Category Archives: Brisbane

‘One in 15 million’: Brisbane woman gives birth to identical quadruplets

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Jenitar Na’amoana’s already had four children when she learned of surprise pregnancy ‘unheard of’ in Australia

A 34-year-old woman from Brisbane has defied the odds and delivered four naturally conceived, identical quadruplets in what is believed to be an Australian first.

Jenitar Na’amoana, who already had four children, was not planning having another but the quadruplets emerged from a “one in 15 million” pregnancy, splitting into four from a single fertilised egg.

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Brisbane child accused of school stabbing allegedly faced ‘racist’ abuse, court hears

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Alleged attack may have been motivated by a social media post, police prosecutor tells court

A Brisbane child accused of stabbing a fellow student was allegedly subjected to months of “racist” abuse and threats, a court has heard.

The 16-year-old child was arrested after allegedly stabbing a 17-year-old schoolmate on Tuesday.

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Teen accused of planning terror attack on Peter Dutton and Brisbane march was making ‘edgy joke’, court told

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Defence barrister claims teenager was a ‘troubled kid’ but crown prosecutor says he was serious when he wrote of copying US domestic terrorists

A teenager accused of preparing a nail bombing campaign was either a “troubled kid” who made edgy jokes or a determined terrorist in waiting, a court has been told.

The teenager, who cannot be named due to his age, spent last week on trial in the Brisbane supreme court after pleading not guilty to one count of acts done in preparation for or planning a terrorist act.

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Brisbane teenager allegedly plotted terror attacks on Liberal party targets, court hears

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Teenager denies planning attacks on party figures and Labour Day march after allegedly being influenced by the Unabomber

A Brisbane private schoolboy allegedly plotted terrorist attacks against the Liberal party and Brisbane’s Labour Day march in 2024 after being influenced by the Unabomber.

The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was 16 in 2024 when he was arrested by counter-terrorism police.

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Brisbane woman who gave lethal medication to terminally ill husband released on bail after murder charge

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David Ronald Mobbs, who had motor neurone disease, had said he didn’t want to live if his illness became intolerable, court hears

A woman who gave a lethal cocktail of medication to her husband who was dying from motor neurone disease has been granted bail after being charged with murder.

Kylie Ellina Truswell‑Mobbs was granted bail on Tuesday after being charged with murdering her 56-year-old husband, who was dying from motor neurone disease.

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Government declines to protect Indigenous sacred site to be bulldozed for Brisbane Olympic stadium

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Environment minister Murray Watt decides against emergency declaration to halt construction but does not rule out ‘longer term protections’

The federal government has decided against an 11th-hour intervention to halt construction of an Olympic stadium and aquatic centre in the heart of Brisbane, in a park that traditional owners say is a First Nations sacred site.

The environment minister, Murray Watt, issued a statement on Sunday afternoon to say he had considered applications made under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act for him to stop construction in Victoria Park.

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Brisbane teenager accused of using a police car as a BMX ramp in viral stunt at Scientology church

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Zeppelin Witheridge charged with public nuisance over ‘Scientology speedrun’ social media trend

A social media stunt that treats churches like video games has gone from TikTok to the dock, landing an alleged teenage “speedrunner” in court.

Zeppelin Witheridge, 18, has been accused of using a police car as a BMX ramp after a viral challenge went awry at the Church of Scientology in Brisbane’s CBD.

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Former governor general and Brisbane’s Anglican archbishop Peter Hollingworth dies at 91

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Hollingworth, appointed governor general by John Howard in 2001, resigned over his handling of child sexual abuse in the Anglican church

Former governor general Peter Hollingworth, who resigned over his handling of child sexual abuse in the Anglican church, has died.

Hollingworth, who devoted much of his life to fighting poverty, served as the Anglican archbishop of Brisbane for 11 years from 1990, the first Australian-born person to hold the position.

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LNP falls ‘agonisingly short’ in Stafford byelection as Labor suffers swing against it

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Opposition expected to retain the northern Brisbane seat, with Luke Richmond ahead of Fiona Hammond by more than 700 votes

Queensland opposition leader Steven Miles says he has caucus support to remain Labor leader “right now”, after the party suffered a swing against it at a byelection in the north of Brisbane.

Labor is expected to retain the northern Brisbane seat of Stafford, but recorded an 8% swing against it on primary votes. Candidate Luke Richmond was ahead of the Liberal National party candidate, Fiona Hammond, by 768 votes as of Sunday morning, with counting expected to continue later in the day.

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David Malouf, Australian author of Remembering Babylon and Ransom, dies aged 92

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Acclaimed Brisbane-born writer was known for his work exploring his own childhood, great myths and colonial Australia

David Malouf, the acclaimed Australian author of books including Ransom, An Imaginary Life and the Booker prize-nominated Remembering Babylon, has died aged 92.

Malouf died on Wednesday, his publisher, Penguin Random House Australia, said in a statement on Thursday.

