Fog blanketed parts of Brisbane early this morning, with CBD buildings still shrouded in the haze. The Bureau of Meteorology issued a fog warning to motorists, saying: “Reduced visibility in fog will make road conditions dangerous during Monday in the Brisbane area, particularly over western suburbs.” In other news: Thanks for joining us for today’s blog.

The city can expect another beautiful, mostly sunny, day after some morning fog, and a maximum of 25 degrees. In our top stories, Labor’s latest effort to ease cost-of-living pressures will see from August 5. linking with a CityCat terminal and a busy bikeway are so bad, some people avoid travelling that way.

in stamp duty, but the government says that windfall is being reinvested to make housing more affordable. to perform pointless or unrelated tasks causes stress and can hurt productivity, Queensland research has found. And in sport, a day that was billed as the final audition for a host of State of Origin hopefuls instead became the , in the Broncos’ shock loss to the Titans.

And Billy Slater is set to benefit from Queensland’s State of Origin stability, with the Maroons to take.