Brisbane dad dies from one-punch hit and other top stories.

• Brisbane dad dies from one-punch hit

  

  AN estranged son knocked his father unconscious in a fatal one-punch attack in broad daylight after randomly spotting him walking down the street in Brisbane’s CBD, police will allege.Morgan Alexander Isles-English last night had his charge upgraded to unlawful striking causing death after his father Mark, of Ashmore on the Gold Coast, 53, succumbed to his injuries in the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.Hours earlier, a distressed Isles-English broke down and sobbed in the dock when he faced..

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• AFL season 2016: Brisbane Lions captain Tom Rockliff says he is ...

  

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. FootyFix: Cats battle Swans for the top four Rohan Connolly previews all the footy action ahead of round 16 in the AFL. PT5M20S 620 349 Brisbane Lions captain Tom Rockliff is disappointed at speculation about his future, saying he won't be leaving the AFL club. The star midfielder last month revealed contract talks between himself and the club had stalled, with the Lions unwilling to accept a reported five-year, $800,000 per season contract prop..

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• Food trucks on loose in Brisbane

  

  FOOD trucks will be on the loose in Brisbane from Thursday, set free to sell German sausages, tacos and ice-creams at more locations across the city.Up to 20 operators from across the southeast have been chosen to take place in a six-month trial with Brisbane City Council, designed to give foodies’ improved access to their favourite cuisines.The Brisbane Food Trucks’ website — to be unveiled Thursday — will enable operators to book sites online in more council-owned spaces, including in the city..

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• Brisbane's Customs House reveals city's changing skyline

  

  This photograph depicts central Brisbane's waterfront around 1905. The skyline is dominated by a domed building which is still a local landmark: Customs House. This grand structure was completed in 1889, replacing the original Customs House — a far less impressive, one-storey building that stood on the same site. After the new Customs House opened, the Brisbane Courier remarked on its "handsome and imposing appearance", correctly predicting its dome would become "one of the features of the city"..

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• It's either our heritage or our elderly?

  

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• Big bash with CUA cash

  

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• Mark Thompson says Brisbane would be remiss to cave in to the ...

  

  BRISBANE would be folly to be held to ransom by its players, says Mark Thompson. The Geelong premiership coach said he was disgusted to learn 2014 Rising Star Lewis Taylor was asking for a deal rumoured to be worth $500,000 per year.While he acknowledged Brisbane was in a recruiting blackhole, making it harder for them to keep talent, Thompson said the club would be digging its own grave if it caved to Lewis’ demands.LISTEN TO THE LATEST FOX FOOTY MARKET WATCH PODCAST FEATURING RILEY BEVERIDGE A..

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• QClash start of Lions salvage mission

  

  BRISBANE vice-captain Dayne Zorko says QClash 12 at Metricon Stadium on Saturday is the highly charged start of a salvage mission.The Lions sit in 17th place on the ladder with a 1-13 record and are $4.60 underdogs to topple the Suns ($1.20), who snapped a 10-game losing streak in emphatic fashion last weekend.But Brisbane’s standout player in 2016 says the determined Lions will enter the derby with fresh legs and clear heads after the bye and there would be no better way to claw back some pride..

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• Why this Brisbane cafe isn't taking cash

  A Brisbane café has become one of the first cafes in Australia to adopt an entirely cashless payment model. The café is one of Pablo & Rusty’s Coffee Roasters six stores across Sydney and Brisbane, but is the only venue in the group not to operate using cash tills. As reported by the ABC, the café allows customers to pay using only bankcards and phone ‘tap and pay’ applications. Pablo & Rusty’s owner Saxon Wright told the ABC when looking at the problems with running a café, “cash came up as th..

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• Renowned Sydney & Brisbane Venues Team Up In New Booking Deal

  

  industry > News Renowned Sydney & Brisbane Venues Team Up In New Booking Deal Jul 6th 2016 | 3:28pm | Staff Writer Tweet Old state rivalries have been cast aside in favour of better serving the gig-going Australian public as Sydney's Oxford Art Factory and Brisbane's Woolly Mammoth have announced a new deal that will see the venerated live-music houses consolidate their booking efforts into a singular force. As well-established mid-size rooms, the two venues occupy similar spaces in their ..

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