Good morning, welcome to Brisbane Times’ news blog for Monday, August 18. Today should be cloudy with a top temperature of 22 degrees.
In this morning’s local headlines:
A new urban renewal development in Brisbane’s inner-west would tower over Toowong and transform the suburb with a mixed-use precinct.
The towers’ configuration on the irregularly shaped site opposite Toowong Village.Credit: KHA
Logan City Council is making an audacious bid to host diamond sports at the Brisbane 2032 Olympics, with plans to build a dedicated stadium to keep baseball and softball on the Games roster of events.
On Sunday, a man was arrested after two pedestrians – reported to be a father and his young son – were killed after being struck by the vehicle he was driving in Regents Park, south of Brisbane.
At this week’s LNP convention, members will call for the Queensland government to phase out pokies, commission an inquiry probing a long-term public transport strategy beyond the 2032 Games and revoke policies nudging public servants towards union membership.
Queensland’s south-east was rocked at the weekend by its largest onshore earthquake in 50 years, at a magnitude of 5.6.
As Joel Dry takes his seat next to Melissa Downes on Monday’s Nine bulletin, he faces the daunting task of filling the shoes of Andrew “Lofty” Lofthouse – and convincing the naysayers. Culture reporter Nick Dent talks to the former Channel Seven news man about his new role.
Just like Papua New Guinea’s planned NRL team, a new Brisbane-backed Solomon Islands soccer club could become an unlikely arena in Australia’s geopolitical rivalry with China.
And in weekend sport, the Broncos defeated the Dolphins in a Battle of Brisbane thriller on Saturday night, after Brisbane NRLW trailblazer Ali Brigginshaw inspired a win over the Eels in her 50th game. On Friday in AFL, the Lions returned to their winning form with a convincing victory over the Dockers in Perth.
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