Toddler dies in Brisbane hospital after 'months of abuse' and other top stories

Toddler dies in Brisbane hospital after 'months of abuse'

A toddler has died in hospital after his father allegedly assaulted him over a four-month period on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. The two-year-old was flown to Brisbane's Lady Cilento Children's Hospital with serious injuries on Thursday but died on ... >> view original

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

Larapinta Extreme Walk: Brisbane weekend warriors sign up for 223km trek ...

Four Brisbane weekend warriors will swap the city life for the desert for 11 days in May when they attempt to "express walk" the 223 kilometre Larapinta Trail. Jillian Hamilton, Orson Beg, Ben Bergan and Rosie Donovan will join more than 30 other ... >> view original

Brisbane's Olympia on Russell apartments receive development approval

The single tower development on Russell Street been approved by the Brisbane City Council after numerous delays. Olympia on Russell is a joint venture between Girdis Group and the Greek Orthodox Community Church of St George Street South Brisbane. >> 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

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

Lions heap more Super Rugby woe on the Queensland Reds in Brisbane

It was a game that was supposed to "kick-start" Queensland's Super Rugby season after Quade Cooper's long-awaited return from injury. But the 18-17 loss to South African outfit the Lions at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night looks set to have sunk the ... >> 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

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

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