8 h. ago Who was the last PM to win a second term? Take the Brisbane Times Quiz

Can you tick the right boxes with this week’s knowledge test on local and international news?

Politics

8 h. ago Perry Park upgrade expected to be agreed to in ‘near future’

Negotiations between Football Queensland and the state government over an upgrade to Perry Park may soon bear fruit, with hints from the Brisbane Roar its billionaire owners might be willing to help cover the cost.

Politics

8 h. ago ‘Breaks the soul’: Homeless tents cleared from Brisbane park by police

David Hurding says he has been a roadie for Metallica, Coldplay and Rihanna. He’s now homeless, camping in Musgrave Park – but not for long.

Events

8 h. ago I can’t take my eyes off my husband’s ‘rival’. Is this more than a dalliance?

My husband’s nemesis knows all my secrets, my passwords and bank accounts and has access to my emails. He controls my diary. But I can’t walk away.

Politics

10 h. ago A pilot’s account of his wife’s death – and what police think happened

Court documents detail events on the night Frances Crawford died, based on police interviews, phone messages, and tracking data from her husband’s Garmin device.

Events

11 h. ago Tom Sherry keen to capitalise again on opportunity in The Coast

Irish jockey Tom Sherry is pleased to be back aboard in-form galloper Depth Of Character as he chases another victory in The Coast.

Politics

11 h. ago Lord Mayor says new Visy site plans still allow for ‘South Bank 2.0’

Brisbane LNP Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has backed in his state party colleagues’ plans for the riverside Visy recycling factory at South Brisbane, despite being a vocal supporter of the former Labor government’s now-abandoned vision for the site.

Politics

11 h. ago Accused killer admits leaving body to ‘rot forever’ on Brisbane balcony

Crown prosecutor Chris Cook presented Chinese national Yang Zho with photos of his alleged victim’s body after it had been sealed for 10 months in a tool box.

Events

12 h. ago Star chef Shannon Kellam proves there’s life after Montrachet

In a new role seemingly custom-made for the former restaurant owner, he talks about finding happiness and purpose after the tribulations of 2024.

Politics

20 h. ago Brisbane news live: Queensland politicians get a pay rise | Three dead after house fire, as two more children lose fight for life

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Politics

23 h. ago At my dream job in the ’80s, the chauvinism surprised me: I blame early zoologists

When Ema Walraven became a zookeeper in the 1980s, she found the attitudes to women positively Darwinian.

Society

23 h. ago Julie knew something was wrong. Finally, with a hand over her face, Sarah told her

After testifying at a rape trial, Sarah Rosenberg, supported by her lawyer mum Julie, has founded an online resource for victims of sexual violence.

Politics

23 h. ago Sippenham is meant for locals only – but it won’t stay that way for long

A new pasta and wine bar is the most exciting thing to happen in an oft-overlooked inner west suburb since the Metro.

Politics

23 h. ago The huge amount it costs now to sell one home and buy another

Costs linked to selling a home and buying another are at record highs, prompting some already in the market to stay put rather than take on the added expense of moving.

Economics

23 h. ago Don’t know what to call it? Just say ‘thing’. Everyone else does

From 10 Things I Hate About You to TikTok trends, the thing about thing is it’s everywhere.

Politics

23 h. ago ‘Experts at reading graffiti in toilets’: Renewed rage over ABC election panel

Noses are well and truly out of joint after we revealed an ABC guest thought its coverage was “unwatchable drivel”.

Politics

23 h. ago Etihad to squeeze luxurious first class on to its smallest planes

While Jetstar and other carriers go no-frills with the new single-aisle Airbus, Etihad is going the opposite way with first and business class beds on board.

Politics

23 h. ago Lesson for the Liberals: do the opposite of what Peta Credlin says

Victoria was fertile ground for a coherent and considered Coalition pitch to voters. Driving a truck with Jacinta Allan’s face plastered on it wasn’t it.

Politics

23 h. ago Once the pinnacle of luxury, these 10 hotels now sit abandoned

The great and the good were once lured to these dead five-stars, but now they are eerily derelict – though some could yet be reborn.

Politics

23 h. ago ‘Indefensible’: Murderer accidentally given day release without grieving mother being told

Grace Donato’s daughter Adriana was killed with a hunting knife by her ex-boyfriend in 2012. Grace discovered by chance that the killer had been allowed out on day release.

Events