Two workers are crushed to death by a concrete panel that collapsed at a construction site at Eagle Farm Racecourse in the northern Brisbane suburb of Ascot.
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Brisbane Lions receive AFL draft priority pick, currently number 19, after 17th-placed finish
The AFL hands Brisbane a lifeline in the form of a priority pick in this year’s draft after another dismal season.
Data drought: Rural Australians find alternative ways to get online despite Sky Muster rollout
Small telcos in regional Australia are finding a way around the data drought, by setting up fixed wireless networks that broadcast a signal to paying customers in town from high elevation points like grain silos, bucket elevators and buildings.
CFMEU calls for change to industrial law after Brisbane racetrack deaths
A union safety official says the deaths of two construction workers at Brisbane’s Eagle Farm Racecourse are another example of why Queensland must make industrial manslaughter an offence.
Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory draw 1-1 as Luke DeVere provides late heroics
A last-gasp goal from defender Luke DeVere earns Brisbane Roar a dramatic 1-1 draw against Melbourne Victory in the A-League’s season opener at Lang Park.
Brisbane concrete slab tragedy: Racing officials express sympathies over workers' deaths
Brisbane Racing Club expresses its sympathies to the family and friends of two men who were killed on a construction site at its racetrack and pledge to recognise the men.
Meatworkers incomes slashed as processors struggle for cattle
Meatworkers at a southern Queensland meatworks are preparing for their third ‘food pantry’ to support fellow workers doing it tough.
Rob and Angie Watson-meatworkers doing it tough
Residents voice anger about scrapped $800m Logan public housing renewal project
The scrapping of a massive public housing renewal project at Logan, south of Brisbane, leaves some people feeling angry and “kicked in the guts”.
Machete-wielding man robs Wynnum cafe on Brisbane's bayside
A man armed with a machete robs a cafe in Tingal Road at Wynnum Central on Brisbane’s bayside, police say.