Katherine Feeney

Katherine Feeney

Katherine Feeney heads the urban affairs desk for brisbanetimes.com.au. She is also one of Australia’s leading commentators on sex, love, dating and relationships via her popular blog CityKat.

Brisbane's population loss is Gold Coast's gain

Katherine Feeney Inner-city Brisbane ranks up there with the outback as a place Queenslanders are keen to move away from, according to a census summary report released by the Queensland Treasury Department.

Girl in hospital after poisoning

A toddler.

Katherine Feeney A girl remains seriously ill in hospital after allegedly being poisoned by her mother.

Reveal bus services changes, transport minister told

Brisbane bus routes are under the microscope.

Tony Moore and Katherine Feeney Pressure is mounting on the Transport Minister Scott Emerson to announce changes to southeast Queensland's busways before the university semester begins.

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Taxi fare gouge warning

taxi gouge

Katherine Feeney Taxi passengers should be on alert for drivers demanding hefty upfront fees this Christmas.

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Queensland TAFEs face uncertain future

TAFE.

Katherine Feeney A 40 per cent reduction in the number Queensland TAFEs is one of the more contentious recommendations made to Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek in an interim report set to seal the sector's...

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Fare satisfaction up but has long way to go

TransLink

Katherine Feeney Commuter satisfaction with TransLink fares edged higher in the past four months, according to figures released today, but the score of 50 out of 100 remains well short of benchmarks.

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Tunnels the 'result of poor planning'

airport link

Katherine Feeney As Brisbane's $1.5 billion Legacy Way tunnel project reaches another milestone, top infrastructure minds say governments need to act now to avoid the “last resort” of going underground...

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Taking care of equality

Morgan and David

Katherine Feeney Going back into the closet after decades living freely is a very real prospect for some of about 25,000 same-sex-attracted over-65s in greater Brisbane looking into aged-care.

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What Brisbane's 'Big Brother' has seen

camera

Katherine Feeney Brisbane's 'Big Brother' surveillance network is watching and working, according to figures obtained by brisbanetimes.com.au.

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Mine sex work a hot bed of controversy

Prostitute

Katherine Feeney Minerals aren't the only source of riches driving regional Queensland's fly-in, fly-out workforce, with touring sex workers also reportedly cashing in on the resources boom.

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Galaxy of stars greet new complex

Rowland

Katherine Feeney As if Seal, Michael Bolton and Tony Bennett weren't enough, Jupiters on the Gold Coast has announced Destiny's Child songstress Kelly Rowland as latest in a galaxy of stars booked for the casino's...