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Justice Paul Freeburn sentenced Christopher Hili to seven years’ imprisonment and Lee Hili to six years.

Married couple jailed for rape of teen girl after party

The couple was sentenced at the Supreme Court in Brisbane on Tuesday after spending nearly a year in custody following the guilty verdicts.

  • by Rex Martinich

Perspective

Queensland doesn’t need daylight saving – and neither do the southern states

As southerners wind back their clocks on Sunday to again align with Queensland, it’s time they did so permanently.

Flooded one day, beautiful the next: How a Brisbane park bounced back from inundation

Completely submerged after Alfred, Hanlon Park has staged a remarkable recovery, and that resilience could be a sustainable solution for other flood-prone areas.

Nick Dent
Nick Dent

Journalist

Tesla to open new Brisbane showroom, but Musk has ensured I won’t be among its buyers

Driving a Tesla has become the automotive equivalent of wearing a bright-red MAGA hat – or a bright-red armband over a brown shirt.

Cameron Atfield
Cameron Atfield

Journalist

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Urban Affairs

East Brisbane State School has welcomed new plans for Woolloongabba’s future, while another stakeholder has expressed concern for the state government’s recommendations.

Joy for some, but bold vision for Woolloongabba’s future sparks debate

The decision to demolish the Gabba – but not a heritage-listed school – has set the scene for a vast urban renewal project in Brisbane’s inner-south.

  • by Courtney Kruk
Hanlon Park after the March 2025 flood is largely intact thanks to its foliage designed to withstand creek flooding.
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Flooded one day, beautiful the next: How a Brisbane park bounced back from inundation

Completely submerged after Alfred, Hanlon Park has staged a remarkable recovery, and that resilience could be a sustainable solution for other flood-prone areas.

  • by Nick Dent

City Life

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Crime & Courts

Justice Paul Freeburn sentenced Christopher Hili to seven years’ imprisonment and Lee Hili to six years.

Married couple jailed for rape of teen girl after party

The couple was sentenced at the Supreme Court in Brisbane on Tuesday after spending nearly a year in custody following the guilty verdicts.

  • by Rex Martinich
Police launched a search for a missing four-year-old girl on Monday, finding the toddler in a pool hours later.

Girl, 4, found dead in pool in Brisbane’s south

A child missing from a Forest Lake home has been found dead in a neighbour’s pool, sparking a police investigation. 

  • by Catherine Strohfeldt

Politics

Brisbane 2032 Olympics

Simon Letch

From Palaszczuk to Crisafulli: Clock is ticking for Brisbane 2032

The last week’s events in Queensland won’t have assuaged any fears over planning for the biggest show on earth.

  • by Darren Kane
Paul Davies’ 2008 painting of Spring Hill’s Centenary Pool, which opened three years after the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne.

National Aquatics Centre slated for heritage site, despite review concerns

Premier David Crisafulli went against expert advice to promise the world’s best swimming centre, but is vague about the impact on heritage-listed Centenary Pool.

  • by Catherine Strohfeldt

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