Amended trading hours will see 21 regional areas in Queensland banned from applying to have big supermarkets open on Sundays for the next five years, and shopping centres opening an hour later.
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'I feel quite hurt': Premier upset over her MP's Sir Joh comparison
ALP backbencher and former police minister Jo-Ann Miller is called upon to quit the party after she compared her own government to the Bjelke-Petersen era, saying the Queensland Premier backed former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale despite knowing of corruption allegations.
Dropped your phone, mannequin or false teeth on the train? It could be here
Queensland Rail opens the doors on its ever-expanding lost property department – which took in more than 18,000 items in the past year ranging from phones, wallets and keys to camping equipment, boat motors and false teeth.
Palmer says suggestions he could offload assets 'absurd'
Clive Palmer says he does not “hide assets” and has only sold one property in the last six months, adding that suggestions he could dispose of assets to avoid a court judgment are “absurd in the extreme”.
Denmark's Crown Prince not turned away from Brisbane bar, police chief says
Reports that Crown Prince Frederik was turned away from Brisbane nightclub Jade Buddha on Friday night are “not correct”, Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart says.
Should we roll the dice on Brisvegas?
Brisbane’s unofficial nickname has been used by the likes of Jerry Seinfeld and Barack Obama, so should Brisvegas be embraced to market the city?
Denmark's Crown Prince denied entry by Brisbane bar over ID
Queensland’s new ID scanning laws force bouncers at a Brisbane bar to Google the future king of Denmark, Crown Prince Frederik, when he cannot produce ID, but the state’s Attorney-General says the incident simply shows the legislation is working.
Brisbane singer lands music deal with YouTube cover of Down Under
A young Brisbane uni student signs a deal with a music company to use her cover of the Aussie classic Down Under as the theme for the major TV series Wolf Creek.
Two fugitives arrested hours after release of 'most wanted' list
A Queensland couple who were listed among 19 of Australia’s most wanted criminals in the latest Crime Stoppers campaign are arrested in South Australia.
Pacquiao, Horn set for a world title rematch in Brisbane
Boxer Manny Pacquiao will return to Brisbane this year for a rematch with world title holder Jeff Horn, Lord Mayor Graham Quirk confirms.