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Brisbane 2032 organisers and the Queensland government have defended the treasure hunt rollout of the Games emblems after the official YouTube channel accidentally leaked the final design, forcing an early reveal at Currumbin.
Brisbane Times columnist David Astle has shared his daily ritual of hunting through the dictionary for obscure words, from "flong" to "petalism", in a new column that offers readers a break from the news cycle.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane has applied to build an eight-storey commercial office building beside the heritage-listed St Patrick's Church in Fortitude Valley, in a proposal that would transform the Morgan Street precinct.
Queensland Sport Minister Tim Mander has defended the decision to hold soccer preliminary matches outside Queensland for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games, confirming on Friday that Sydney and Melbourne would host games if the sport is locked in for the event.
The full emblem for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games has been released, bringing a close to its unprecedented daily piece-by-piece rollout over the weekend. The final design was unveiled ahead of its originally scheduled Monday morning reveal, following four days of abstract clues across Queensland.
A Brisbane Times review has highlighted the Adjaruli khachapuri served at the Tbilisi restaurant, a Georgian cheese bread topped with cheese, egg yolk and butter that the reviewer says would soothe any soul.
The team behind Brisbane wine bar Bar Copains has opened a new Parisian-style wine spot, where an outdoor perch for people-watching is billed as worth the wait and the pastry case includes a swan-shaped choux filled with coffee cream and finished with chocolate.
Brisbane Grammar School has submitted a new enterprise agreement to the Fair Work Commission that would boost senior teaching staff salaries to $140,000 by January next year, matching the pay rates at Brisbane Girls Grammar School. The move, negotiated by the school and the Independent Education Union, is among the first new wage deals from Brisbane's private schools this year.
Three men were sentenced on Thursday for the fatal shooting of Queensland father Carlo Piero Stewart, with two walking free from the Brisbane Supreme Court. Stewart, 31, was killed in 2021 in a suburban confrontation in North Booval, Ipswich, that erupted from a dispute over stolen unregistered trail bikes.
The third piece of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games emblems has been revealed in Rockhampton, with retired track cyclist Anna Meares and Paralympian Angie Ballard unveiling a near-spherical shape in gold and magenta. The latest element moves away from the abstract squiggles of the first two reveals, giving puzzle solvers a new clue to the full design.
A finalist has been selected to build the centrepiece venue of Queensland's Olympic Games, according to reports on Wednesday. However, the reports provide no further details about which project or finalist was chosen.
A 30-year-old pedestrian has died after being hit by a car in Brisbane's southern suburbs on Wednesday evening, with the driver currently assisting police with their inquiries.
A new Brisbane Times feature profiles Hello Please, a restaurant on Fish Lane in South Brisbane, as a contender for the city's most underrated restaurant. The piece documents the venue's evolution from an open-air operation to a more polished dining room.
Johnathan Thurston and Sam Thaiday have revealed the second piece of the Brisbane 2032 Games emblems at Castle Hill Lookout in Townsville, leaving the state one step closer to seeing the final design but still guessing what it will depict.
Brisbane researchers have reported a futuristic breakthrough that promises new hope for families with rare blood types, according to a report published today. The announcement, carried by the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age and Brisbane Times, provides limited specifics but signals a potential advance in a challenging area of medicine.
Queensland will lead Australia's transport infrastructure spending over the next decade as the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games trigger a new wave of investment, according to a report to be released Wednesday.
Australia face Brazil again in Brisbane with an unchanged starting XI while the visitors make seven changes, as the Socceroos get another shot at the South American side. Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti has dismissed criticism from Brazilian media with a one-word answer: "Zero."
Brisbane City Council has been ordered to pay $675,000 to Victor Dennison, a cyclist who impaled his eye on an uncapped metal stake after crashing into a plastic barricade left overnight by council workers in December 2009. The Queensland Court of Appeal overturned an earlier Supreme Court decision that had found the council not liable, ruling that the risk to cyclists was foreseeable and the council should have done more to warn riders.
Thousands of Brisbane Lions fans packed Riverstage on Monday to celebrate their third consecutive AFL premiership, but coach Chris Fagan kept the crowd waiting on whether he will return for the 2027 season. Despite chants of 'one more year', Fagan did not reveal his plans.
A 45-year-old woman accused of murder after her partner was fatally struck by a car on a Fernvale street has been remanded in custody at the first mention of her case in Ipswich Magistrates Court.
The operator of Brisbane's Wesley Hospital has denied a gas leak prompted Tuesday's evacuation, saying no gas leak was identified after several staff reported feeling unwell. Queensland Fire crews were called to the hospital on Coronation Drive in Auchenflower that morning over reports of a gas leak, and a small number of surgeries were delayed.
The official Brisbane 2032 YouTube channel has accidentally leaked the full emblem for both the Olympic and Paralympic Games, days before the planned Monday reveal. A public preview of an 'Emblem Explainer' video showed the design and its meaning before it was taken down, with Reddit users quickly capturing and posting screenshots online.
A former human resources manager at two of Queensland’s youth detention centres has been charged with defrauding the state government of more than $100,000 after a police investigation into fraud in Brisbane’s south. Tina Louise Fleming, who also used the name Tina Sofele, was arrested on August 16 and is due to face Southport Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
Homicide detectives have taken a woman into custody after a man died when he was hit by a vehicle west of Brisbane. The woman, who was known to the man, was arrested at the scene on Sunday.
The federal government has dismissed a community appeal to force a full environmental assessment of the planned Redland Whitewater Centre, the Olympic venue for the Brisbane 2032 Games, clearing a potential regulatory hurdle for project planners.
