Brisbane Times - Brisbane News, Queensland News & World News

Brisbane Times

Independent. Always.
Advertisement

Top Stories

City
Brisbane
Condition
Mostly sunny
Mostly sunny
Current temperature
28.8°
Minimum temperature
22°
Maximum temperature
31°
The man had groomed the victim to send money before allegedly going to her house for more funds.

Brisbane woman sends $305,000 to alleged scammer posing as US soldier

The man had groomed the victim to send money before allegedly going to her house for more funds.

Police said offenders using social media platforms to scam people looking for love was common but the fact the man went tot he victim's home was concerning to detectives.

  • by Jocelyn Garcia

Brisbane Transit Centre businesses seek compo ahead of eviction

Businesses inside the Brisbane Transit Centre on Roma Street are seeking compensation from Lend Lease and the Cross River Rail Authority after being asked to leave by March 20.

Family businesses that have been operating on month-by-month leases at the Brisbane Transit Centre for more than a decade have been told to vacate by March 20.

  • by Tony Moore

Gun-wielding man rams police car, flees into Logan bushland

The incident was reported just after 11am closing Coronation Drive in both directions.

The man allegedly crashed a stolen car and fled with a handgun before being arrested in nearby bushland.

  • by Toby Crockford

'He was a great kid': Sydney schoolboy killed in avalanche in Austria

Max Meyer, 16, was on the mock trial and robotics team at International Grammar School.

A Sydney schoolboy who died after being buried in an avalanche while skiing with family in Austria has been remembered as a treasured classmate and a "great kid".

  • by Sarah Keoghan

More top stories

A kangaroo struggles in mud in an all but dried-up drainage canal in the Menindee Lakes system on January 10, 2019.

As politicians trade blame, shocking images show an 'unprecedented disaster'

"This mass fish kill be a wake-up call ... we need to get out of a broken loop."

  • by Peter Hannam
Boy, 9, seriously injured after 4WD crashes through fence

Boy, 9, seriously injured after 4WD crashes through fence

The crash saw five people sent to hospital.

  • by Toby Crockford
Jeff Bezos,and MacKenzie Bezos are splitting after 25 years of marriage.

Bezos 'forced to announce split before tell-all published'

The National Enquirer says it has a series of incriminating texts.

  • by Rozina Sabur
A toadfish was the likely culprit of an attack a girl and her grandmother in the Whitsundays on Thursday.

NQ shark attack now thought to have been a toadfish

Is it a shark? No, it's probably just a toadfish.

  • by Felicity Caldwell
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media following a Senate Republicans policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. Trump has asserted he has the authority to declare a national emergency and bypass Congress to fund construction of his border wall -- a key campaign promise. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

For Trump, storming out of a meeting is a signature ploy

Trump was known to have done the same when a deal wasn't going his way.

  • by Shannon Pettypiece & Margaret Talev
Advertisement

Featured

Opinion & Perspectives

Advertisement

Property bydomain

This mansion just got $7 million cheaper

This mansion just got $7 million cheaper

It's been called the "bargain of a lifetime" and comes complete with a resort-style swimming pool and 12-seater swim-up bar.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
Brisbane rental market improves for landlords for first time in three years

Brisbane rental market improves for landlords for first time in three years

Demand in the city is starting to absorb a wave of new supply and tenants are being warned they could face further price rises soon.

  • by Jim Malo

Business

Rubin created Android and ran the powerful mobile division at Google for years before leaving the company in 2014.

Google board sued for hushing up claims about 'father of Android'

With sexual misconduct claims swirling, Andy Rubin was allowed to 'quietly resign'  and reportedly paid $127 million, suit claims. 

  • by Mark Bergen, Joel Rosenblatt & Kartikay Mehrotra

Small business

Advertisement

Entertainment

Peter Farrelly poses for a photo at this year's Golden Globes.

'I was an idiot' for genital-flashing: Green Book director

Claims Peter Farrelly liked to flash his penis resurfaced in the wake of this week's Golden Globes.

  • by Broede Carmody
Jamie Lee Curtis is not impressed with Fiji water Girl, aka Kelleth Cuthbert, photobombing her at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday in LA.

Jamie Lee Curtis slams the Golden Globes Fiji Water Girl

While some are heralding Fiji Water Girl as the best PR stunt of all time, others are less than impressed.

  • by Amy Croffey

Lifestyle

Advertisement

Smarter living

Adidas SuperApes.

10 of the greatest sneakers of all time every collector should own

Footwear has become one of the most covetable luxury items for men, and these are your best investments.

  • by Robyn Doreian
camping

Five things you can do to keep your family holiday environmentally friendly

A Holiday is a great way to take a break, but not the time to stop caring for the environment.

  • by Suzi Catchpole

Food bygoodfood

Travel bytraveller

Advertisement

Cars bydrive

Sport

Ben Cutting was left with a bloodied nose.

Big Bash to the face leaves Heat fieldsman with bloodied nose

With arms and hands extended over his face and while diving backward, the ball slipped through Ben Cutting's fingers and smashed into his nose.

Nick Kyrgios

Kyrgios and Tomic draw daunting first-round assignments at the Open

It’s a blockbuster match-up for Nick Kyrgios in the first round at the Australian Open with the unseeded Australian drawing Canadian Milos Raonic.

  • by Scott Spits

Most Viewed today

Loading