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'Deeply disturbing': Driver bashed on South Brisbane bus
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Police have launched an investigation after a driver was repeatedly punched while trying to remove a passenger from his bus in South Brisbane.
Brisbane's lord mayor labelled the assault in South Brisbane 'deeply disturbing' and vowed to lobby the state government to ban repeat offenders from public transport.
Video footage posted to community Facebook page Brisbane Incident Alerts shows a bus driver trying to remove a man from a bus, allegedly for refusing to pay the 50-cent fare.
The passenger responds by punching the driver repeatedly in the shoulder and arm, stopping briefly to leave the bus before returning and punching him in the head.
Queensland Police have confirmed an investigation has been launched, and urged anyone with information to come forward.
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner reposted footage of the assault on Instagram with a caption that read: 'This kind of behaviour is deeply disturbing and has no place in our city.
6.35am
While you were sleeping
Here's what's making news further afield this morning:
The US has launched an assault on three nuclear sites in Iran, bringing the US directly into a conflict that threatens to escalate in the Middle East.
When Donald Trump announced he might take as long as two weeks to decide on Iran, the ruse was already well under way. Within two days, under the cover of darkness, he struck.
Follow our live coverage of the developing story here.
In other news,
British Airways and Singapore Airlines have cancelled flights to the Persian Gulf, increasing aviation disruptions in the region after the US struck three nuclear sites in Iran and Tehran vowed to retaliate.
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One week out from the end of the financial year, analysts are predicting a strong annual performance for superannuation funds despite a year of market volatility caused by President Donald Trump's trade war and escalating conflict in the Middle East.
And Australian rock icons AC/DC will head home to Australia in November, marking their first shows Down Under in nearly a decade.
6.19am
The top stories this morning
Good morning, welcome to Brisbane Times' live news coverage for Monday, June 23. Today we can expect showers and a top temperature of 23 degrees.
In this morning's local headlines:
Queensland's most controversial premier was 'God', National Party leader David Littleproud says in a new documentary on Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen. MP Bob Katter has other views, which aren't nearly as flattering.
More and more of us are turning to Dr Google to get to the bottom of whatever ails us. But while taking an interest in one's health is a positive thing, reporter Cameron Atfield found – much to his relief – that self-diagnosis is a mug's game.
The embattled head of Queensland's state-run forensic testing lab has less than a week to explain why she should not be removed from the job. Attorney-General Deb Frecklington suspended Forensic Science Queensland director Dr Linzi Wilson-Wilde late on Friday, pending a show cause notice for her removal.
Workers who participated in union protests in Brisbane last week will be docked pay, the premier says as the actions of some in the crowd drew condemnation from both sides of politics.
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