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Labor ministers have accused the deputy premier of being ideologically opposed to affordable housing after revealing her wrote to two developers to remove affordable housing components from applications.

Deputy premier tells developers to remove affordable housing from applications

Jarrod Bleijie wrote to two developers, telling them to scrap the cheaper components of their projects and replace them with standard market-rate housing.

  • Courtney Kruk and Julius Dennis

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The new Exhibition Station opened last year.

Bleijie insists Ekka station will stay open during Olympics

The deputy premier has dismissed a Labor “scare campaign” after leaked minutes revealed IOC security concerns and potential station closures.

  • Cameron Atfield
David Crisafulli during his first estimates as Premier.

AI-instruction raises eyebrows in government department

Also in Public Circus: an own goal for the Games authority and all hands on deck for a bargaining agreement at City Hall.

  • James Hall, Cameron Atfield and William Davis
Acting Olympics Minister Andrew Powell, Premier David Crisafulli and Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie with the ceremonial first sod turning.

Excavators move into Victoria Park as Olympic stadium works begin

Premier David Crisafulli has defended the forced removal of First Nations protesters, as heavy machinery moved into Victoria Park for early Olympic stadium works.

  • Cameron Atfield
The planned Redlands Whitewater Centre at Birkdale.

‘In disbelief’: Fears for koalas after Redlands Olympic venue gets federal approval

Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie has welcomed the federal sign-off, but at least one outraged local group claims koala habitat is being sacrificed for an Olympic venue.

  • Cameron Atfield
Derek Oram Sandy performing a welcome ceremony at a Save Victoria Park rally on Sunday.

‘Special day’: Crisafulli celebrates Victoria Park works after protesters kicked out

The future Olympic stadium site has officially been handed over to the Games infrastructure body, after urgent last-minute appeals were rejected.

  • Cameron Atfield
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Victoria Park/Barrambin protest Friday, May 29, 2026.

Protesters arrested during Victoria Park stand-off

Authorities have clashed with protesters at the site, which eventually be the centrepiece of the Brisbane 2032 Games.

  • Cameron Atfield and Catherine Strohfeldt
Save Victoria Park accused GIICA of intimidation after it erected fences as they began their media conference.

Olympics body gatecrashes Save Victoria Park event to erect fences

The 2032 Olympic infrastructure body has been accused of “deliberate intimidation” after fencing off parts of Victoria Park during a First Nations media conference held on National Sorry Day.

  • Cameron Atfield
Julie Neumann, who takes her guide dog with her while navigating the city.

Public transport should be easy for everyone to use. We test if Brisbane lives up to that standard

We could be proud to show off our public transport network to the world during the 2032 Olympics – but only if we act now.

  • Felicity Caldwell
Moreton Bay Mayor Peter Flannery and Softball Australia CEO Sarah Loh at Kayo Stadium on Tuesday.

NRL to make way for softball, as World Cup locks Dolphins out

Kayo Stadium will host the 2027 Women’s Softball World Cup, igniting a battle between Redcliffe and Logan to secure diamond sports for the 2032 Olympic Games.

  • Cameron Atfield