Brisbane, Australia News

ELIZABETH JACKSON: In Queensland, revelations about an MP's criminal history by a political rival have prompted questions about just how forthcoming politicians should be about their pasts.

On Tuesday night a woman who usually delivers fast food to Sydney homes drove me from the Opera House to my apartment in Surry Hills for a measly $7.10.

Your Take contributions have not been reviewed for accuracy by USA TODAY. Contributors agree to our Terms of Service and are responsible for the content of their videos and photos.

WAM ABU DHABI, 22nd April 2014 -- The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development last night concluded its workshop on Interfaith Dialogue , held in preparation for the G-20 summit to be convened in Brisbane, Australia in November.

HE IS the Aussie superstar with fame, a gruelling schedule and adoring fans. But Jason Jang lacks one thing - the rock star pay packet.

The University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia finally caught a pitch drop from the world's longest continuously running experiment on camera.

Please check your email - we've sent you a link that you'll need to click to confirm your account.

Kate Middleton has added some glamor to the lives of servicemen in Australia by appearing in the cockpit of a Royal Air Force jet fighter in an attractive blue poppy spring dress.

It is a sure sign of how much pressure Billy Slater is under to retain his No.1 Australian jersey for the May 3 Test against New Zealand when former Kangaroos captain Darren Lockyer and Queensland coach Mal Meninga feel the need to publicly defend his form.

The cover of the May 1978 issue of the National Geographic is a portrait of a young woman in profile, her head close to that of a camel, one hand grasping a feed bucket, the other holding on to the chinstrap of the animal's harness.

Police in Vancouver, B.C., are investigating an alleged dognapping after a woman was filmed running out of a tattoo parlor with an employee's French bulldog.

The British royal looked ravishing in this blue and white short sleeved L.K.Bennett dress as she arrived at RAAF Amberley as part of their New Zealand and Australian tour today.

Kate got into the cockpit of the F/A-18F Super Hornet wearing a tight- fitting L.K.Bennett dress and 4in heels at RAAF Amberley in Brisbane, Australia.

POLICE in north Queensland investigating two suspicious deaths after a woman was stabbed and the body of another found in separate incidents.

'She's dead. I have the last laugh': Man who didn't want his girlfriend to leave him and go to college strangled her before callously texting her parents and sister to tell them he had killed her Couple who married 70 years ago and stayed so in love they held hands every day at breakfast die 15 hours apart Wu-Tang-affiliated rapper was 'high on ... (more)

Carnage: An Australian soldier lies wounded as his comrades search for the dead and injured on the day of the Gallipoli landing.

DESIGNERS fight to clothe her but experts fear the Duchess has begun to dress like Queen Elizabeth.

Nigerian-born forward Bernie Ibini's 67th-minute goal gave Central Coast Mariners a 1-0 win Saturday over Adelaide United and a place in the A-League semifinals.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, may be worth $2 billion to the UK fashion retail industry according to consumer analysts Mintel, but the "Replikate" phenomenon is lining the pockets of many enterprising eBay users around the world.

A QUEENSLAND police officer has been seriously injured after being struck by a motorbike, before the rider allegedly fled the scene.