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Rail lines across Brisbane and the south-east will remain closed for several additional days following strikes over the long weekend.

Key train lines to remain closed for rest of month

Buses will replace trains for up to four additional days on key Brisbane commuter routes, with tracks in the city’s south opening in May.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt

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The Commission of Inquiry into the CFMEU wanted to speak to the men at future hearings.

Images released of protesters linked to brawl on Cross River Rail site

The CFMEU Inquiry has released images of 15 men it claimed were present at an Annerley worksite on May 1, 2024, shortly before a violent confrontation.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Cross River Rail Delivery Authority chief executive Graeme Newton.

Cross River Rail boss warns of year-long delay as unions take action

The delivery authority chief says planned industrial action over the long weekend could potentially delay the multibillion-dollar project by another year.

  • Cameron Atfield
Don Johnson, who held roles at CPB until early this year – including as executive general manager from 2018, along with chief operating officer from 2022 – appeared before the inquiry on Thursday.

State role ‘swayed the negotiating balance’ in Cross River Rail talks

Former CPB executive Don Johnson also told a Queensland inquiry the contractor “had to” hire CFMEU safety reps to end the union’s 2023 project lockdown.

  • Matt Dennien
Cross River Rail Delivery Authority chief executive Graeme Newton gave during his day-and-a-half in the Queensland CFMEU inquiry witness box this week.

How the CFMEU tried to, and did, influence Qld’s biggest rail project

Cross River Rail boss Graeme Newton has told a state inquiry of the union’s extensive pressure campaign, including the early sidelining of a key internal critic.

  • Matt Dennien
Precision Group is planning a new tower behind the Victory Hotel in Brisbane.

Last drinks for the beer garden: 51-storey tower planned for Victory Hotel

Owners of Brisbane’s historic Victory Hotel have revealed plans for a slender 51-storey tower to rise above the pub, transforming its popular beer garden site.

  • Cameron Atfield
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The Albert Street Cross River Rail Station has a mezzanine level 25 metres below the surface, a platform 32 metres deep, and is rose-gold themed.

Inside Cross River Rail’s latest tunnel breakthrough

Construction for the major Brisbane rail project has a finish line, but as some parts of the build open next year, its finished stations will sit unused until 2029.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Cross River Rail is the single biggest piece of infrastructure under construction in Queensland.

Worker shortfall threatens Queensland’s infrastructure pipeline

A new report paints a grim picture of the state’s readiness to deliver Brisbane 2032, with tens of thousands more workers needed next year.

  • Cameron Atfield
Workers at Roma Street welcome the first train through Brisbane’s Cross River Rail last year.

Regulator won’t wear blame for Cross River Rail delay

Australia’s rail regulator has distanced itself from Transport Minister’s claims it would need two years to sign off on Cross River Rail, after yet another delay.

  • Cameron Atfield
The priority development area as shown on a map of Woolloongabba in Brisbane.

Thousands of extra homes to be built in plan to transform inner Brisbane suburbs

Up to 16,000 new homes will be permitted within the 106-hectare area, taking in parts of four suburbs.

  • William Davis