A Joby electric air taxi approaching the Downtown Skyport in New York last month.

‘No longer science fiction’:Gold Coast joins race for flying taxis

A new deal with Skyports will see “vertiports” built on council land,though Mayor Tom Tate isn’t ready to hand the controls to a robot just yet.

  • Cameron Atfield

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Urban Utilities chief executive Paul Arnold.

SEQ water boss to step down after three years at the helm

Paul Arnold was appointed chief executive of the government-owned corporation Urban Utilities in 2022,and will leave in October this year.

  • Julius Dennis
Patients at Prince Charles Hospital now have the chance of living a longer,healthier life with a major facility upgrade.

Mind the byelection for Metro North chief in curious committee call-up

This week in our Queensland public sector column,Public Circus details a health service’s political run-in,a council’s AI warning,Powerlink’s (coming) new boss,and more.

  • Matt Dennien
Natalie Taylor says the flood maps have unfairly affected her land.

Natalie had grand plans for her home. Then the flood maps changed

The updated maps,already reviewed twice,are being looked at again by an independent adviser as the council deals with the fallout of the widespread changes.

  • Julius Dennis
A Google Maps view of the proposed Weinam Creek multi-storey carpark and shopping centre site at Redland Bay.

LNP donors scored meeting about plans for rival supermarket

Internal emails shed new light on the lead-up to a council’s decision to derail a development that would have competed with the Russell Island IGA.

  • Matt Dennien
Brisbane City Councillor Nicole Johnstone.

Nicole Johnston used to be a Liberal. Now she’s Brisbane City Council’s biggest critic

Nicole Johnston used to be a Liberal. Now she’s the council’s biggest critic,and believes the Schrinner administration is failing Brisbane.

  • William Davis
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John Freeman and Brett Raguse say council did not follow the law.

Former mayor and MP accuse council of ‘illegal’ flood map

They say the council skipped steps to avoid public scrutiny when updating their flood maps which lead to massive insurance bills.

  • Julius Dennis
The Redland City Council CEO job pays more than $500,000.

‘They think confidential means embarrassing’:Leaks reveal fresh details of how council CEO was hired

The council recently went through a restructure that a risk expert said could undermine transparency,and has refused to release documents that would shed light on the recruitment process.

  • Julius Dennis
The chicken farm in Mount Cotton.

Developers eye off land around chicken farm for rapid growth

The local council has met with two developers pushing for a fast-tracked transformation from rural farmland to urban sprawl.

  • Julius Dennis
Tate stopped off at Mar-a-Lago during a month long trip.

Ratepayers foot bill for mayor’s flights on Trump resort trip

However,the mayor’s register of interests shows the US president’s business paid for him to stay at the resort shortly before plans for Trump Tower were announced,as well as covering other expenses.

  • Julius Dennis