her leadership. The Opposition today teasingly called the Attorney-General Cameron Dick "Premier", following speculation that...

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