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Sep 24, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Kenji Sato

    Ipswich mayor says new council media policy aimed at gagging her (opens the original)

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    Ipswich City Council has amended its media policy so all councillors can use the communications team. The mayor says councillors are trying to "minimise the voice of the mayor and maximise their own". The council chief executive officer said it was unclear how much the amendment would cost ratepayers. Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding says she has been "gagged" by her fellow councillors, following a vote in the council. Ipswich City Council today passed amendments to its media policy that allow all c

  2. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Kenji Sato

    Gigantic mechanical 'esky lid' is Brisbane's newest defence against flooding (opens the original)

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    Engineers have unveiled an 80-tonne flood barrier at Albert Street Station. The Cross River Rail Authority has dubbed the contraption "The Esky Lid". Cross River Rail is due to open in 2029, after repeated blowouts. Engineers have completed an 80-tonne mechanical contraption named "The Esky Lid" designed to protect Brisbane's new underground tunnels from flooding. The Esky Lid was unveiled today at Albert Street Station, which will be part of Brisbane's Cross River Rail underground train network

  3. Article · Aug 30, 2026 · Kenji Sato

    Illegal late-night McDonald's construction caught on video (opens the original)

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    Brisbane residents say they are being woken by noise from a McDonald's construction site at 4am. Brisbane City Council says it has not authorised work that early. The restaurant is scheduled to open in late 2026. Brisbane residents say they are being repeatedly woken in the dead of night by illegal construction work on a 24-hour McDonald's in West End. 612 ABC Brisbane has obtained footage of work being done at the site well past midnight. One of the videos shows workers unloading steel at 4am,

  4. Article · Aug 25, 2026 · Kenji Sato

    Brisbane bans secret filming with AI glasses at council pools (opens the original)

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    Brisbane City Council has banned the non-consensual use of recording devices at public pools. The ban will apply to all 21 of the council's pools in the city. The council says the rules will be rolled out in the coming weeks. Brisbane City Council has banned the use of AI smart glasses to secretly film people in its public pools. Today the council announced a blanket ban on the non-consensual use of all camera-enabled devices, including wearable technology, phones, and action cameras. Under the

  5. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Kenji Sato

    Redland City Council reveals plans for 62ha precinct including lagoon (opens the original)

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    Redland City Council has released plans to build an outdoor lagoon that the acting mayor has said will be "better than Brisbane's" South Bank Beach. Today, the council released the final plans and artist impressions of its Birkdale Community Precinct, a 62 hectare tourism and leisure zone about 23 kilometres from Brisbane. The lagoon will be next to the controversial Whitewater Centre, which will be used for slaloming in the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games. The precinct would include a 2,000-square-

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