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The Queensland Greens will introduce a private members bill to compulsorily acquire the Airtrain rail line linking Brisbane's airport to the city, aiming to return the service to public ownership roughly a decade before its current concession ends.
Brisbane Broncos captain Adam Reynolds has confirmed he will not play again this season, bringing his 323-game NRL career to a premature end. The 34-year-old halfback made the announcement today, leaving fans and the club to grapple with the sudden departure of one of the competition's most accomplished leaders.
St John’s Cathedral in Brisbane is at the centre of a growing controversy after church officials permitted cameras for a reality television show centred on the adult content platform OnlyFans to film inside the historic Anglican cathedral. Parishioners and religious groups have voiced strong objections, while the cathedral’s dean insists the production was chosen to engage with contemporary culture.
Accused murderer Jesse Wahlen Beale has made a third bid for freedom, applying for bail in the Supreme Court, after allegedly murdering mother-of-two Crystal Beale following a dinner in Sunnybank, Brisbane, in 2025, and dumping her body in the Brisbane River.
A koala has survived a collision with an e-bike in Brisbane's south-east, prompting renewed calls for better wildlife protection measures as electric bicycles become increasingly common in urban and suburban areas across the city.
Brisbane City Council has announced a series of crowd management and transport changes for this year’s Riverfire festival, aiming to prevent a repeat of the frightening crowd crushes and lengthy waits for buses and trains that marred the 2025 event.
The Crisafulli government’s proposed mandatory jail time for bail breakers has cleared cabinet, with legislation expected to be introduced to the Queensland parliament as early as this week, despite new data showing the state will need thousands more prison beds to accommodate the surge in inmates the laws would create.
Brisbane City Council has approved planning changes that reduce the minimum block size for certain residential developments to just 120 square metres — smaller than a standard tennis court — in a bid to accelerate terrace-style housing and townhouse construction across the city.