Accused fatal puncher faces Brisbane court and other top stories.

• Accused fatal puncher faces Brisbane court

  

  Alexandra PatrikiosAustralian Associated PressA man has been remanded in custody accused of fatally punching a Brisbane father on Saturday.Wayne Andrew Hearn, 38, did not apply for bail when he appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday.He was arrested on Tuesday - following more than three days on the run - and charged with one count of unlawful striking causing death.He is accused of striking Brisbane father Timothy Lang near a South Brisbane hotel on Saturday morning.The 48-year-..

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• Man charged over fatal one-punch attack in Brisbane

  

  Brisbane one-punch attack: Wayne Hearn remanded over fatal hit By Andree Withey Updated October 12, 2016 11:13:37 A 38-year-old man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court over a fatal one-punch attack in South Brisbane.Wayne Hearn was arrested and charged last night after a four-day police search for the person responsible for the attack, which claimed the life of Timothy Lang. Hearn did not apply for bail when he appeared in the Brisbane Magistrate..

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• Smile wiped off clown's face in Qld

  

  Australian Associated PressTwo Queensland men dressed up as creepy clowns have gone running scared to police after their night of frights backfired.It was no laughing matter for the clowns, with one of them charged with being a public nuisance.Toowoomba Police Sergeant Greg Wheeler said the men drove to the police station on Tuesday night after some people they were attempting to scare began following them in a car."The clowns attended the police station to get away from the vehicle that was fol..

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• Gable Tostee trial: After Tinder date died, Tostee ate pizza, phoned ...

  

  The minute after his Tinder date fell 14 storeys to her death, Gable Tostee called for a lawyer, then left his Surfers Paradise unit and got pizza, a court has heard.CCTV footage played at Tostee's murder trial in the Brisbane Supreme Court shows he left the high-rise apartment via the basement car park just after Warriena Wright died in the early hours of August 8, 2014. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide CCTV captures Tostee meeting Wright Two men ar..

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• Abacus and Investec pick up in Brisbane

  

  Abacus Property Group and Investec's Australia Property Fund have snapped up a key B-grade office building in Brisbane for $132 million.The 26-level office building at 324 Queen Street, on the corner of Creek Street in Brisbane's Golden Triangle office precinct, sold on a 7.2 per cent yield. 324 Queen Street, Brisbane Photo: supplied Vendors Dexus Property Group and Brookfield Multiplex had originally hoped for up to $150 million for the tower, but Brisbane's vacancy rate of 16.9 per cen..

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• Brisbane house vacancy rates second highest in the country

  

  Brisbane’s vacancy rates are the second highest in the country after jumping ahead of Darwin, a new report shows. House vacancies in Brisbane rose to 2.6 per cent in September, while Darwin tightened to 2.1 per cent, Domain Group’s rental report revealed. However, Brisbane is still a long way from Perth’s enormous 4.2 per cent vacancy rate. What Brisbane’s $400 median rents gets tenants – 10 Tanzainte Aveune, Logan Reserve. Photo: Supplied Domain Group chief economist Andrew Wilson said Brisban..

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• Central Queensland boy taken to Brisbane for surgery after vicious ...

  

  Central Queensland boy taken to Brisbane for surgery after vicious magpie attack Updated October 12, 2016 14:14:56 A central Queensland boy has been viciously attacked by a magpie on his way to school in what wildlife experts described as the worst incident they have seen in years.Cameron Nielsen, 8, had to be taken from Gladstone for treatment at Brisbane's Lady Cilento Children's Hospital after the attack.His mother Skye said she had been shocked by the extent of his ..

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• Brisbane Broncos keen to play 2017 world club series

  

  London: England coach Wayne Bennett has pledged Brisbane's backing for the 2017 World Club Series.Plans for the annual clash between the leading clubs from Super League and the NRL were thrown into disarray earlier this week when Melbourne officially withdrew. Brisbane would be keen to play the world club series. Photo: Bradley Kanaris Their lack of interest was quickly matched by several rival NRL clubs, who claimed it interfered with their preparations for the NRL season.Wigan and Cron..

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• Man charged over Brisbane death

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• Dutch royals to visit Brisbane next month

  Dutch royals to visit Brisbane next month AAP on October 12, 2016, 3:50 pm Brisbane has been included in the upcoming visit to Australia by the king and queen of the Netherlands.Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has told state parliament that King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima will arrive in Brisbane on the night of November 3, before undertaking a round of official engagements the next day.It will be the second visit to the state by European royalty in the past 12..

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