Last Top Stories: Man arrested after police storm home to end lengthy Brisbane siege

Man arrested after police storm home to end lengthy Brisbane siege

A man has been arrested after a lengthy standoff with police at an inner-Brisbane home. The 44-year-old man called police at around 9.30pm last night and said he was armed at the property on Jeays St in Bowen Hills. He also threatened to harm a man ... >> view original

Mother charged after baby allegedly found abandoned in pram on Brisbane street

Police have charged a 41-year-old woman after she allegedly abandoned her baby daughter in a street on Brisbane's southside yesterday. The girl, aged about one, was left in a pram in Sittella Street at Inala and was found by children playing nearby. >> view original

Meet the horse mascot giving the Brisbane Broncos rugby league team their 'Buck'

He is the four-legged secret weapon leading the Brisbane Broncos' stampede towards this year's NRL premiership. Buck has been a regular feature at home games in Brisbane for the past five years, along with his trainer and rider Natalie Siiankoski ... >> view original

Brisbane raids net $650k worth of ice, cannabis

About $650,000 worth of ice and cannabis have been found during early morning raids in Brisbane. Superintendent Peter Aitken said five people were taken into custody after raids in Upper Mount Gravatt and Ferny Grove on Friday morning uncovered about ... >> view original

Brisbane traffic: Motorists rescue truck driver on Gateway Motorway

Cars have slowed back to Mango Hill, north of Brisbane, according to Australian Traffic Network spokeswoman Penny Dahl, and motorists are advised to avoid the area where possible. Emergency services were called to the scene just before 7am, when the ... >> view original

Brisbane Grammar School apologises for past abuse

A prestigious Brisbane school has reiterated an apology to former students who were sexually abused by a counsellor as it becomes the latest target of the child sex abuse royal commission. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child ... >> view original

Brisbane man accused of throwing girlfriend off balcony in Peru

A BRISBANE man has been accused of killing his South American girlfriend by throwing her from a 13th-floor apartment in Peru. Daniel Brookes, 38, was arrested after the body of nursing student Maria Elena Huilcanina Ocampo, 30, was found at the base of ... >> view original

NRL finals: Brisbane Broncos forwards Sam Thaiday and Adam Blair show spirit ...

Wayne Bennett believes unorthodox Brisbane props Adam Blair and Sam Thaiday typify the spirit of their last NRL premiership-winning bookends. But that is where the similarities with the legendary Shane Webcke and Petero Civoniceva end. Bennett saluted ... >> view original

Brisbane property hotspots get mixed reviews from experts

Six Brisbane suburbs are set to take off in 2016 according to a new report form PRD Nationwide. The PRD Nationwide Brisbane Property Hotspots report for the second half of 2015 has identified three suburbs for houses and three for units in the ... >> view original

Brisbane cop stood down over excessive force allegations

A Brisbane police officer has been stood down over allegations of excessive force. In a statement released on Friday, Queensland Police Service said the 51-year-old sergeant has been stood down from official duty while the allegations are investigated. >> view original