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Brisbane Region Duty Officer Inspector Shane Thow speaking at Jindalee boat ramp about the search for a man missing in the Brisbane River on Sunday, 16/03/2025.

Police search Brisbane River after man slips into water at Jindalee

Police and emergency services are trawling the river in search of a 23-year-old who slipped into the water early on Sunday and failed to resurface.

  • Cameron Atfield

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Debris seen in the Brisbane River on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.

Brisbane city dodges minor flooding at high tide

The river has burst its banks in the inner city, spilling across footpaths but falling short of official flood levels.

  • Felicity Caldwell
A resident walks through floodwaters on a street in Newmarket.

Just when you thought it was safe to go in the floodwaters: gastro

Floodwaters hold many dangers, and among the worst are the ones you can’t see.

  • Nick Dent
The proposed tower overlooks Coronation Drive to the Brisbane River.

Developer dumps office space for new Brisbane riverside unit tower

A riverside office building could soon make way for a 30-storey residential tower, with plans lodged with Brisbane City Council for a new riverside.

  • Cameron Atfield
A render of the proposed development at Howard Smith Wharves submitted to Brisbane City Council in September 2024.

Questions over Howard Smith Wharves plan as developers push into river

A popular stretch of the Brisbane River is being transformed, but an ambitious redevelopment project may need changes before it is approved.

  • Sean Parnell
The Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation has launched an investigation into the cause of death of hundreds of fish along the Brisbane River.

Hundreds of dead fish wash up along the Brisbane River

State wildlife authorities are investigating the mysterious deaths, stretching from St Lucia all the way up to Seventeen Mile Rocks.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
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Under plans submitted to governments for approval, shipping lanes would be made deeper and wider, with the dredge spoils possibly used in a massive land reclamation project.

Brisbane wharves to extend 4km into Moreton Bay under $3.5b proposal

Before finalising its long-term expansion plans, the Port of Brisbane has quietly sought permission for a massive land reclamation project.

  • Sean Parnell
The Riverlife armada setting paddle down the Brisbane River.

‘20 years ago, you couldn’t hire a kayak on the river’. Now, this river business is booming

In 2004, armed with a few kayaks, John Sharpe set up a business on the banks of the Brisbane River that is still as popular as ever today.

  • Courtney Kruk
Author Simon Cleary on the Upper Brisbane River, 2022. He recounts the 27-day journey walking the Brisbane River in his book Everything Is Water (UQP).

Simon set out to walk the entire length of the Brisbane River. Then the rains came

A 344-kilometre journey during the 2022 floods proved an education, to say the least. Here’s what author Simon Cleary learnt.

  • Nick Dent
View from the top: The final span of the Kangaroo Point Bridge in Brisbane has been installed.

Kangaroo Point bridge a step closer to opening as final piece of deck slots into place

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has celebrated this week’s installation of the final span of the long-anticipated bridge ahead of its opening this year.

  • Cameron Atfield

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