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Traffic falls on major Sydney and Melbourne roads as fuel crisis sees Australians cut back on driving

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Exclusive: Trips on Sydney’s key thoroughfares have fallen by thousands per day, according to government data

Road traffic is falling on Australia’s east coast as fuel prices bite, with most key Sydney highways recording 20% fewer weekend trips.

The number of trips recorded on Sydney’s key thoroughfares has fallen by thousands of trips a day, according to New South Wales government data shared exclusively with Guardian Australia.

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Man charged with hate crime after allegedly ramming gates of Brisbane synagogue with ute

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A 32-year-old has been charged with serious vilification or hate crime and other offences but police say it is not being considered a terrorist incident

Police have charged a man after a car was used to ram the gates of a synagogue in Brisbane.

Officers say the man was driving a Toyota Hilux utility when he knocked down the gates of the property in Margaret Street in Brisbane’s CBD shortly after 7pm on Friday.

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Severe thunderstorm risk for northern and eastern Australia including Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra

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BoM forecasts possible storms from tropical north and WA to central and eastern parts, with potential for strong winds and heavy rainfall

Much of northern and eastern Australia faces a risk of severe thunderstorms on Saturday afternoon and evening, with millions of people potentially in the firing line.

“It’s another severe thunderstorm outbreak for eastern parts of the country. It could be an active one,” said Angus Hines, senior meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology on Saturday.

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Brisbane teen faces court on terrorism charges after violent extremist material and chemicals allegedly seized

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Max Belter, 18, had a document linked to ‘proscribed terrorist organisations’ on his electronic devices, police allege

A teenager charged with terrorism offences has wept in court after violent extremist material and chemicals for explosives were allegedly found during a police raid.

Max Belter, 18, appeared in a green prison jumper in Brisbane magistrates court on Thursday after a joint terrorism taskforce searched his property at The Gap in Brisbane’s north.

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First Nations group launches federal appeal to block construction of main Brisbane 2032 Olympics stadium

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Application lodged for permanent legal protection of Victoria Park, where state and federal governments plan to spend billions on sports infrastructure

A First Nations group has applied to halt construction of the main stadium planned for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.

The state and federal governments plan to spend $3.8bn on a 63,000-seat stadium at Victoria Park in inner-city Brisbane. It will host the opening and closing ceremonies and athletics events.

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Confused passengers evacuated from Brisbane domestic airport and told to re-screen after metal detector fault

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Flights delayed after ‘technical fault with a single metal detector’ but airport says there is no safety or security threat

Passengers have been evacuated from Brisbane domestic airport and flights have been delayed after a fault with a single metal detector prompted both travellers and staff to be re-screened by security.

Pictures on social media showed large crowds at the airport, with one person saying the “entire place has ground to a halt”.

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Judge orders Queensland council to pause planned demolition of homeless camps

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Moreton Bay council agrees to supreme court injunction against evicting residents who had previously been evicted from another park

Moreton Bay city council has been ordered not to clear a homeless encampment after a hearing in the Queensland supreme court on Wednesday.

Numerous homeless residents of Eddie Hyland Park in Lawnton were evicted by council rangers in April, with their tents cleared by heavy machinery. Just two were granted public housing. Most have set up a new camp in a different park in Kallangur.

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Solar power: Kangaroo Point Bridge leads winners as Queensland architecture awards put spotlight on sustainability

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Bridge that spans Brisbane River and includes solar panels and shade along its length hailed as a transformative piece of urban infrastructure

The newest bridge spanning the Brisbane River – the longest cable-stayed pedestrian bridge in the country – has taken out top honours in the 2025 Australian Institute of Architects Queensland awards.

A week after Sydney’s new network of city metro stations collected architecture’s most prestigious prize in New South Wales, Brisbane’s Kangaroo Point Bridge was lauded at Friday night’s award ceremony as another example of the significant value of state governments investing in architecture to realise major infrastructure projects that raise the bar beyond the realm of mere functionality.

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A bridge too far: Brisbane grapples with the multimillion-dollar cost of revitalising an icon

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Cash-strapped council may seek to raise funds from rate-payers, state and federal governments, or road users to fix 85-year-old Story Bridge

When the ribbon was cut on Brisbane’s Story Bridge on 6 July 1940 it was not an auspicious time to open a new bridge.

Five days earlier, the infamous Tacoma Narrows Bridge had opened in Washington State.

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Man charged with murder over wife’s Queensland kayak drowning tried to claim $1m insurance, police allege

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Graeme Davidson lived in Thailand for a ‘number of years’ and was arrested and charged with murder, fraud and attempted fraud while visiting Brisbane

Years after his wife died while kayaking, a man has been accused of murder and trying to claim more than $1m in life insurance.

Graeme Davidson, 55, who now lives in Thailand, was charged over the death of his wife, Jacqueline.

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