Brisbane City Council is accused of unfairly targeting Fortitude Valley nightclub goers with an “un-Australian” approach to littering fines.
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Should bike helmets be mandatory? Bicycle Network reconsiders its stance
More than 10,000 people have already had their say as Australia’s biggest bike-riding organisation looks into its longstanding support for mandatory helmet laws.
'Armed 72yo pinned officer down' before police opened fire, union says
New details emerge about a police shooting south of Brisbane on Sunday, with the police union claiming officers were blindsided by an armed Vietnam war veteran who came close to stabbing a female officer.
NRL bunker in a tug of war between spontaneity and getting it right
NRL referees and the bunker drew the ire of the coaches in the opening week of the finals but do they have much to complain about, asks Warren Boland.
Teen's accused killer searched for 'best way to dispose of a body', court told
The phone history of accused killer Brendan Bennetts revealed YouTube searches of “best way to dispose of a body” and “bullet”, his Supreme Court murder trial hears.
Going once, twice: Brisbane man retains crown as best auctioneer
A Brisbane man with the gift of the gab is named the Australasian Auctioneer of the Year, the first Australian to do it twice in a row.
North Stradbroke Island wetlands date back to last ice age: researchers
North Stradbroke Island off Brisbane is home to wetlands dating back 200,000 years and might have been an important refuge during periods of extreme weather, researchers find.
'Fair go': Brisbane SSM rally hears a lot of yes, and a little no
Thousands of people rally in Brisbane for same-sex marriage, with several streets in the city blocked off for the event at Queens Gardens in the CBD.
Police officer 'had no option' but to shoot elderly man
A 72-year-old man is in a critical condition after he was shot by police when he allegedly came at officers with knives and threw rocks in an incident south of Brisbane.
Queensland's corruption watchdog takes over internal police inquiry into Morcombe case
Why did police miss clear clues about the identity of the 13-year-old’s killer back in 2003? Queensland’s corruption watchdog could help cast some light on that last remaining mystery of the Daniel Morcombe murder case.