Last Top Stories: Breathing life into Brisbane's underground rail

Breathing life into Brisbane's underground rail

Brisbane's future underground rail project under George Street must mesh with a stand-alone "driverless mini-metro" system in the city's CBD to give the project "more bang for its buck", an experienced tunnelling expert said. It must also plan for more ... >> view original

Dockers union won't move Brisbane protest

The dockers' union has no plans to end its protest against the sacking of workers at the Port of Brisbane. The Fair Work Commission on Monday ordered all Hutchison Ports workers back to work and the Maritime Union of Australia to cease industrial ... >> view original

Brisbane weather: Late thunderstorms, damaging winds tipped for Ekka Day

Late thunderstorms are tipped to darken early blue skies at the Ekka on Peoples Day. Photo: Robert Shakespeare. Mother Nature looks set to rain on the parade that is Wednesday's Ekka Peoples' Day public holiday. Thunderstorms are tipped to hit Brisbane ... >> view original

Brisbane and Sydney to Christchurch flights for summer

Qantas will add Brisbane and Sydney flights through South Island gateway Christchurch Airport over the coming summer. The Australian airline joins other carriers including Taiwan's China Airlines in offering additional flights over the peak summer period. >> view original

No answers on Bandido extradition over Brisbane murder

Australian authorities are unable to say when they expect a man allegedly involved in a 2012 Brisbane murder to be extradited from Serbia. Bandido Bogdan Cuic has spent about two months locked in a prison on the outskirts of Novi Sad, with Australian ... >> view original

Brisbane Roar: A-League club worth buying, coach John Aloisi says

The Brisbane Roar club is worth buying and it is only a matter of time before a deal is made, the A-League club's coach, John Aloisi, said. The club has until mid next week to pay more than $60,000 in rent or face insolvency, court documents revealed ... >> view original

Roar launch new Hyundai A-League kits - Hyundai A

A Westfield FFA Cup-version of the new kit will be worn tonight when Brisbane Roar take on Western Sydney Wanderers in a Round of 32 Cup tie in Penrith (Kick off: 7.30pm. Telecast on Fox Sports Channel 505). The club's away kit will be all white with ... >> view original

Brisbane apartment development sites on track to break $1.1b mark

A $445 million surge in foreign investment in Brisbane's inner-city development sites will produce at least 5300 new apartments for the city, more than three times the 10-year average sales rate. The value of development site sales in inner Brisbane ... >> view original

Brisbane council Labor retirements slash 59 years from its corporate memory

"More importantly, though, is that fresh new approach, which is what Brisbane really needs. "I think the ideas have run out and we need people who can bring new ideas to the table." Deputy Mayor Adrian Schrinner said Mr Newman had been surrounded by ... >> view original

Brisbane man charged with 'slavery-like' offence

Mr Huang was arrested on Sunday night and was due to face the Roma Street arrest court in Brisbane on Monday. However his lawyer Rachael Martin said problems with the court's teleconferencing system meant she was unable to take proper instructions ... >> view original