Man charged over Brisbane stabbing and other top stories

Man charged over Brisbane stabbing

A man has been charged over the stabbing murder of another man in inner Brisbane last night. A 34-year-old man was found with multiple stab wounds at a Spring Hill unit late on Saturday night. A 36-year-old man has now been charged with his murder and ... >> view original

Collingwood Magpies hold off Brisbane Lions fightback to score 12-point win at ...

Compounding Brisbane's pain, skipper Tom Rockliff faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after copping a knee to his side midway through the third quarter. The collision occurred in a marking contest with Collingwood's Travis Varcoe, with Rockliff in ... >> view original

Tensions threaten to boil over at Brisbane Reclaim Australia rally

Passions threatened to boil over in Brisbane's King George Square on Saturday as insults flew between an anti-Islamic rally, at which Pauline Hanson took centre stage, and a pro-multiculturalism counter-rally. Perennial political candidate Ms Hanson ... >> view original

2015 AFL season: Brisbane Lions v Collingwood, Western Bulldogs v Eagles ...

Later this evening, Brisbane recruit Dayne Beams faces his old side Collingwood, while Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge makes his senior coaching debut against the West Coast Eagles. Today's AFL games (all times AEDT) ... 1.40pm: Melbourne v ... >> view original

Unlucky Sydney and Brisbane miss out on Easter Saturday's 'blood moon' lunar ...

Brisbane, Darwin, Canberra and Hobart residents were also promised slim chance of viewing the phenomenon due to poor weather conditions, but clear night skies were predicted for Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth. Those faced with bad weather may not ... >> view original

Black Jack wins Brisbane-to-Gladstone yacht race

A total of 30 yachts took part in the annual event, which left from Shorncliffe in Moreton Bay near Brisbane yesterday morning. Black Jack owner Peter Harburg said it had been a "good trip". "The conditions in the beginning for the first 12 hours [of ... >> view original

Brisbane Archbishop backs Catholic priest's call to dump Queensland's 'gay ...

Brisbane's Anglican Archbishop Phillip Aspinall has joined a local Catholic priest in calling for Queensland's controversial "gay panic" murder defence to be scrapped. Speaking after his Easter Sunday mass, Archbishop Aspinall said he supported Father ... >> view original

Brisbane Broncos on the right track: Wayne Bennett

One area that has significantly improved for Brisbane is their defence of the line and that 20-minute hold out of the Titans was a positive sign for Bennett. "The Titans, they came obviously to cause an upset here and worked pretty hard for that first ... >> view original

The Dragons are circling Brisbane Broncos' Jayden Nikorima, who is one of the ...

Jayden's preference is to stay at the Broncos, but his uncertain pathway to NRL level at Brisbane has opened the door for St George Illawarra. “There's interest in Jayden from NRL clubs in Sydney so we'll weigh up his opportunities in the coming weeks ... >> view original

Brisbane to Gladstone yacht race sets off in favourable weather

It has been a clean start in Moreton Bay for this year's Brisbane to Gladstone yacht race, with 30 boats competing in the event. The 67th annual event started in Moreton Bay off Shorncliffe at 11:00am (AEST). Boaties were philosophical about the ... >> view original