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THE man sipping his beer in the morning sunshine outside the tin-roofed "hotel", was dressed exactly as you would expect an outbacker to be dressed: wide-brimmed hat, safari shirt, tight shorts and big boots.

SURVIVING Bee Gees Barry and Robin Gibb will make a sentimental journey to Redcliffe - the seeding ground of their worldwide success - in March or April.

AFTER a scorching start to the new year, overnight thunderstorms have heralded some relief from the hot and sticky conditions of the past couple of days.

IN this interview with Brisbane Racing Club chairman Kevin Dixon, Bart Sinclair discovers plans for the new club and a host of changes in store.

EAGLE Street in Brisbane city is Queensland's most expensive place to park - but inner-city shopping car parks aren't far behind, leaving Brisbane parkers feeling the financial pinch more than most.

Sunday, 21 December 2008, 4:44 pm Press Release: Baci Lounge Baci Lounge opens in Brisbane Baci Lounge, a unique NZ retail brand and a model of social entrepreneurship, launched its first Australian store at a ...

IPSWICH and Gatton bore the brunt of yesterday's scorching summer heatwave as southeast Queenslanders flocked to the water to cool down.

A GOLD Coast hairdresser who forced women to work as prostitutes so he could pay off loan sharks has abandoned an application to plead not guilty.

THE aesthetics of one of Brisbane's iconic tourist destinations are draining its wealth, prosperity and luck.

An ear nose and throat specialist at Brisbane's Royal Children's Hospital has called for a Northern Territory-style health intervention into Queensland's Indigenous communities.

THE largest road project in Australia reached a major milestone when a 4000-tonne boring machine smashed through the last wall of rock to create the first tunnel under the Brisbane River.

I HAVE a pet category on my list of hotspots catalysts. It's the one I call the Ugly Ducklings.

Southern and central Queensland residents have been warned to expect wild winds of up to 90km/h and hail on Friday night, with worse storms to hit on Saturday.

TRAIN services have been restored after Queensland's storms, but Brisbane CityCat and Cityferry services are not expected to resume until tomorrow.

THESE streets in the southeast have been cut because of adverse weather. Check back for updates throughout the day.

Woman swept to her death by floodwaters Floodwaters around Mill Street in Goodna this morning.

ONE woman is feared dead as widespread floods sweep through southeast Queensland after an overnight deluge dumped 250mm of rain in some areas.

THE ABC says it is close to securing a site for a new Brisbane headquarters. This comes nearly two years after the national broadcaster evacuated its studios in Toowong, in inner-west Brisbane, because of a ...

BRISBANE will undergo a huge change that will affect your house, your street, how much you pay, how long you live there and where you work.

MAKING a pledge to push the car out of your lifestyle means you need to quickly look for every alternative to get you around.