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Thank you for joining us for today’s live news blog. Brisbane can expect showers amid a partly cloudy day, with a maximum of 28 degrees.In our top local stories, there was not a lot of good news for Labor after Saturday’s elections, with major swings to the LNP in the two byelections and to the Greens in several Brisbane council wards.Meanwhile, the century-old two-party system in Brisbane’s City Hall has been firmly turned on its head with the continued rise of The Greens.
In today’s Perspective column, Brisbane Times editor Sean Parnell writes that these 48 hours that will see a political reset and a restart to the Olympics buildup. Reporter Felicity Caldwell, meanwhile, explains how she has been stacking her cutlery drawer incorrectly for years. In Brisbane this week, Gladys Knight, Ghostbusters and Mars explorers are among some of the things to enjoy.In sport, Australia has a genuine Super Rugby contender with the impressive form so far of the Queensland Reds.
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