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Brisbane boy to receive blood transfusion despite objection by Jehovah's ...

A Brisbane hospital can perform a blood transfusion on a young Jehovah's Witness boy despite his parents objecting on religious grounds, a Queensland judge has ruled. The seven-year-old was referred to the Brisbane facility from a regional hospital in ... >> view original

The Shark Tank's Steve Baxter has big plans for future Brisbane

Baxter also uses Brisbane River City Labs, the not-for-profit business incubator he founded in 2012 to push local start-ups to have a crack, hoping to create a culture similar to Silicon Valley. “There are a couple of cracking businesses in Brisbane ... >> view original

NRL 2015: The day Andrew Johns wrecked the Broncos' Suncorp Stadium ...

The Newcastle Knights were Brisbane's opponents in round 12 of the 2003 NRL season and 46,337 people were there on a sunny Sunday afternoon hoping to see the Broncos celebrate coming “home” with a big win. And then along came Andrew Johns. >> view original

MAS drops Brisbane and cuts frequencies to Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and ...

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will drop flights to Brisbane and reduce frequencies other Australian ports from the start of August in the latest round of network changes as part of the airline's transformation plan. The oneworld alliance member will cease ... >> view original

From Singapore to Congo, Brisbane festival takes a world view in 2015

Brisbane festival will be bringing work from as far afield as the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Singapore in September to ask some big questions about Australia's politics and place in the world. Incoming artistic director David Berthold ... >> view original

Relief for Brisbane drivers with Legacy Way tunnel set to open

Brisbane's long-awaited Legacy Way tunnel will open tonight, with an opening toll of $3 per car and an estimated travel time of four minutes. The first vehicles will drive through the tunnel about 9pm tonight, Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk announced ... >> view original

Thick fog greets Brisbane CBD for second time in just over a week

Brisbane residents have woken up to thick fog for the second time in just over a week. Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Brett Harrison said the fog thickened up over the CBD in the hour leading up to 7:00am. "It's come from the west. Archerfield ... >> view original

Brendon McCullum signs with Brisbane Heat in Big Bash League on three-year ...

Brisbane Heat have pulled off a massive coup, signing New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum for the next three Big Bash League (BBL) seasons. The opening batsman will return to Brisbane this summer to work with Heat coach and former Black Caps ... >> view original

Uber fined $1.7 million by Queensland

Uber is helping to fill the state coffers, with drivers for the ride-sharing service fined more than $1.7 million in the past 12 months. A cease and desist order has been in place on the app-based company since May last year, with transport officials ... >> view original

Brisbane Festival 2015 Music Lineup Announced

September's Brisbane Festival is set to return for another year, bolstered by a healthy and very eclectic music lineup featuring the likes of Megan Washington, Powderfinger's Bernard Fanning, Katie Noonan, and a new Australian concert series ... >> view original