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The US president has openly sought the Nobel Peace Prize this year, saying he should receive it but that the awards committee might not give it to him.

Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize, sparking White House anger

The US president has openly sought the award this year, saying he should receive it but that the awards committee might not give it to him.

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Developers no longer need to include social and affordable housing in the Woolloongabba Priority Development Area, sparking the ire of the state’s peak social services group.

‘Good planning, not red tape’: Opponents speak out as Gabba housing quota scrapped

Developers no longer need to include social and affordable housing in the Woolloongabba Priority Development Area, sparking the ire of the state’s peak social services group.

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Here's what's making headlines this weekend:

Despite extending the life of coal power plants, treasurer and energy minister David Janetzki said the government remained committed to reducing emissions by 75 per cent by 2035.

‘Very hard’ to reach net zero under Queensland’s new plan: expert

Despite extending the life of coal power plants, treasurer and energy minister David Janetzki said the government remained committed to reducing emissions by 75 per cent by 2035.

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The alert issued by Queensland Health described the heroin-like synthetic opioid as a very strong substance that “can produce life-threatening toxicity in small amounts”.

Bear-shaped pill kills person weeks after LNP shut down testing

The alert issued by Queensland Health described the heroin-like synthetic opioid as a very strong substance that “can produce life-threatening toxicity in small amounts”.

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The Crisafulli government has officially ditched the former state government plan to cut off its reliance on coal in 2035.

Queensland to burn coal for decades as LNP tears up Labor energy target

The Crisafulli government has officially ditched the former state government plan to cut off its reliance on coal in 2035, with a pledge to burn the fossil fuel until at least 2046 but probably longer...

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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 2d

It's Friday! Here's what's making headlines:

Some of Brisbane’s elite suburbs are hiding million-dollar discounts, as property values can vary greatly from one street to the next.

The priciest streets in Brisbane’s most expensive suburbs – and the cheapest

Some of Brisbane’s elite suburbs are hiding million-dollar discounts, as property values can vary greatly from one street to the next.

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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 3d

A crowd pleaser will return next year, along with a world premiere by one of the planet’s hottest playwrights.

Happy ending: Qld Theatre brings hit play back after cyclone cancellation

A crowd pleaser will return next year, along with a world premiere by one of the planet’s hottest playwrights.

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The state-funded project, which would have seen an SEQ councillor’s property renovated for crisis housing, has been cancelled.

$630k training deal to renovate councillor’s property scrapped

The state-funded project, which would have seen a south-east Queensland councillor’s property renovated for crisis housing, has been cancelled.

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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Thursday, here's what's making headlines this morning:

Brisbane rents are at record highs, and in some neighbourhoods, renting a typical house costs $1100 a week.

How Brisbane’s rental market bucked a nationwide trend

Brisbane rents are at record highs, and in some neighbourhoods, renting a typical house costs $1100 a week.

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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 4d

Police said Burow had been taken to up to eight locations and tortured before he was killed.

Fresh charges laid over death of Kelvin Grove man

Police said Burow had been taken to up to eight locations and tortured before he was killed.

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The trio planned to travel from Alice Springs to Melbourne. They never made it. Now a second inquest hopes to unravel the mystery of their deaths.

In 1978 three friends went on a road trip. Their bodies were later found with gunshot wounds

The trio planned to travel from Alice Springs to Melbourne. They never made it. Now a second inquest hopes to unravel the mystery of their deaths.

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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 4d

When four men met in the conference room of a Hilton Hotel in Japan, one walked away with ownership of the People’s Palace – or so he claimed.

Brisbane’s historic People’s Palace is boarded up. Its fate lies in one man’s hands

When four men met in the conference room of a Hilton Hotel in Japan, one walked away with ownership of the People’s Palace – or so he claimed.

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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: The government is set to announce its second major industry rescue package this year.

Albanese government to bail out Mount Isa copper smelter

The government is set to announce it’s second major industry rescue package this year.

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Protesters are vowing to take their campaign against the Victoria Park Olympic stadium, which they claim cannot be delivered in time for the Games, to the high-profile launch of the Brisbane 2032 procurement program on Wednesday.

Victoria Park protesters to target Games business launch

Protesters vowing to rally against the Victoria Park stadium outside a business launch on Wednesday claim the Olympic showpiece can’t be delivered on time.

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A truck fire that led to more than 16,000 litres of milk and 900 litres of diesel leaking into stormwater drains illuminated environmental issues at a Norco milk facility on the Gold Coast, labelled disturbing by a water quality expert.

Thousands of litres of milk and diesel spilt into Qld waterways. That was the start of the toxic problems

A truck fire at a Gold Coast dairy co-op lifted the lid on environmental issues described as “very concerning” by a water quality expert.

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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 4d

Good morning, here's what's making news in Brisbane today.

A man accused of murder ambushed and repeatedly stabbed his uncle due to “disgust” over his second marriage to a close family member, a jury has been told.

Brisbane man lured to death over ‘forbidden’ marriage, jury told

A man disgusted with his uncle ambushed and fatally stabbed the restaurant owner over what he perceived to be incest, a jury has been told.

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Brisbane Times @brisbanetimes.bsky.social · 5d

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‘I’m on a unity ticket with Adam Reynolds’: Suncorp Stadium to get major Olympic upgrade, premier confirms

David Crisafulli says the “spiritual home of rugby league” will get more seats and a boost in quality before it appears on the world stage.

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Suncorp Stadium will get major upgrades in the lead-up to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, with Premier David Crisafulli promising more seats would be built at the “spiritual home of rugby league”.