A fire that consumed two vessels at the Manly Boat Harbour on Monday afternoon prompted a full evacuation of the marina, with emergency services containing the blaze in under an hour and reporting no injuries.
A Brisbane woman who gave her terminally ill husband a lethal cocktail of medications after he begged her to end his suffering has been handed a two-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to aiding his suicide, with a judge finding her actions were driven by love and affection.
A family of four from Rochedale outbid three other parties to secure a four-bedroom home at 6 Nanny Shailer Street in Daisy Hill for $1.47 million, ending a two-year property search. The sale came as selling agent Johnson Teo noted that the Brisbane market has continued to slow, with stock levels rising and prices falling by as much as 15 per cent.
The Queensland Department of Education has concluded its internal investigation into protections for children with declining school attendance following the death of eight-year-old Clementine Wilkes, but has declined to detail the actions taken while a coronial investigation into the suspected murder-suicide continues.
A Brisbane Lions player is preparing to challenge a ban issued in the lead-up to the AFL grand final, according to reports.
The Brisbane Lions put their hopes for a third consecutive AFL premiership on the line as they host the Adelaide Crows in a knockout semi-final at the Gabba on Saturday, with the winner advancing to a preliminary final against Hawthorn.
A coronial inquest will examine whether domestic violence contributed to a house fire that killed a man and his five sons on Russell Island in 2023, and why the home's smoke alarms did not sound, after triple-zero callers alleged frequent fighting at the property and the mother reported faulty alarms to the landlord.
Engineers have completed an 80-tonne mechanical flood barrier named 'The Esky Lid' at Albert Street Station, designed to protect Brisbane's new Cross River Rail tunnels from inundation. The 22-metre by 10-metre barrier can descend from the ceiling to seal the station's main entrance, with sliding panels blending into the ceiling when not in use.
Officials in Florida have identified the five people killed in Saturday's Amazon cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport, while authorities in Queensland separately confirmed the identities of a father and daughter killed in a light plane crash south of Brisbane on Monday.
Brisbane City Council has become the first local government in Australia to ban the non-consensual use of smart glasses at public swimming pools, but legal experts say the move highlights the need for broader state or federal regulation to address the growing privacy risks posed by discreet recording technology.
Brisbane's ferry workers will walk off the job for 24 hours on Saturday, the same day as the Riverfire fireworks display, escalating a long-running pay dispute between the Maritime Union of Australia and operator RiverCity Ferries. The strike, which begins at 4am, threatens to disrupt travel for tens of thousands of festival-goers along the Brisbane River.
The fire department that responded to a 2023 warehouse fire south of Brisbane will plead guilty to failures linked to the blaze that killed firefighter Izabella Nash, according to reports published on Friday.
The Brisbane Broncos have issued an extraordinary public apology to fans after fumbling the farewell of departing captain and halfback Adam Reynolds during Thursday night's match, acknowledging the club failed to give the veteran playmaker the send-off he deserved.
An internal audit into a proposed 2,000-square-metre lagoon precinct near a planned Olympic venue warned of potential cost blow-outs before the council released its plans, but the council has declined to confirm whether it implemented the audit's recommendations, raising transparency concerns.
Wests Tigers prop Stefano Utoikamanu embarrassed the Brisbane Broncos' defence on Thursday night, trampling five defenders during a seemingly routine hit-up in a moment that has sparked debate about the team's defensive structure.
Brisbane's river ferry network will grind to a halt on Friday, August 28, after a union called a 24-hour strike, suspending all CityCat, KittyKat and Cross River Ferry services. The industrial action, announced on Thursday, is expected to disrupt tens of thousands of commuters and tourists who rely on the popular river transport.
Moonlight Resources has announced significant copper drill hits from surface at the historic Peak Downs copper field in Queensland, reawakening interest in the area and bolstering the case for a potential mineral resource. The results, reported this week, highlight wide intersections of copper mineralisation that could pave the way for a new mining operation in the region.
Broncos great Darius Boyd has criticised the club’s decision to not give veteran halfback Adam Reynolds a farewell game at Suncorp Stadium, saying the 36-year-old deserved to end his decorated NRL career in front of the Brisbane faithful.
A Brisbane security company owner has told a federal inquiry into the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) that he was subjected to a sustained intimidation campaign — including GPS tracking, drone surveillance and the poisoning of his family dog — after taking on a contract at a contested worksite.
Residents of Brisbane's Brookfield suburb have organised a community walk in support of a young woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted earlier this week, with hundreds turning out to rally in solidarity on Saturday.
Six years out from the Brisbane 2032 Paralympic Games, Queensland Sport Minister Tim Mander has definitively ruled out a major overhaul of the Gabba, declaring the existing stadium “fits the purpose now” and confirming that the government is instead pursuing upgrades to the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (QSAC). The decision marks a significant reversal from the previous government’s ambitious plan to rebuild the Gabba as the centrepiece of the Games, a project that had drawn intense criticism over its cost, disruption, and legacy value.
The Brisbane Writers Festival has announced a former New Zealand prime minister as a headlining act, with the political leader set to appear in conversation with acclaimed author Trent Dalton at Brisbane City Hall. The announcement was made on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, and is expected to be one of the festival's marquee events.
A Brisbane restaurateur has been ordered to pay $255,000 in damages for sexually harassing an employee in what a court described as a 'sickening' pattern of abuse that included breaking into the victim's home while she was asleep.