Good morning and welcome to Brisbane Times’ news blog for Thursday, October 23.
Brisbane will not be spared from hot conditions sweeping the state and setting records this week, with the city set to swelter through mid-30s daytime temperatures across the next seven days, and today’s maximum a balmy 34 degrees.
Here are this morning’s local headlines:
Artistic render of the new building proposed for 53 Racecourse Road in Hamilton, Brisbane.Credit: Fortis
A small Brisbane shopping strip is set to be demolished, with a plant-covered luxury apartment block approved to take its place. The 1205-square-metre block at 53 Racecourse Road in Hamilton, about five kilometres from the CBD.
In a six-year period, there were 43 crashes on this southside road, which in parts is a twisting single lane – while speed limits have been cut nearby.
Health service providers were given 21 minutes to consider a directive that would ban gender-affirming treatments for young Queenslanders, a court has heard, but were not told until the meeting that it would count as “consultation”.
A woman has been taken to hospital after an army truck partially crushed her car during a traffic crash in Brisbane’s north on Wednesday afternoon.
And should you pay $19 for a sandwich? Hospitality operators are still dealing with the hangover from high inflation and subsequent interest rate hikes. Some diners need to cut them some slack, says food and culture editor Matt Shea.
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