Tony Moore
Tony Moore is a senior reporter for brisbanetimes.com.au.
Reveal bus services changes, transport minister told
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.
Victoria Bridge our 'weakest link', say transport experts
Tony Moore Four more public transport figures have backed calls for cars - and in some cases buses - to be banned Brisbane's Victoria Bridge.
Call for unemployed to get transport discounts
Tony Moore Queensland's two major political parties have rejected calls to offer the unemployed public transport concessions to help them find work.
Councillors on the plonkism
Tony Moore Labor called it "plonkism", but Brisbane's City Council's Liberal National Party administration on Tuesday approved the Queensland government's 45-storey William Street development.
Inland rail likely to trump Cross River under Abbott
Tony Moore A $4.7 billion plan for an inland freight rail line from Melbourne to Brisbane via Parkes and Toowoomba will push aside Brisbane’s Cross River Rail project, Shadow Infrastructure Minister Warren...
Nurses union wants talks in wake of attack
Tony Moore The Queensland Nurses Union will urgently write to Queensland Health today seeking urgent talks over statewide nurse safety after two chilling abduction attempts near Princess Alexandra Hospital over...
BCC to challenge 'ceiling height' on CBD
Tony Moore Brisbane City Council wants to make the take-offs at Brisbane Airport steeper and ask carriers to bear the extra fuel costs of about $1 million a year.
Airport ducks height change proposal
Tony Moore Brisbane Airport Corporation has dodged questions about a proposal yesterday by Brisbane City Council to increase the heights of buildings in the city heart from 274 metres to 300 metres.
Union to fight power asset sales
Tony Moore and Marissa Calligeros Queensland’s electricty union has declared it will campaign against any sell-off of government-owned energy suppliers in the government’s marginal seats.
Joh's Stradbroke land-for-bridge plan
Tony Moore The Bjelke-Petersen government considered gifting 800 hectares of prime crown land on North Stradbroke Island to developers in order to build a bridge across Moreton Bay, a 1982 cabinet document...
Caltabiano paid $130,000 for doing nothing
Tony Moore Stood-aside senior public servant Michael Caltabiano will have earned about $130,000 for doing nothing by the time Parliament sits again on February 12.
Revised case to be made for range crossing project
Tony Moore The man pushed aside to make room for troubled LNP figure Michael Caltabiano will announce a revised business case for Queensland's $1.5 billion Second Range Crossing project next month.
Bikeway axed for Centenary Motorway widening
Tony Moore The Centenary Motorway out to Springfield will be widened by two lanes by 2014, but seven kilometres of proposed bikeway will be axed, state Transport Minister Scott Emerson said.
Anxious weekend for public servants
Tony Moore Close to 2000 Transport and Main Roads staff will have a restless weekend after finding out they will be told by telephone on Tuesday – the day of the Queensland budget – whether they still have a...
Queensland Health takes brunt of redundancies
Tony Moore More than 4100 Queensland Health employees will be paid redundancies, the Newman government revealed as it detailed the 14,000 public service jobs to go in one of the largest-ever transformations of...
Airport Link awaiting safety green light
Tony Moore Brisbane’s Airport Link tunnel will not open tonight, tunnel operators Brisconnections confirmed this afternoon.
Indooroopilly's future: Tall buildings, outdoor dining and possibly a new bridge
Tony Moore Buildings up to 20 storeys will allowed near Indooroopilly shopping centre and Indooroopilly train station under the draft neighbourhood plan passed last night by Brisbane City Council.
Council backs study into bridge plan
Tony Moore Brisbane City Council has unanimously backed a feasibility study into Lord Mayor Graham Quirk's green bridge proposal to combat congestion in the CBD.
Tell him he's 'dreaming': mayor's bold bridge plan dismissed
Tony Moore Transport Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk has today poured cold water on Brisbane City Council’s ambitious plans to build a second 'green bridge' to ease congestion.
City Hall looks to future with nod to past
Tony Moore More than 250 City Hall workers watched on today as a landmark moment in Brisbane's history was recreated.
