Man charged with stabbing murder of man in Spring Hill, Brisbane faces court and other top stories

Man charged with stabbing murder of man in Spring Hill, Brisbane faces court

A man charged with the stabbing murder of another man at a unit in inner-city Brisbane has been remanded in custody after a brief court appearance. The victim, 34, was found with multiple stab wounds inside the Spring Hill apartment late on Saturday ... >> 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

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

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

Brisbane campaign an option for Allez Eagle

"Obviously the Easter is an option, but I've also looked at the programmes in Aussie and there are four or five races in Brisbane that could suit him," said Pike. "The beauty with Brisbane is that he can run in nice races for good money without taking ... >> view original

Port of Brisbane's $100m blueprint to cater for large passenger vessels

Port officials say a terminal built on the site will allow the safe docking of larger ships as well as having the advantage of being adjacent to Brisbane Airport. Port of Brisbane general manager of trade services Peter Keyte said the site will be ... >> view original

Council figures reveal Brisbane residents' complaints continue to rise

Brisbane City Council released a Parking Taskforce review last year which made 55 recommendations, including 15 minute free on-street parking and installing hi-tech parking sensors. The council collected about $23 million in parking fines last year. >> 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

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 on Friday 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 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