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If you’d like to vote in an election in which you have some (albeit slim) chance of influencing the final result, then get to a polling station on the Queen St Mall in the next few weeks and vote for … Continue reading →

Nearly two in five Queensland households have rainwater tanks, according to new ABS data (Qld Water and Energy Use and Conservation): There were 628,900 households in Queensland in October 2009 with a rainwater tank at their dwelling. This represented 38% … Continue reading →

The Murray Darling Basin Plan, due for release sometime this year, is expected by many to include large reductions in water allocations across the Basin, with potentially adverse impacts on irrigated agriculture, including cotton, which is a major contributor to … Continue reading →

The greater Brisbane region passed a milestone population of 2 million people in 2008-09, according to data featured in the ABS’s Qld Stats publication released yesterday: During the year to June 2009, Brisbane statistical division reached the population milestone of … Continue reading →

Driving through Camira and Springfield last weekend, I was struck by how strong the support for the Broncos rugby league team is out in the Ipswich region, with many fans flying small Broncos flags from their cars.  Hence the NRL … Continue reading →

Brisbane’s Lord Mayor Campbell Newman is an optimistic man.  In a lunchtime talk today at the University of Queensland’s downturn offices on Queen St, Mr Newman argued that the population challenges the greater Brisbane region is facing over the next … Continue reading →

ABC News 24 is launching Thursday week (22 July), but it’s still unclear why we need a publicly funded 24 hour news channel, when the ABC already offers extensive coverage of breaking news stories – as do the commercial channels, … Continue reading →

Following news that the number of trips on Brisbane buses increased 6.5% over the last twelve months, the Lord Mayor called on other SEQ councils to help pay for Brisbane’s bus system: Campbell Newman demands SEQ councils help pay for … Continue reading →

Anyone who has queued for a cab after a night on the town in Brisbane knows there are not enough taxis (and forget about catching a cab on New Year’s Eve).  While you have to expect delays during peak periods, … Continue reading →

The Brisbane Times reports today that Brisbane rentals are a tenants’ market: Tenants may be spared rental hikes this year, despite predictions demand for rental properties would soar in 2010. New figures published by RP Data show average weekly house … Continue reading →