Brisbane, Australia News

There's something more than a little disorienting that comes with a quick dash to Australia at this time of year.

TONIGHT is the most popular night on the calendar for Christmas parties - and this is how long ladies will last in their stilettos.

Australia's Queensland state government said on Friday it plans to auction off its Brisbane area toll roads - a sale that might raise more than $4 billion - to capitalise on strong demand for the country's infrastructure assets.

Homegrown director Anthony Chen beat Japanese film-maker Hirokazu Kore-eda to win the award for Achievement In Directing at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards on Thursday.

LAWYERS for an asylum-seeker family have lodged a citizenship application for their sick baby, who was born in Australia.

NOVEMBER 26: Kevin Federline, ex-husband of Britney Spears, makes an instore appearance with girlfriend Victoria Prince at Ed Hardy Edward Street on November 26, 2009 in Brisbane, Australia.

AS THE Prime Minister and Premier back parents' right to smack, a radio personality weighs in.

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China's Zhang Ziyi won best actress for her performance in Wong Kar Wai's "The Grandmaster," Korean star Lee Byung-hun took best actor, and Singapore's Anthony Chen was named best director for "Ilo Ilo."

Billionaire MP Clive Palmer answers his phone during a press conference, joking that ASIO have tapped it.

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Investment Weekly News -- Research findings on Futures are discussed in a new report.

Below, check out a fan-filmed video of Steel Panther performing a brand-new song, "Glory Hole," for the first time ever.

Some of Australia's most creative and passionate young people have today been recognised with the announcement of the 2013 Heywire winners.

Thoughts From Across The Pond 12.11.13: A Bloody Disgrace to Journalism Posted by Alex Watt on 12.11.2013 On Friday night Mark Hunt and Antonio 'Bigfoot' Silva delivered one of the best fights of the year but not everyone was as enamoured with the craziness of the heavyweight classic as UFC fans were.

Husqvarna confirmed for MOTO EXPO Brisbane along with Australia's best stunt riders Momentum continues to build for the inaugural MOTO EXPO Brisbane with the new look Husqvarna range and Australia's best streetbike freestyle stunt bike riders set to be part of the March 21-23 event at Brisbane's RNA Showgrounds.

CAFES across Naples marked "Suspended Coffee Day'' overnight, spotlighting a remarkable tradition of social solidarity in the crisis-hit Italian city.

The map identifies the Southeast Asian ports that the Justice Department says were preferred by contractor Leonard Glenn Francis so he could overcharge Navy ships for supplies, and charts showing the annual number of U.S. Navy visits to each of those ports from 2009 to 2013.

A tumor inside a piece of a liver which was removed during surgery, one of the first surgeries of its kind in Germany with the support of a tablet computer.

Get ready, Alter Bridge are ready to rock the United States! The band has just announced initial dates for its spring U.S. tour.

Credit Union Australia has ditched its fleet of BlackBerry phones and IBM Notes Traveller email software in favour of Good Technology's mobile device management suite.