Brisbane is being asked to grow up—literally—as plans for much taller neighbourhoods move forward while transport, services and household budgets try to keep pace.

This week, we unpack what proposed 50-storey height limits in Bowen Hills could actually deliver, along with separate changes around Carindale, Indooroopilly and Nundah.

We also examine why Queensland’s $750,000 price cap may put a $30,000 grant beyond the reach of many first-home buyers, who’ll be allowed to use Moreton Bay’s new campground for people experiencing homelessness, and what two very different council financial headlines really tell us.

There’s also Queensland’s credit-rating downgrade, Brisbane’s $15 million AI traffic-light trial, the push to extend Brisbane Metro to Capalaba, major school-holiday rail closures and a new international departure area at Brisbane Airport.