Brisbane morning briefing

Star ignored pleas before casino death: urgent fix sought

Morning, Brisbane. 13 degrees and clear, a good one to get out in. Here is Tuesday's news.

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‘Urgent attention’: The desperate emails Star ignored before a tragic death
Eight months before a 24-year-old took her own life at Brisbane's newest casino, a manager pleaded for a "major and obvious" vulnerability to be fixed, in emails that were ignored. The matter was described as needing "urgent attention".
brisbanetimes.com.au
Transport success at Brisbane 2032 won’t hinge on buses or trains: FIFA planner
A FIFA transport planner says Brisbane 2032's real test will not hinge on extra buses or trains, but on seamless real-time data that serves the city for decades to come.
brisbanetimes.com.au
‘Optimistic’: The rundown 1920s mansion valued at $27,000 a square metre – and the hire that followed
The 25-year-old son of billionaire accused tax cheat Phillip Dong Fang Lee has raised eyebrows with his latest hire to his private investment office, and is linked to a rundown 1920s mansion valued at $27,000 a square metre.
brisbanetimes.com.au
ASX set to retreat as Wall Street slides; Oil prices climb after US strike on Iranian sites
The price of oil rose and stocks fell on Wall Street after the US launched its first military action in a month against Iran, with the ASX set to retreat.
brisbanetimes.com.au
AI threatens to unleash global market downturn, top central banker warns
Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, has warned of a severe downturn in global stock markets if the AI bubble bursts.
brisbanetimes.com.au

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