Brisbane news live: Trio bitten by dingoes on K’gari | Valley tower set to squeeze in another 167 rooms | Dutton sidesteps questions on the Lodge

Brisbane Airport has released a new look to mark its centenary, retiring its existing branding 13 years after it was introduced.

The new logo consists of two coloured ribbons, vaguely in the shape of a ‘B’, with the name of the airport alongside.

Brisbane Airport Corporation brand marketing head Sarah Whyte said the 100-year milestone was the perfect opportunity to introduce a new look.

“For decades, jet streams have been part of our logo, and that continues in the new brandmark through the ‘ribbons’ you see, although there’s a greater sense of motion and freedom now,” she said.

“And the colours of the ribbons reflect the transformation from land, over sea to sky, mirroring the experience of taking off for a flight.”

Whyte said it probably would not mean a lot to passengers, whose impression of the airport would come from their own travelling experience.

“But the logo does have an impact on our own people, the nearly 20,000 people who work on site, and our partners,” she said.

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Star Entertainment has confirmed it failed to secure a $940 million funding lifeline from investment company Salter Brothers needed to ensure its survival, putting it at risk of collapse yet again.

Star said it is seeking funding from other sources, including a proposed equity injection from US casino group Bally’s Corporation, but won’t say how long it has before it runs out of cash.

“The withdrawal of the refinancing proposal follows extensive engagement by the Star with Salter Brother Capital and relevant third parties,” Star said in a statement to the ASX on Wednesday.

Star said there remains “material uncertainty as to the group’s ability to continue as a going concern”.

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Former Labor powerbroker Mark Arbib has been unveiled as the new chief executive of the Australian Olympic Committee.

Arbib, who has served on the AOC executive since 2016, will replace outgoing chief executive Matt Carroll, whose eight-year tenure ends next month at the organisation’s annual general meeting.

Arbib, who served as president of Athletics Australia for six years from 2015 to 2021, edged out former Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley and Commonwealth Games Australia president Ben Houston for one of the most significant roles in Australian sport.

During his time in parliament, Arbib held several ministerial portfolios, including as minister for sport and assistant treasurer, before his resignation from politics in 2012.

The 53-year-old former Labor senator was a key figure in the 2010 coup against Kevin Rudd that saw the prime minister ousted for Julia Gillard.

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Labor will ignite a political fight over wages by urging the workplace regulator to order a real increase in pay for 2.6 million workers, reviving a central dispute from the last election and challenging the Coalition to match the move.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will move today to back the increase in the minimum wage in the same way he campaigned for a $1 boost to the hourly rate three years ago despite strong objections from employers.

But the call for a pay rise will not come with a specific target and will not canvass the funding needed for employers to cover the costs, given that the higher wages would be paid by industry rather than taxpayers.

The government’s position on the minimum wage, to be made in a formal submission to the Fair Work Commission today, revives the dispute from the 2022 campaign when then-prime minister Scott Morrison called Albanese a “loose unit” for backing the pay rise.

The commission is independent of government and is not required to give special weight to Labor’s submission.

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The developers of a residential tower next to the heritage-listed Fortitude Valley Police Station want to increase the rooming accommodation on offer.

Under Queensland legislation, rooming accommodation is usually defined as a bedroom and bathroom, available for rent, with communal kitchen and living facilities elsewhere.

In updated plans submitted to Brisbane City Council, the developers of 458 Wickham Street have removed offices and short-term accommodation and made other changes to squeeze in another floor.

That would increase the proportion of rooming accommodation in 458 Wickham Street from 50 per cent to 87.5 per cent, and the number of rentals from 207 to 374.

The developers argue that “in response to the evolving residential market demand for longer-term accommodation” the plans must evolve to “create a unique community-like hub for future tenants”.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, the member for Dickson, north of Brisbane, has batted away questions about where he would live as prime minister.

“I don’t think it matters where I am,” he says.

The issue has assumed significance in light of Dutton’s pledge to force federal public servants to work from the office full-time should the Coalition win the election.

The hosts of Triple M Breakfast’s morning show asked Dutton whether he would be the first Australian prime minister to work from home after he said on Monday that he would choose to live at Kirribilli House in Sydney rather than the Lodge in Canberra.

“I try and go for a walk or gym each morning,” he said, describing his morning routine without addressing the question directly. He added that he is a devotee of meditation.

“Wherever you are, wherever you’re living, it doesn’t matter,” he said.

Dutton declined to address similar questions at a press conference in Melbourne as he stayed focused on his message about rail funding.

The rain has returned to the River City.

Today the Bureau of Meteorology predicts a 95 per cent chance of precipitation for Brisbane, with up to 35 millimetres to fall – in other words, have your umbrella handy. At least the top temperature will be a cool 23 degrees, so it won’t be muggy.

While tomorrow is also forecast to be wet, the bureau says the amount of rainfall will be only a few millimetres. Here’s the outlook: