Police seize 250kg of amphetamine-like plant in Brisbane and other top stories

Police seize 250kg of amphetamine-like plant in Brisbane

Police have seized a quarter-tonne of an amphetamine-like east African plant during a morning raid in south Brisbane. Morningside-based detectives raided a Heyford Street house at Mount Gravatt East about 7am Saturday morning, where they found about ... >> view original

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar – The Lowdown

Brandon Borrello (Brisbane Roar). Two match-winning strikes in a week has catapulted Borrello firmly onto centre stage and he'll be keen to add another here. Has pace and touch with an ever-improving goal-sense to go with it. 5. Sebastian Ryall (Sydney ... >> view original

St Patrick's Day parade: Irish eyes smile in Brisbane

A festival of all things Irish on Saturday reached its crescendo with the official St Patrick's Day parade through the Brisbane CBD. Traditionally held on the Saturday before St Patrick's Day every year, the Brisbane parade attracted about 800 ... >> view original

Leigh Matthews says Brisbane Lions coach Justin Leppitsch a 'revelation' at ...

With the 2015 premiership just weeks away, the Lions deputy chairman and football director says the club has the right people in the right positions with Leppitsch and CEO Greg Swann steering Brisbane towards a bigger and brighter future. Brisbane is ... >> view original

Man stabbed south of Brisbane

A 24-year-old Queensland woman has been charged after an early morning stabbing south of Brisbane. Police were called to a fight at a property on Station Road, Loganlea, about 4.30am on Sunday. A 33-year-old man had been stabbed in the chest and ... >> view original

Pedestrian killed on highway south of Brisbane

A pedestrian has been killed while walking on the Pacific Motorway south of Brisbane. Photo: Tom Threadingham. A pedestrian has been killed while walking on the Pacific Motorway south of Brisbane. Police say the man was walking in a southbound lane of ... >> view original

Queensland's worst Ross River virus outbreak in almost 20 years hits Brisbane

Queensland Health data shows most Ross River victims are aged between 25 and 39 and most live in Brisbane's Metro South (711) and Metro North (675) regions. More than 350 people have contracted the virus on the Gold Coast and 203 on the Sunshine ... >> view original

Reclaim Australia "anti-Islamisation" march to hit Brisbane streets

Organisers of next month's Reclaim Australia march in Brisbane say they just want a peaceful event to "have their voices heard" as they campaign against "extremism", including halal. Reclaim Australia marches are being held across the nation on April 4 ... >> view original

teenager guilty of attempted murder after stabbing 'bully'

A teenager who stabbed a fellow student in the neck with a kitchen knife at a Brisbane school has been found guilty of attempted murder despite his lawyer arguing he was "responding to bullying as he saw best". In August 2013, when the boy was 14, ... >> view original

Comeback: Grant Hackett makes assured return to the pool in Brisbane

In his first race in 2400 days since the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Hackett took to the blocks for a qualifying meet at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre to contest the 400m freestyle. A former world champion in this event and Olympic silver medallist ... >> view original