James Aish's manager Liam Pickering slams Brisbane Lions and other top stories

James Aish's manager Liam Pickering slams Brisbane Lions

James Aish's manager has slammed the Brisbane Lions for a lack of maturity in dealing with the out-of-contract youngster, arguing that the Lions were not helping their cause. Aish, 19, has already been dropped from the winless club's side twice this ... >> view original

Mother's Day Classic: Annual walk and run for breast cancer brings sea of pink ...

About 10,000 people turned out to participate in the 4.5 and 8-kilometre walks and runs as part of the annual Mother's Day Classic in Brisbane. It was one of 104 Mother's Day Classic events held around the country today, with dozens held in Queensland ... >> view original

Alt-J kick off Australian Tour 2015 at the Riverstage Brisbane

​British indie-rock band Alt-J packed out the Riverstage on Friday night, as their 2015 Australian Tour got underway. This was the band's first ever headline show in Brisbane – though they were last in Brisbane in 2013 as part of the St Jeromes Laneway ... >> view original

Story Bridge safety barriers to be installed before 2016: Brisbane City Council

The installation of safety barriers on Brisbane's Story Bridge will be complete before the end of the year, the Brisbane City Council says. It comes as a mental health advocate says the measure has taken "far too long", and recent Griffith University ... >> view original

Hare Krishna Festival of Chariots winds through Brisbane

Brisbane could almost have been mistaken for Bombay for a short while on Saturday as the Festival of Chariots parade made its way through the CBD. A celebration of the Hare Krishna community, the Festival of the Chariots originated in Puri, India, more ... >> view original

Brisbane Roar will have to look overseas for investors says Chris Fong

The likelihood of a local group owning the Brisbane Roar are slim, as the search for an investor continues, chairman Chris Fong says. The Roar's owners, Indonesian conglomerate Bakrie Group, have been shopping for a partner since December last year ... >> view original

Geraldine Knapp to retire from Brisbane City Council

LNP veteran councillor Geraldine Knapp is excited about swapping the hectic life of local politics for volunteering, games of bridge and afternoons with her grandkids. The Gap ward councillor will retire from Brisbane City Council at the end of June ... >> view original

Brisbane Lions unhappy with alleged secret visit by Carlton to talk to James Aish

Carlton CEO Steve Trigg, football operations manager Andrew Mackay and list manager Stephen Silvagni were in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast on Wednesday under the official guise of speaking to sporting software expert and baseball coach Jon Deeble. >> view original

Brisbane mayoral hopeful launches campaign

Brisbane has a hole in its heart and needs to attract more businesses to fill it, the man facing off against the city's lord mayor says. Labor lord mayoral candidate Rod Harding, who kick-started his campaign on Saturday, is concerned about the growing ... >> view original

Corey Oates scored late to give the Brisbane Broncos an 8-5 win over the ...

Brisbane has celebrated Darius Boyd's return by snatching an 8-5 win over a depleted Penrith at Lang Park. All eyes may have been on Boyd on his return from a pre-season Achilles injury but the name on everyone's lips at full-time on Friday night was ... >> view original