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Australia Rolls Dice With Echo, Not Crown, For $3 Bln Brisbane Riverfront Makeover

Last month, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and her Labor government chose Echo Entertainment Group for the $3 billion redevelopment of Queen's Wharf in Brisbane over James Packer's Crown Resorts. Queen's Wharf Brisbane represents nothing less ... >> view original

Brisbane City vs Perth Spirit highlights: NRC results, scores

Brisbane attempted to gain a bonus point for a three-try winning margin, but could not score in the final few moments. Still, City will be happy with the win, and remain undefeated in three matches against the Spirit. Brisbane face last season's minor ... >> view original

Opinion: We need to bring business back to Brisbane and sort out the CityPlan

PEOPLE ask me every day what is the biggest challenge facing Brisbane. My answer is this: there isn't one, there's two – getting planning and development right and driving economic growth across the city. In many ways these go hand in hand. Let's talk ... >> view original

The Dawn Patrol: Mateship and exercise help Brisbane men fight social isolation

At 4:57am, three mornings a week, a group of men meets at the Sandgate foreshore, north of Brisbane, with their running shoes on — all in the name of mateship. The Dawn Patrol is not a not-for-profit organisation, it is not a business, but a group of ... >> view original

Sydney man travelled to Brisbane for teen sex: police

A Sydney man who thought he was travelling to Brisbane to have sex with a 15-year-old girl has been arrested at a train station in an undercover sting. Police allege the man, 37, had been having sexually explicit conversations with the "teen" through ... >> view original

Brisbane Lions part ways with Jed Adcock

The Brisbane Lions have officially parted ways with former captain Jed Adcock as reports of another player exodus continue to dog the club. Lions coach Justin Leppitsch, who has been battling to stem the tide of player departures since he replaced ... >> view original

Brisbane Boys' College student on child porn charge after USB stick find at ...

A BRISBANE Boys' College student is facing child porn charges after he lost his USB stick at a school band camp, a court has been told. The teen appeared before Magistrate Anne Thacker in Brisbane Magistrates Court yesterday, represented by leading ... >> view original

Brisbane's The Gresham wins Bar of the Year

BRISBANE'S The Gresham has beaten watering holes around the country to claim the title of Bar of the Year in the annual Australian Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards. Situated in the heritage-listed former NAB building in the city, the bar is loved ... >> view original

Witness recalls horror of cyclist's final moments in South Brisbane

A public servant has recalled witnessing the body of 22-year-old cyclist Rebekka Meyer torn apart by a truck, after she was hit at a notorious Brisbane intersection last year. Clay Ablitt, a Queensland Treasury worker, was walking to work from his ... >> view original

Brisbane florist meets blooming global demand with spectacular creations

An award-winning Brisbane floral designer is gaining an international following for his intricate floral sculpture and designs. Bart Hassam is one of the best floral designers in the world, travelling internationally to compete and demonstrate floral ... >> view original