Brisbane news live: Man ‘stabbed in neck with fork’; Premier promises e-bike crackdown

The premier has promised new electric bike rules, days after two boys were killed in separate crashes.

An eight-year-old died on the Sunshine Coast on Thursday, and a 15-year-old boy died two days later on the Gold Coast.

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“I’m genuinely sad for what’s happened,” Premier David Crisafulli said from Townsville yesterday. “We are taking this so seriously … change is coming.”

He confirmed his government would act on recommendations handed down by the parliamentary inquiry into e-bikes and e-scooters, which was due to make its findings public by March.

“We are going to have laws that deal with this,” Crisafulli said.

“When we get that report we are going to act on it and we are going to make the changes that have been put in the too-hard-basket for the last 10 years.

“We owe it to families, we owe it to people who just want to go about their business and be safe.”

He added the state would work with federal authorities on new import rules, to limit the sale of overpowered or otherwise unsafe vehicles.

A weekend argument on a Brisbane footpath allegedly ended with a man being stabbed in the neck with kitchen cutlery.

The victim was reportedly sitting on the side of Mallon Street in Bowen Hills about 10.30pm on Saturday when he was approached by an older man he didn’t know.

The duo began arguing, before a fork was allegedly pulled and plunged into the younger man’s neck.

Police were called to the scene and arrested a 33-year-old man. He was charged with intending to cause grievous bodily harm and common assault.

He is due to appear at Brisbane Magistrates Court on November 3.

The 28-year-old victim was taken to Royal Brisbane Women’s Hospital in a stable condition.

After heavy rain, lightning and hail lashed the south-east at the weekend, Brisbane is set for a calmer Monday, with showers developing.

But it’s a muggy one. As at 7am, the mercury was already up about 25 degrees – and the high humidity was making it feel even warmer.

A maximum temperature of 31 has been forecast for the River City, and the weather bureau says a late storm is still possible.

Here’s the outlook for today and the rest of the week:

Some towns in the south-east are still recovering after a battering in the past few days.

The biggest hailstones reported at the weekend were about nine centimetres in diameter – bigger than a cricket ball.

The Devilish Doughnuts stand at Esk State School was completely wiped out by hail on Saturday.Credit: Devilish Doughnuts

At the 150th anniversary fair at Esk State School, north-west of Brisbane, paramedics treated nine people for injuries.

Images posted to social media showed some small food trucks and buildings were badly damaged.

Good morning and welcome to Brisbane Times’ news blog for Monday, November 3. Today there may be a shower, with a top of 31.

Here are this morning’s local headlines:

Winners of competitions run by a photography studio say they are victims of predatory sales tactics and emotional blackmail, with some paying thousands for photos they wish they had never bought.

Krunchy Kandy employee Caleb sustained a gash to his head and possible broken hand while attempting to help other businesses in Esk.Credit: Krunchy Kandy

Premier David Crisafulli has praised Queenslanders’ resilience after severe storms at the weekend that rocked south-east Queensland. Nine people were injured by hailstones at the 150th anniversary fair at Esk State School, with four taken to hospital.

Physical assaults, threats of violence and verbal abuse against staff working in Brisbane’s public hospitals have nearly doubled in six years, as nurses and frontline workers warn not enough is being done to keep them safe.

A teenager was killed after crashing an electric dirt bike on the Gold Coast, days after a young boy died in an e-bike collision on the Sunshine Coast.

Brisbane’s iconic Caxton Hotel has been bought for $50 million by the Sydney Roosters rugby league club’s billionaire chairman Nick Politis.

And for Cordeaux Social Club owner Michael Jokovich, growing his West End cafe in the past three years has been a labour of love, but not without hiccups, including a vital pivot that set it apart from the usual coffee offerings in the city.