6 h. ago I went from high school dropout to professor. What I did next shocked my colleagues

I had an unfortunate knack for finding work environments that were completely inappropriate for me as a young person, but a diagnosis explained a lot.

Events

25 h. ago Australians arrested over alleged plot to arm rebels who kidnapped Kiwi pilot

The two men, from Queensland and NSW, also allegedly discussed sourcing Australian military weapons for the West Papua insurgents. 

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40 h. ago Joh’s cops arrested their drummer ‘because he was black’. Forty years on, these punk icons are back

The Dead Kennedys’ 1983 visit to Brisbane is the stuff of legend. Now, fans are abuzz once more as the punk pioneers return.

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41 h. ago The moment that shaped a nurse’s mission to heal through research

Natalie Bradford spent 15 years as a paediatric cancer nurse helping children and their families through the hardest times of their lives.

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42 h. ago ‘Inappropriate to be a minister’: Labor seizes on Gerber staff turnover

Labor has seized on revelations that Laura Gerber, who has the crucial youth justice portfolio, had recently lost her third chief of staff since December.

Politics

48 h. ago ‘I’m always under persecution’: Palmer defends himself in fraud case

Billionaire Clive Palmer’s human rights might have been impeded in his Queensland fraud case because prosecutors failed to disclose documents against him for years, a magistrate has ruled. 

Politics

48 h. ago The Queensland school with the best (and healthiest) tuckshop meals

From hiding vegetables to playing with them, the state’s 2025 tuckshop recipe awards have produced a colourful line-up – and creative winner.

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50 h. ago Brisbane news live: Thief steals and crashes hearse, driver trapped in other vehicle | Accused food truck police chase driver identified | Trump praises ‘good man’ Albanese

For today’s news updates as they happen in Brisbane and beyond, follow us here.

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50 h. ago Brisbane news live: Queensland’s top cop back on the job | Thief steals and crashes hearse | Accused food truck police chase driver identified

For today’s news updates as they happen in Brisbane and beyond, follow us here.

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51 h. ago A man has been arrested in Queensland over allegedly stealing a hearse

A man has been arrested after allegedly stealing hearse from a Queensland funeral home and crashing it.

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53 h. ago Brisbane news live: Accused food truck police chase driver identified | Trump praises ‘good man’ Albanese

For today’s news updates as they happen in Brisbane and beyond, follow us here.

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55 h. ago Accusations fly as row kicks off over redrawing election map

The LNP says Labor’s submission is “sloppy and unfeasible”, as one former minister shared her fears that “the clock is ticking on a gerrymander”.

Politics

64 h. ago Hopes sink for Brisbane International Cruise Terminal brand protection

The Port of Brisbane has failed in its attempt to protect its trademark for the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal, despite it featuring prominently atop the $158 million facility for more than three years.

Politics

67 h. ago Brisbane teen charged over ISIS beheading video, explosives released on bail

He allegedly had chemicals in his bedroom cupboard to build explosives, and possessed dozens of nationalist and racist violent extremist documents, a court has been told.

Events

68 h. ago The brisket sanger that might be the best we’ve eaten in Brisbane

Sarni’s creators say they aim to make a meal in a sandwich. This is that.

Politics

68 h. ago Life on Mars? Queensland scientists help find the biggest clue yet

Queensland researchers may have played a part in one of the most important scientific discoveries in human history – life on another planet.

Politics

69 h. ago Brisbane teen charged over beheading video, explosives released on bail

He allegedly had chemicals in his bedroom cupboard to build explosives, and possessed dozens of nationalist and racist violent extremist documents, a court has been told.

Events

2 d. ago ‘I told you so’ moment for Albo as $1b computer bet pays off

The very notion of the Albanese and Queensland governments being ahead of Nvidia or Macquarie at picking an IT winner feels both bizarre and a fluke.

Economics

2 d. ago Stellar Queensland gold discovery sends Zenith share price skyward

The market has piled into Zenith Minerals this morning after the company reported a jaw-dropping discovery hole at its Red Mountain gold project in Queensland.

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2 d. ago It’s swooping season. And on this path near the Brisbane Airport, the Guardian of Viola Place lurks

Brisbane’s cyclists and walkers are under attack as swooping birds start to protect their nests. Here’s the worst spots for bird swoops this year.

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