Brisbane, Australia News

A "SUPER-SIZE" catchment combining Brisbane State High School and Coorparoo Secondary College has almost 9000 children, making future amalgamation unsustainable, the State Opposition says.

The group, Australia's largest beef cattle producer, and one of its biggest landowners, said that it was continuing to attempt to sell its Brighton Downs Station, after the 1.0m-acre cattle operation was passed at auction, at a price of Aus$10.25m. The no-sale represented AACo's second failed attempt to dispose of the property, which was initially ... (more)

An Australian woman has accused Auckland-born NRL star Ben Te'o of punching her in the face at the home of a former teammate.

DAVID MARK: A failed $10 million program to reduce alcohol-fuelled violence in Queensland has prompted renewed calls for more effective action.

Finally you can shoot true digital cinema with a camera that won't blow the budget.

Wallabies winger Digby Ioane is in doubt for the start of the British and Irish Lions Test series after undergoing a knee operation this morning.

Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has challenged Opposition Leader Tony Abbott to allow MPs a conscience vote on same-sex marriage.

FAST food will not attract a "fat tax" and the government will instead rely on education in Australia's battle against obesity.

Hotel construction report summarizing the pipeline for Asia Pacific, USA, Sth America and more regions around the world.

Despite criticism that increasing junk food prices will hit the poor, the Government's preventative health agency - ANPHA - is funding the most comprehensive study ever into the potential tax change - to the tune of $463,000. The public is being asked to give feedback on paying more for hamburgers and other fatty foods with a "citizens' jury" to ... (more)

Daft Punk performs on stage at the City Botanic Gardens on December 20, 2007 in Brisbane, Australia.

University of New England professor Abbas Valadkhani says his research ould help the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission prove we are being exploited at the bowser.

THERE was little growth in Queensland's property values during the first quarter of the year with prices and transaction levels stagnating.

We are a collaboration between University of Queensland, Griffith University, Queensland University of Technology and Queensland Government's Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

You read that right, Metal Storm actually created a 36-barreled stacked projectile machine gun, boasting the highest rate of fire in the world.

The history of wireless radio in Australia is full of fascinating stories. They include an interview with Adolf Hitler on 2FC in 1932, a ban on mentioning the Melbourne Cup on 2CH, and Harold Holt's father's role as manager of 3XY.

From the Dipartimento di Scienze Biomolecolari e Biotecnologie , Dipartimento di Bioscienze , and Dipartimento di Biologia , Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; and Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia .

The May-June issue of Tokyo Art Map features a 10-question interview with Katsura Funakoshi, a sculptor whose works on paper are on display right now at Shibuya's Hikarie 8/ Art Gallery.

Valmae Beck aka Fay Cramb was convicted for her part in the rape, torture and murder of Sian Kingi in 1987.

WHAT is taught in Australian schools and how it is taught is the problem with education - not a lack of funding, former Prime Minister John Howard has claimed.