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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MAY 21, 2025: General airport view. Picture: NewsWire/Tertius Pickard

Aviation experts call airport power backups ‘insufficient’

A blackout at Brisbane Airport which led to more than two dozen flights delayed or cancelled has been logged as the first power loss at a major airport since London’s Heathrow debacle.

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Generic ambulance, QAS, Queensland Ambulance Service, emergency services, Thursday, August 29, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer

Man fighting for life after bonfire catastrophe

A man has been flown to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a bonfire incident on a property southwest of Brisbane on Saturday.

The Carey Park tent city. On the left is Lane, who has left after an eviction notice. On the right, is camp leader Matangirau (Uncz) Hira who has returned.

Pus-filled wounds and no beds: Coast’s homeless crisis deepens

What happened to the homeless who left the Gold Coast tent city at Carey Park? Some went to hospital and almost died. READ THEIR STORIES

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Cop has a Great Arm

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Top cop backs cranky officer who loses it with speeding BMW

A Sunshine Coast police officer has been filmed flinging a piece of equipment at a BMW that failed to stop in a school zone when requested. SEE THE VIDEO

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Burger Time 69 was purchased by new owner Nathan Ghanbari just two months ago.

‘So unfair’: Burger bar owner’s devastation after business torched

A West End burger shop owner fears he might lose everything, after a neighbouring shop was ramraided and set on fire last week, after opening just two months ago.

Jeff Dykstra and Melanie Burwell were engaged at the local Bunnings. Pic: Sunrise

‘Attention shoppers’: Man’s epic Bunnings proposal

A Queensland man has popped the question in completely unexpected location that some might say makes it the most Aussie proposal yet. SEE THE VIDEO

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New Bluey City Dog ferry to operate on the Brisbane River. Picture Lachie Millard

Bluey and Bingo take over city’s iconic river ferries

Two CityCat ferries have been transformed into Brisbane’s favourite blue heelers ahead of the opening of Bluey’s World. SEE THE VIDEO

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Aus bowling coach tragically passes one month after world championship

‘Larger than life’: Tributes for Tenpin bowling coach after shock death

The Queensland ten-pin bowling community is mourning the loss of a beloved coach and father who died just one month after coaching on the international stage.

Police investigate alleged carjacking at Coomera. Picture: Archive

Man assaulted in alleged Coomera carjacking

Police are on the hunt for a man accused of taking a car at knifepoint on the Gold Coast. Read the latest

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Mr de Voss was taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a “life-threatening condition”. Photo: CFMEU

‘Could’ve been fatal’: CFMEU’s shock claims as traffic controller fights for life

A Brisbane traffic controller was left in a life-threatening condition after being struck by a car at a Brisbane City Council worksite which the CFMEU claims was not following regulations.

Southport Surf Club life member John Ogilvie with nippers Imogen Coman, 10 and Dean Olsen, 11 ahead of the club's 100-year anniversary celebrations this weekend.Picture: Nigel Hallett

Lifesaving veteran reveals how club ‘sort of brought me up’

His mum died early and dad “shot through” when he was 13 – John Ogilvie looks back on 100 years of Southport Surf Life Saving Club and its pivotal role in his life.

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What’s open, what’s closed on King’s Birthday public holiday

It’s the King’s Birthday public holiday in Queensland today. Here is your guide to what’s open, what’s closed and what impact there will be to train, bus and ferry services.

‘Scrap it’: Qld politician seeks to dethrone King’s Birthday holiday

‘Scrap it’: Qld politician seeks to dethrone King’s Birthday holiday

Queensland’s longest-serving politician, Paul Tully, deems the King’s Birthday holiday a royal jest, urging it be replaced by Environment Day for a greener future. CAST YOUR VOTE

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BRISBANE AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 31, 2022: Fuel prices have begun to drop already, following the fuel excise cut in the federal budget. Some petrol stations have already slashed their prices and are selling below cost to drive competition. NewsWire / Sarah Marshall

We knew it! Brisbane’s scary petrol fears confirmed

New research has revealed why Brisbane is the second most expensive city in Australia for fuel. FIND OUT HOW TO SAVE

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