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USS George Washington to leave Brisbane, best spots to watch departure

After four days of R&R in Brisbane, the 6000 US soldiers on board the giant USS George Washington will set sail at lunchtime — no doubt leaving a wake of heartache as they head north. Bars, clubs and restaurants rolled out the red (white and blue ... >> view original

5 Seconds of Summer Brisbane concert review

The last time 5SOS played the Brisbane Entertainment Centre at Boondall, they were supporting One Direction on their 2013 tour. Pop music moves quickly and with the 1D boys moving up to Suncorp Stadium this year (just before losing a member), it was ... >> view original

Brisbane Roar slammed by FFA as players and staff are not paid

Football Federation Australia has slammed Brisbane Roar's failure to pay players and staff for the month of June as the embattled A-League club's financial issues continue to fester. As the pressure mounts on Indonesia-based owners The Bakrie Group, ... >> view original

Compensation demanded for Brisbane Airport Link tunnel defects

Faulty construction of Brisbane's Airport Link tunnels is damaging suburban homes and gardens three years after the motorway opened, requiring repairs that could potentially cost hundreds of millions of dollars, local residents have claimed. Several ... >> view original

Mitch Garbutt: Brisbane Broncos prop joins Leeds Rhinos

Leeds Rhinos have signed prop Mitch Garbutt from NRL side Brisbane Broncos on a two-and-a-half-year contract. Garbutt, 26, has been granted an immediate release by Brisbane and will join the Leeds squad on Saturday. The Australian signed for Brisbane ... >> view original

Public service industrial campaign spreads to Brisbane

A national industrial campaign concerning public servants will reach Brisbane on Wednesday with Customs officers and CSIRO employees set to walk off the job. The protected action, which forms part of an ongoing rolling campaign across Australia, was ... >> view original

Charlie Dixon could have to decide to stay at the Suns or go elsewhere ...

Sources put Brisbane's offer well below that, at $3 million over five years. Adelaide is believed to be keen on the 200cm forward, while Fremantle saw Dixon as a potential long-term replacement for skipper Matthew Pavlich but have shifted their focus ... >> view original

Brisbane schoolkids crossing street narrowly avoid injury in spectacular ...

CCTV footage showing schoolchildren narrowly avoiding being hit by a motorbike that smashed into a car at a Brisbane intersection has been released by police. The incident took place last Thursday around 3:20pm in Lutwyche, in Brisbane's north. >> view original

Taps Brisbane: Pour-your-own-beer bar to open in July

Taps Brisbane, a pour-your-own-beer bar, will open in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley next month, following in the footsteps of the original Taps in Mooloolaba. Taps managing director and founder Steve Barber said the seed of the idea was planted in 2008, ... >> view original

Welcome to the Dawn of the Age of Robots

Growing up, I believed that very soon we would all have robots like Rosie, from The Jetsons, cleaning up after us. For those out there who are too young to remember The Jetsons, Rosie is the family's domestically adroit robot maid. After all, why should ... >> view original