Good morning and welcome to Brisbane Times’ live news blog for Wednesday, September 24. Today we can expect a sunny day with a maximum temperature of 26 degrees.
In this morning’s local headlines:
The man at the centre of an embattled Brisbane kindergarten has ignored four attempts by the regulatory authority to meet this week, as parents fear the chaos will spoil their kids’ final term before school.
Towards the top of a hill, where million-dollar homes look onto Mount Coot-tha, one house down a long driveway is at the centre of an investigation. Counter-terrorism police watch dozens of teens like Max Belter. The case raises questions about the increasing threat of radicalisation and how vulnerable young people are to indoctrination.
Arvind Ajay Singh had been working as an educator in a childcare centre before rape charges were laid.
Australia’s Home Affairs Department is facing serious questions about why it allowed accused Queensland child rapist Arvind Singh to leave the country before he was due to stand trial.
The corporate watchdog has accused insurance giant RACQ of lying to half a million customers about savings by providing false information on insurance premiums.
Logan’s mayor has taken his council’s vision for an Olympic ballpark to Asia in a bid to attract investors to build the stadium in time for the 2032 Games.

Lindsay Selby, the driver of a bus that killed teenager Tia Cameron, leaves Brisbane Magistrates Court.Credit: William Davis
The Brisbane man who was behind the wheel of an out-of-control bus that killed a teenage girl last year has a long wait ahead to find out if he’ll be convicted of a crime.
In sport, the Brisbane Lions had a compelling reason to avoid the traditional premiership hangover, and for two men who had to sit out last year’s grand final due to injuries, it’s about to pay off.
And when Reece Walsh was asked how the Broncos planned to thwart their great conqueror – Panthers star Nathan Cleary – he offered a simple yet confident response: “How does he deal with us?”
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