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A man has been shot in a home invasion in Wellington Point, Brisbane. Communications Minister Anika Wells is facing a fresh wave of scrutiny after it was revealed she spent $4000 of taxpayer funds on flying her husband to the cricket.
She has made people crave Bills’ famous ricotta pancakes, inspired others to go on coastal hikes, and has turned the Tim Tam slam into a trend again.
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Steve Smith’s brilliance propels Australia to a victory in the 2nd test and a 2-0 Ashes lead
Steve Smith has taken a brilliant catch and then hit the winning runs to give Australia a 2-0 lead in the Ashes.
A man is in hospital after he was shot in a home invasion in Brisbane this morning. Police said that at about 1am, a group of people broke into a home on Mander Court in Wellington Point. They confronted the 25-year-old male resident and one of the intruders shot him in the foot.
Australian telecom company Optus has fully restored its National Broadband Network (nbn) services in Brisbane and other affected areas of Queensland following a recent outage, a company spokesperson said on Thursday.
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Geoffrey Boycott criticizes England's Ashes performance, labeling the Brisbane defeat a horror show.
Geoffrey Boycott has absolutely torched England’s start to the Ashes, calling the Brisbane defeat “a horror show” and accusing Ben Stokes’ team of being “up their own backsides” after all the big talk about their four-year plan for Australia.
Witness reveals horror at seeing a man "bleed out" on her front lawn after an alleged stabbing at a suburban Brisbane home that led to a 37-year-old being rushed to hospital. A man has been left fighting for his life after being stabbed in suburban Brisbane.
Queensland’s 2025 NAPLAN results have shaken up Brisbane’s academic landscape, with several of the city’s most prestigious elite schools slipping sharply, and upstaged by their outer-metropolitan independent rivals.
Australian telecom company Optus has fully restored its National Broadband Network (nbn) services in Brisbane and other affected areas of Queensland following a recent outage, according to an update on its website on Thursday.
Steve Smith and Jofra Archer were involved in a heated exchange on the fourth day of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane