It may no longer stop the nation, but the Melbourne Cup did slightly delay Brisbane City Council on Tuesday.

The first meeting in more than a month started 90 minutes later than usual to allow representatives and staff to watch the famous horse race.

The decision had decades of precedent under both major parties, but attracted pushback from at least one councillor who saw it as inappropriate.

While the council took a few weeks’ break, the Lord Mayor travelled to a cities summit in Dubai. Credit: Adrian Schrinner/LinkedIn

“We know there’s a big movement saying ‘Nup to the Cup’, but, not only that, it just shows us the priorities of the LNP,” Greens representative for the Gabba ward, Trina Massey, told this masthead.

“We’re talking about very big decisions that the council is going

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