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• Brisbane weather: High temperatures and powerful waves to combine

  

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. Hot, humid and rainy for Brisbane The weekend leading up to Australia day will have "warm and muggy conditions" with potentially dangerous surf conditions along the coast. PT1M25S 620 349 Brisbane is in for some hot nights ahead as minimum temperatures for the Australia Day weekend, until Tuesday, are forecast to remain as high as 23 degrees.Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Mark Trenorden says no relief is in sight from the hot nights for the for..

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• Customs House: Brisbane residents rally against development next ...

  

  Customs House: Brisbane residents rally against development next to heritage-listed building Updated January 23, 2016 15:47:55 Residents have taken to the streets over a controversial 47-storey building approved to be built next to Brisbane's heritage-listed Customs House.Brisbane City Council approved Cbus Property's $375-million 443 Queen Street development just days before Christmas last year. Protect Customs House Precinct Group's Terry Davis said the project was an..

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• Firies contain large blaze in Brisbane

  

  QFRS crews responding to a large factory fire in Pinkenba on Saturday night. Picture: Jack Tran‘SPONTANEOUSLY combusting’ soy bean meal posed a danger for the 14 QFRS crews who battled a fire in Brisbane’s east last night. A large fire broke out at a 100m x 100m factory on Randle Road, Pinkenba, where 15,000 tonnes of canned soy bean meal were stored.Firefighters were unable to battle the fire, which started in a piece of machinery, with water as the cans were feared likely to explode if wettene..

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• Brisbane weather: Severe thunderstorms west of Ipswich

  

  Brisbane weather: Severe thunderstorms west of Ipswich Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Logan and surrounding areas. Photo: Supplied The Bureau of Meteorology has issued fresh warnings of severe thunderstorms west of Ipswich and heading towards Brisbane.After the Gold Coast and Logan was hit by heavy rain and wind gusts, the latest warning covers the Ipswich, Somerset, Scenic Rim and Lockyer Valley Council areas.The storms were expected to strike the ..

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• Pre-season struggles can galvanise Brisbane Roar

  

  There's nothing like not knowing if your club is going to survive into next week to get some perspective. That's the attitude Brisbane coach John Aloisi is taking after a second successive A-League hammering for the Roar on Friday night. A week after being belted 4-0 by Melbourne Victory, the Roar were humbled 4-1 by in-form Adelaide for their first defeat at Suncorp Stadium this season. Despite the setback, Aloisi says he knows his team can rediscover the form that took them to the top of the..

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• Building boom hits record levels

  

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• Teens assault and rob lone man in middle of Brisbane

  

  POLICE have charged four people after a man was assaulted and robbed in Brisbane City yesterday. It will be alleged around 4.45am, a 17-year-old Annerley man was approached by a group of youths on the Ann Street side of King George Square and asked for a cigarette. As the man went to get out a cigarette, the group allegedly began to assault him before he tried to move away. He was also allegedly hit with a large orange road cone and the group was able to catch up to him. It will b..

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• Brisbane's cheapest suburbs to rent

  

  Suburbs within Logan and Ipswich areas are Brisbane’s cheapest for tenants, new data shows.. Tenants seeking cheap house rentals should look in Inala, Wacol and Arcadia Ridge, according to Domain Group data. Brisbane’s cheapest suburb for houses is Inala, with median rent at $320. Neighbouring Wacol has a median of $345 and Arcadia Ridge is also a good option, with median house rentals of $350. Tenants searching for units could find good deals in Sandgate, with medians of $245, making it the c..

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• Brisbane women grow brand from Instagram success

  

  Nicola Inger, 25, and Jessica Frank, 27, started The Unrefined just one year ago. Photo: Frankie Owen Two Brisbane women have managed to build a granola and lifestyle company on the back of a social media success, which harnessed the growing trend of health-conscious users on Instagram.Nicola Inger, 25, and Jessica Frank, 27, met while working at fashion label Lisa Ho store in Brisbane a few years ago and attempted to start their own fashion label.The label d..

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• Man injured in Warwick boating accident airlifted to Brisbane

  

  Man injured in Warwick boating accident airlifted to Brisbane A man suffered head injuries when he fell from a boat on a dam near Warwick, Qld. Photo: Glen McCurtayne A 47-year-old man suffered significant head, arm and ear injuries after falling from a boat on Leslie Dam, Warwick, west of Brisbane, on Saturday about noon.A Queensland Ambulance Services spokesperson said a rescue helicopter was flying the man from Warwick Hospital to Brisbane for treatment..

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