Good morning, welcome to Brisbane Times’ live news coverage for Friday, June 13. Today we can expect a sunny day and a top temperature of 19 degrees.
In this morning’s local headlines:
The Dolphins’ cyclone-affected fixture against South Sydney has been rescheduled for later this month – just a few hours after the Broncos v Warriors match is due to end. It could be Caxton Street’s biggest day in years. As many as 100,000 could pass through the stadium precinct on the day – almost double an Origin crowd.
A major investigation can reveal that firms with convict connections gained AWU backing to win lucrative work on the $300 million Centenary Bridge Upgrade project in Brisbane, as well as the $4 billion Golden Plains Wind Farm project in Victoria.
The Future South Bank Master Plan sets out the “vision, rationale and strategies to foster a precinct that is greener, livelier and more inclusive”.Credit: Urbis Ltd
Plans to upgrade South Bank have won the endorsement of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, winning three 2025 AILA Queensland Awards.
A woman accused of luring young people to Australia from Papua New Guinea on fake scholarships, and instead forcing them to work on farms, was arrested at Brisbane Airport and charged.
One of Brisbane’s most influential bakeries will close this weekend.
And test your local, national and international news knowledge with this week’s multiple-choice challenge.
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