Brisbane, Australia News

A mini orchestra of reggae, soul, dub and afrobeat, Chocolate Strings of Brisbane, Australia, are one of the most hard-working bands in the area, with scads of festival performances and a few quality recordings under their belts.

QUEENSLAND'S highest court has rejected an appeal by a circus acrobat who was convicted and jailed for almost a decade for knowingly infecting his girlfriend with the HIV virus via unprotected sex.

THEY'LL see the beach, the bush, Uluru and Taronga Zoo but the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge - aka Prince William and Kate - are in for anything but an average tourist experience when they touch down in Sydney on Wednesday.

A SECRET 'club' of Queensland health workers would gather in a hospital workshop and celebrate how much they had stolen from taxpayers.

Exposure to video-based education increases men's skin awareness and attendance at whole-body clinical skin examinations , according to a study published in the April issue of JAMA Dermatology .

QUEENSLAND stands to lose about 30,000 jobs between now and 2017 because of the collapse of the auto manufacturing industry.

An active approach to attracting hotel investment has reaped rewards for Brisbane with more than 500 additional hotel rooms either available or coming on line this year, but many more are needed.

It's who plays five-eighth - or defends against Sam Thaiday - that will be fundamental to the Blues' success in this year's series.

Still, there's something to be said about this adorably goofy cat racing down the stairs to see her owner.

Their Royal Highnesses William, Kate and baby George will continue a long tradition of royal visits to Sydney when they arrive on Wednesday.

Aussies are known the world over for their jovial disposition and ability to get up to mischief without too much difficulty.

When Brisbane, Australia native Phamie Seils found out that George Strait was serious about this tour being his last, she knew she had to make it to America for at least one show of his Cowboy Rides Away tour.

The Coastal Sharks won a fierce South African derby to stay top of the Super 15 as Australia's resurgent Western Force won their fifth straight match this weekend.

Aboriginal artist Fiona Foley joins the line-up today for a major symposium on indigenous art.

The equipment distributor MSC Group of Companies , based in Brisbane, Australia, has received the 2013 Top Sales Award from McCloskey International for sales performance over the past year.

Chimpanzees broke out of their enclosures at Kansas City Zoo, and the area is on lockdown as officials try to track down the escapees.

People take shelter ahead of the arrival of cyclone Ita at an evacuation centre in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia, 11 April 2014.

Shares in Echo Entertainment Group Ltd jumped more than 10 percent to their highest level in a month after the company said stronger gaming revenue had boosted third-quarter earnings and named Matt Bekier as its new chief executive.

Police are leading a huge hunt after the potential kidnapping in Queensland, Australia - which bears striking similarities to the Madeleine McCann case People who have any information on the whereabouts of the three-year-old are urged to call Australian Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or 131564.

FAMILY of murdered French student Sophie Collombet is a world away but their grief was felt by hundreds at candlelit vigil.