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Good morning and welcome to Brisbane Times’ live news blog. Today we can expect a windy, sunny day and a maximum of 24 degrees.
In this morning’s local headlines:
A bitter dispute at a Brisbane kindergarten has led to parents keeping their children at home following concerns there might be insufficient management to run the centre.
A New Farm aged care centre, which is set to make way for luxury apartments, has sold for more than $37 million.
The cracked and uneven footpath at 160 Ann Street.Credit: Felicity Caldwell
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A man who allegedly stole a food truck from Brisbane’s CBD on Wednesday and led officers on an hours-long chase was under the influence and suspended from driving at the time, according to police.
Clive Palmer’s former long-serving lawyer, who the mining magnate accused of stealing $30 million, gave more than $2.5 million in gold bullion to someone for “safekeeping”, but does not know where it is, a court has heard.
The lord mayor discussed the Story Bridge restoration with state government MPs at least five times last financial year, Brisbane City Council has revealed, amid criticism from the opposition.
And the father of Australia’s Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, has slammed an influencer’s “disgusting” treatment of the reptiles, rejecting comparisons with his famous son.
