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Good morning and welcome to Brisbane Times’ news blog for Thursday, October 16. Today we can expect a partly cloudy day and a maximum of 26 degrees.
Here are this morning’s local headlines:
Almost one year after the Queensland election, Opposition Leader Steven Miles’ popularity has taken a tumble, while the gap in primary support between the two major parties has closed slightly. Premier David Crisafulli’s personal rating has also fallen.
The machinery hit the bridge during morning peak hour.Credit: Queensland Rail
Queensland Rail has released a video showing the moment a driver crashed a truck into a rail bridge yesterday morning, halting train services on the Cleveland line for more than an hour.
A paediatric nurse accused of raping the mother of a child who was an inpatient at a Queensland public hospital has lost his appeal to have his suspension without pay overturned.
A highly toxic drug has claimed the life of a second person in less than a week, with advocates issuing a dire warning before Schoolies and the festival season.
Drilling has begun in Victoria Park, and if the man tasked with building Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic stadium has his way, excavation will start by the middle of next year.
The Goat’d steak sandwich at Fatty Patty in Underwood.Credit: Markus Ravik
Here are our top picks for the best Brisbane sanger of the past year, from a chicken Caesar salad option served in a leafy Toowong street to a top restaurant’s fish contender.
In an unusual turn in the Spear Creek inquest, the 69-year-old once charged over the 1978 deaths of three friends sat in the witness box yesterday while the coroner cleared the court.
At least four new towers – including the tallest outside the CBD – could box in an Expo ’88 landmark, which was once itself one of the southside’s tallest structures.
And Queenslanders suffering PTSD and treatment-resistant depression will soon have access to MDMA and magic mushrooms through their private health insurance.
