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Brisbane residents stock up on sandbags

Thousands of sandbags are thrown in the backs of cars and utes across Brisbane as the Queensland capital prepares for an onslaught of wild weather.

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Man in custody after nine-hour stand-off with police

A man is being assessed in hospital at the end of a nine-hour police stand-off at a Brisbane unit. Officers tried to negotiate overnight with the man, who was made threats and claimed to be armed.

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Man charged after nine-hour stand-off with police in Brisbane

A 44-year-old man is charged over a nine-hour stand-off with Queensland police at Bowen Hills in Brisbane's inner-north.

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Federal Police raid CFMEU office in Brisbane

Dozens of Australian Federal Police officers raid the Brisbane office of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union at Bowen Hills.

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Street artists Guido van Helten and Fintan Magee team up for railway...

Watch a timelapse video of two world-renowned street artists using their skills to brighten up a railway underpass in their hometown of Brisbane.

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Concrete canvas brings two of Australia's best street artists together

Two world-renowned street artists are bringing their talents back to their hometown to brighten up a Brisbane rail underpass.

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Stories from years gone by at Queensland's Ekka

From wearing your Sunday best to stuffing your face full of sweets and treats, generations of women share the memories behind their family Ekka photographs.

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Police speaking to QR driver who left seriously injured woman at accident scene

The driver of a Queensland Rail excavator who left the scene today after his tractor hit a woman and left her seriously injured in Brisbane is spoken to by police.

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Documents burned and dumped at union boss' instruction, court hears

A former CFMEU boss accused of having tonnes of union documents burned and dumped days after the royal commission requested them will stand trial.

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Group released on bail after man 'pushed' off third-floor balcony in Brisbane

Four of the five people accused of the attempted murder of Mitchell King are granted bail, after the 22-year-old was allegedly shoved from a Bowen Hills balcony in February, suffering a broken jaw,...

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This couple's Ekka love and life together comes full circle

There's more to the Ekka than rides and fairy floss — for some it's where they fall in love, become engaged and return with their children year after year.

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From skyscraper to 'plyscraper': Timber to challenge concrete and steel

Wood once dominated the building industry, and now it's making a comeback. It's cheap, fast and sustainable — so will the towers of tomorrow be made of timber?

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Ekka's people's building has always been a stunner

As the gates swing open for the 142nd Ekka, the history books show there would be no show without Brisbane's Old Museum.

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Disabled car parks removed at Brisbane housing complex after complaint they...

All four disabled car parks in a community housing complex in Brisbane are removed after the housing department acted on a complaint that argued the accessible spaces discriminated against able-bodied...

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Department 'miscommunication' behind removal of disabled car parks

Two of the four disabled car parks removed from a community housing complex after a complaint they discriminated against able-bodied people, will be reinstated, the Department of Housing has promised.

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Two fires at this iconic Brisbane pub helped spark heritage law rethink in...

Two fires and more than a decade of dry taps at the hotel raised strong debate in Brisbane, and it's became a catalyst for the state to review 30-year-old heritage protection laws.

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'Absolutely unavoidable' $960m cost blowout for Brisbane's Cross River Rail...

The state government has revealed Queensland's largest infrastructure project will open later and cost almost a billion dollars more than previously planned.

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Man shot in Brisbane suburb of Bowen Hills, taken to hospital in serious...

Police say a man received gunshot wounds to his abdomen in an incident at a residence on Tufton Street on Saturday afternoon.

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More than 100 people are enquiring for a single rental property in this...

The top 10 locations attracting dozens of enquiries on a single property across the state have been revealed.  

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Queensland government calls on Brisbane City Council to put up $30m for RNA...

Brisbane City Council, the RNA, and the two sporting codes will be asked to pay the rest of the projected $137 million bill for the 20,000-seat stadium.

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Sport Minister Stirling Hinchcliffe said the Brisbane City Council needed to...

Sport Minister Stirling Hinchcliffe said the Brisbane City Council needed to step up.

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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says her leadership is like a Tarago.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says her leadership is like a Tarago.

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