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Men charged over Uber driver assaults in Brisbane

Brisbane detectives have charged two men over assaults on Uber drivers in Brisbane, a police spokeswoman has confirmed. The two men from Calamvale, south of Brisbane, have been charged following an investigation into the alleged assault of three men ... >> view original

Acting Brisbane mayor blasts 'exorbitant' CBD parking

"The RACQ report mentioned that Brisbane has the cheapest on-street parking out of the three major capital cities, and that's a very positive thing," he said. "The Lord Mayor, for the second budget in a row, has kept parking prices at the same level so ... >> view original

Couple allegedly caught on CCTV stealing passport from Brisbane letterbox

Brazen thieves have been caught on camera allegedly stealing a passport from a Brisbane mailbox, just hours after it was delivered by an express post service. The footage shows a Toll Priority postman clutching a parcel and pressing a buzzer outside ... >> view original

Man stabbed in East Brisbane home invasion

A man has been stabbed in an apparent home invasion in East Brisbane early Thursday morning. Police said two strangers broke into the 24-year-old's Fisher Street apartment about 2am. The victim disturbed the intruders, who then attacked him and fled. >> view original

Zara Brisbane opening in December

Zara is set to open its second Queensland store in Brisbane. ​Despite numerous denials from its Spanish head office over the past two years, we can now confirm that fashion retailer, Zara, will open its first Brisbane store in the CBD. Recruitment for ... >> view original

Brisbane Airport SmartGates suffer another IT outage

"The Department of Immigration and Border Protection is experiencing IT issues with SmartGate processing at Brisbane International Airport," a spokesperson for the Department of Immigration and Border Protection said. "Unfortunately, these IT issues ... >> view original

Brisbane's Riverside Markets at Eagle Street Pier to close

A BRISBANE institution, the Riverside Markets, are set to close down at the end of the month after operating for 27 years. Markets operator Peter Hackworth said she was searching for a new home for the markets, which operate every Sunday at the Eagle ... >> view original

Former Brisbane Lions footballer Jason Roe pleads guilty to selling cannabis

The Darwin Magistrates Court heard the 31-year-old Roe, who played 50 AFL games for the Brisbane Lions before joining the Territory Thunder NTFL club, bought 756 grams of the drug from co-accused Sammy Robert James Wright in five separate meetings ... >> view original

Brisbane's 'Bernie Madoff' pleads guilty

His name is Eminiano Reodica, but after living as a fugitive in Australia for 20 years the conman earned the nicknames Brisbane's Bernie Madoff and Teflon Don. The seemingly always smiling Filipino-born shyster's long list of victims in Australia and ... >> view original

Brisbane Lions' James Aish asks for trade to Collingwood

This would remove the option of Collingwood giving Brisbane a first round pick for Aish, though Collingwood has picks coming in - probably in the second round - for Nathan Freeman, who is going to St Kilda, and Paul Seedsman, who is being courted by a ... >> view original