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Good morning, and welcome to Brisbane Times’ news blog for Monday, August 4. Today we can expect a mostly sunny day with a top temperature of 24 degrees.
In this morning’s local headlines:
The next step towards linking public transport to Brisbane Airport has been revealed in a new plan – and it includes much-vaunted flying taxis.
A prototype of the self-flying taxi that Wisk hopes to operate over Greater Brisbane by 2032. This version lands and takes off vertically using 12 aero-props.Credit: Tony Moore
Queensland doctors, police officers and customer service workers have struck a deal for higher pay with the state government, while nurses, teachers and firefighters prepare to escalate their efforts to secure better wages.
Police are investigating a suspicious fire early on Sunday at a tobacco store west of Brisbane, amid fears of an escalation in the nationwide “tobacco wars”. A separate fire on Saturday afternoon resulted in the destruction of century-old Brisbane church rectory used for social housing.
In case you missed it, Saturday saw a murder investigation commence after a man was found dead with “critical injuries” in West End.
Two separate shooting incidents were also reported the same day, with a man and woman shot during an alleged early-morning home invasion in Rochedale while shots were allegedly fired at a Chermside home late on Friday night.
And it was good news in local sport with the Dolphins, Broncos and Lions all scoring wins at the weekend.
