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A University of Queensland survey of 1000 people found the majority supported Brisbane hosting the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games but few planned to attend the opening or closing ceremonies.

Travellers could ‘opt in’ for a lower emissions hotel room and go without single-use shampoo and conditioner, daily towels or room cleaning in an innovative plan by ¹ú²ú̽»¨ researchers to make tourism more eco-friendly.

The man who tended the mammoth grounds of ¹ú²ú̽»¨â€™s Gatton campus for more than 4 decades finished his career the same way it began – clearing the destruction and debris of a major weather event.

As ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred loomed over South-East Queensland last week, eagle-eyed Brisbane residents might have spotted hulking yellow boxes appearing at key traffic intersections.