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Ports blockade: Workers refuse to unload boats in Brisbane and Sydney

Protesting workers have refused to unload the first cargo ship to arrive at Hutchison Port operations since the company sacked 97 workers in Brisbane and Sydney via email and text message last week. The ship Capitaine Tasman arrived at Port Botany in ... >> 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

Justin Hodges to retire from Brisbane Broncos

Through busted knees, two burst Achilles tendons, numerous soft tissue injuries and an infamous cut foot, the odds of Brisbane captain Justin Hodges choosing the end to his NRL adventure appeared slim. That the 33-year-old was able to call a Monday ... >> view original

Brisbane Ekka: Gerry Connolly's 'royal' corgi named top dog

"We had to keep naming them after Brisbane streets. We've got George, which goes that way, and we needed one that intersects. The next one will be Alice, even if it's a bloke." *Mr Abbott was played by four-and-half month old purebred corgi Kingsley ... >> view original

Body found in Brisbane toilet block

A man's body has been found in a Brisbane toilet block, police say. Source: AAP. A MAN'S body has been found in a Brisbane toilet block. THE body was found at a Thornton Street public bathroom, Kangaroo Point, on Monday morning. The circumstances of ... >> view original

Brisbane student 'dragged on ground', sent to Darwin detention centre

Dragged on the ground and not allowed to say good-bye to her husband, a Brisbane man said he has been left "heartbroken and hopeless" after his wife was forcibly detained by immigration officials and sent to a Darwin detention centre. Australian ... >> view original

Man allegedly bit police officer, set off police station sprinklers in Brisbane

A man has bitten a police officer after setting off fire sprinklers and an extinguisher at a Brisbane court house and police station. The Wynnum court house has significant water damage after the man broke in early this morning and tampered with the ... >> view original

Fresh doubts over Brisbane Roar's future

Brisbane Roar coach John Aloisi is keeping a brave face despite reports the proposed sale of the A-League club has fallen through. According to News Corp, Brisbane chairman Chris Fong is in Paris in a last-ditch attempt to offload the Bakrie Group ... >> view original

Race against time for injured Ilett

... about whether the game would go ahead,” Clarke said. “We were five points down at the 17 or 19-mintue mark of the last quarter, so to find a way to win showed a lot of resilience.” Clarke said he would give Ilett “every chance” to make the trip to ... >> view original

Schoolboy errors cost Brisbane Lions victory over Gold Coast Suns

It was a high scoring game at the Gabba as Brisbane cracked the century for the first time since round seven but Leppitsch was visibly frustrated at three-quarter time, addressing his side after a term when the Suns kicked seven goals to four and put ... >> view original