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Thunderstorms, rain forecast to hit Brisbane | The Courier-Mail

Last week some southeast Queensland residents were building snowmen, while those in Brisbane shivered through a second icy blast from the south. Fast forward a week and forecasters are predicting the mercury will rise to a balmy 24C in the River City ... >> view original

Brisbane M1 commuters want motorway upgrade finished in five years - Brisbane ...

Commuters now crawl along Queensland's most-congested stretch of highway, with MPs putting politics aside to have it widened. Photo: Paul Harris. More than 145,000 highway commuters from Brisbane, Logan and the Gold Coast have had enough of the ... >> view original

Brisbane braces for measles outbreak - Yahoo7

Brisbane residents are being warned to watch out after a student was diagnosed with measles. Brisbane residents are being warned to watch out for a measles outbreak after a student was diagnosed with the highly infectious illness. The Taringa student ... >> view original

Measles alert in Brisbane's west - Brisbane Times

Queensland's health authority has issued a measles alert, after a student from Brisbane's west returned from an overseas trip with the highly infectious disease. Metro North Health and Health Service said the Taringa man had visited a number of places ... >> view original

Brisbane median house price pushing $500,000 - Domain

This property in Mt Gravatt East is currently for sale for about $489,000, just below Brisbane's median house price. Photo: Domain. Median house prices in Brisbane are creeping up to the $500,000 mark, a new study shows. Domain Group's latest quarterly ... >> view original

Alleged paedophile teacher Maximilian Hodgess fronts court at Caboolture ...

A 43-year-old primary school teacher from north of Brisbane has appeared in court charged with possessing and accessing child pornography. Maximilian Ernst Hodgess appeared in the Caboolture Magistrates Court charged with two counts of possessing ... >> view original

Brisbane Night Noodle Markets 2015 kick off - Good Food

"The Noodle Markets have really struck a chord with Brisbane – social media has been abuzz with excited food lovers making plans to meet at the market for weeks. I reckon we'll get upwards of 200,000 people over the 12 nights," said Good Food Month ... >> view original

Smiling signs cut speeding in Brisbane's suburbs - Brisbane Times

Deputy mayor Adrian Schrinner, Central ward councillor Vicki Howard and a speed detection sign at Montpellier Road, Grange. Photo: Supplied. Speed-detecting signs have dramatically slowed down Brisbane drivers in suburban streets, the city's deputy ... >> view original

Volcanic ash cloud: Virgin and Jetstar resume flights to Bali

Virgin Australia and Jetstar have resumed flights to and from Bali as favourable winds push a volcanic ash cloud away from Denpasar Airport. Both airlines have scheduled extra services to help clear the backlog of passengers, but travellers still face ... >> view original

Australia's climate change stance attacked by UK MP

Australia's climate change stance is "incomprehensible" and "profoundly un-conservative", said a leading UK MP. In an opinion piece published in Fairfax Media, UK MP Richard Benyon criticised Prime Minister Tony Abbott's leadership on the issue. >> view original