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French tourist Margot Nguyen missing from Brisbane

Margot Nguyen, a French tourist of Vietnamese origin, has been missing from the inner-city Brisbane suburb of Kangaroo Point since early Monday, when she fled after having a fight with her mother. Police say the 18-year-old may be heading for Sydney ... >> view original

Brisbane traffic: Logan crash causes M1 delays

Dual traffic crashes on a major highway south of Brisbane caused commuter chaos on Monday morning, with peak hour traffic congestion reaching 25 kilometres. A minor crash on the northbound side of the Pacific Motorway at Yatala prior to 6am was just ... >> view original

Brisbane Roar troubles to come to head

"We've proposed a number of measures to fix this but they've all been rejected. At Brisbane the fact is we haven't been paid. Simple as that. I'm 12 months behind in super, I'm owed a lot of bonuses. Players want that security that when they sign a ... >> view original

PM slams bikie gangs and announces ice dob-in hotline in Brisbane

The Prime Minister has slammed bikie gangs while spruiking his government's anti-ice measures in Brisbane. Tony Abbott announced $1 million boost to Crime Stoppers to nationally expand and promote a "Dob in a Dealer" hotline currently operating in ... >> view original

Brisbane Lions v Carlton Blues: AFL highlights, live scores

The Brisbane Lions and Carlton Blues are locked into what may be a battle for the wooden spoon at the Gabba tonight. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 7:20 PM AEST. Let's be honest, this isn't the most anticipate match of the round. In ... >> view original

Tiffany Taylor: Police call off search west of Brisbane for teenager's body

Ms Taylor was reported missing three days after she disappeared and a joint search by police and SES volunteers took place in scrubland off the Brisbane Valley Highway between the Warrego Highway and Fernvale. Ms Taylor had gotten into Williams' car, ... >> view original

Brisbane's humidity charts a post-punk future

Before that - in 1982 - John and Xero's co-writer Irene Luckus produced Xero's Lust in the Dust (1982) which documented a new crisp post-punk European-sound in Brisbane. Today John rings the gorgeous country tunings for Brisbane band Halfway, who are ... >> view original

Mitch Robinson determined to become a leader at the Brisbane Lions

But the Lions midfielder was weeding the garden at his family home at 6am on Sunday just hours after inspiring Brisbane to a 64-point win over his old side at the Gabba. Delisted by the Blues at the end of 2014 after a tumultuous tenure at Princes Park ... >> view original

Brisbane volunteers pack 15000 birthing kits for developing countries

Zonta Club of Brisbane member Judi Hutchison travelled to the Western Province of Papua New Guinea late last year to see the positive impact of the program. "The mothers walk into inhospitable terrain to give birth amongst the vegetation, sometimes ... >> view original

The Underrated Genius of Robert MacPherson at GOMA Brisbane

Born in Brisbane in 1937, MacPherson is a self-taught artist whose first encounter with formal art education ended shortly after it began. During a discussion at the University of Queensland Art Museum in 2013, MacPherson recalls that on the ... >> view original