Fuel tanker rolls north of Brisbane: Driver killed, another injured and other top stories

Fuel tanker rolls north of Brisbane: Driver killed, another injured

Police have set up a 500 metre exclusion zone around the scene of a fatal crash north of Brisbane. One person died and another was taken to hospital for observation after a fuel tanker and a van collided about 10.40am. An emergent situation under the ... >> view original

Driver of car linked to fatal Brisbane hit-and-run found dead

The driver of a car linked to a fatal hit-and-run in Brisbane has been found dead. Ashleigh Humphrys died after being struck by a car near the Toowong roundabout about 3:50am on Sunday after spending the night celebrating her 20th birthday. The initial ... >> view original

Brisbane Monster Slide event rejected by council

Brisbane's Monster Slide event will not go ahead next weekend after it failed to secure approval from the Brisbane City Council. In a statement released on Thursday, the council said Monster Slide did not address issues around water-borne contamination ... >> view original

Brisbane weather: Overnight storm just the beginning

A spectacular lightning show over Brisbane last night was just the start of the severe weather to come, the Bureau of Meteorology warns. Two separate thunderstorms drenched Brisbane and the Gold Coast overnight. A lightning strike about 8.30pm knocked ... >> view original

Brisbane is getting harsher lockout laws than Sydney

Clubs and pubs across Queensland will be forced to impose 1am lockouts and shut down at 3am, the Brisbane Times reports. The Labor State Government, which came into power in January this year, will push ahead with its plans to tackle alcohol-fuelled ... >> view original

Lockouts and 3am closing time served up

The state government plans a 1am lockout for pubs and clubs, no shots after midnight and a 3am closing time. Photo: AFR. Queensland, last drinks and lock-outs are coming. Labor will push ahead with its plan to tackle alcohol-fuelled violence, first ... >> view original

Monster Slide canned in Brisbane

A controversial water slide event that originated in New Zealand has failed to gain a foothold in Australia after the Brisbane City Council blocked it from going ahead. Organisers of the Monster Slide event, which was to make its first appearance in ... >> view original

Western Sydney Wanderers stun Brisbane Roar in A-League

Brisbane's A-League finals chances were dealt a crippling blow on Wednesday night in a 4-1 defeat to lowly Western Sydney. In front of a season-low crowd of just 6813 at Suncorp Stadium, a hugely depleted Roar outfit – missing eight first-choice ... >> view original

Beams can lead Lions to finals: Rockliff

BRISBANE Lions captain Tom Rockliff says Dayne Beams is loving life in the sunshine state and is already having an impact at the AFL club. Former Collingwood star Beams' move back to his home state was one of the biggest moves of the AFL off-season, ... >> view original

Oversupply a long way off in Brisbane apartment market, says Urbis

Brisbane's inner-city apartment market is a long way from being oversupplied, according to leading real estate adviser Urbis. Issuing its detailed inner-city report on Wednesday, the group reported that a record 1500 sales had been made in the December ... >> view original