Alicia Nally

Inflation is measured using a basket of goods. Here’s how much the price of groceries, eating out and fuel has gone up since 2020.

Two contentious projects on either side of Brisbane River will progress to the next stage after an appeal of one was dismissed and an application for the refurbishment of another approved.

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner says he’s “not taking the foot off the accelerator” with the Brisbane Metro, green bridges and other investments across the city, despite a flagged cost increase of 11 per cent.

Brisbane City Council dismisses a petition calling for it to ensure garbage collection trucks do not start their morning runs before 5:30am in the suburbs.

Wallace Bishop, leader of one of Australia’s oldest and most successful family jewellery businesses and manufacturer of the Melbourne Cup for 17 years, passes away.

A Brisbane councillor has described construction noise as a “far more significant and serious issue” than aircraft and traffic noise as he attempted to change current council regulations around building start times.

The council says the 12-month trial will help to ease congestion and make the city more accessible, but some residents are concerned.

Road users are battling delays and difficult transport routes caused by the temporary closure of a key southside thoroughfare.

Keeping trains and cars apart will be a key focus of a level crossing strategy as the government builds a range of bridges to minimise crashes and disruptions.

Developers are set to build 191 luxury apartments on golf club land where the poinciana’s gnarled trunk and expansive branches have honoured a legacy for almost 60 years.

Brisbane City Council plans to allow a permanent light show in the botanic gardens, but there are concerns the Australian-first project is “commercialising a public asset” and light pollution will impact local wildlife.

Brisbane’s annual agricultural show is just 30 days away but the much-anticipated showbag guide has already dropped.

Calamvale Ward councillor Angela Owen has confirmed the locations of six new, permanent bus stops to be built in Pallara by December.

Finding entertaining activities for your children during the school holidays can be draining, and not only on the hip pocket. Here’s a list of suggestions for cheap holiday fun around Brisbane and wherever you live.

The much loved — and very long — family pet has been found by a snake catcher 15 kilometres from home.

A popular cafe on the city’s Goodwill Bridge is closed, but coffee lovers will soon be rewarded with a new business offering their favourite fix while creating jobs for disadvantaged Queenslanders.

A stunning 15.2 carat heart-shaped pink diamond has been cut from the biggest gem discovered by an Australian mining company in Africa.

Premier Daniel Andrews asks Victorians to ignore the “appalling” behaviour of those who defy mask-wearing laws in the state.