2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (671+ words) September 11, 2026 — 10:28am The Greens are set to benefit from a shake-up of complicated rules governing City of Melbourne elections, potentially paving the way for the minor party to claim the mayoralty. The changes to the City of Melbourne Act, passed by…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (650+ words) September 10, 2026 — 5:28pm Australians will continue to be able to serve in foreign armies, including those accused of war crimes, without government oversight, after parliament rejected a bid to require disclosure of overseas military service. The Senate on Thursday voted down a…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (773+ words) September 10, 2026 — 5:00am Prominent sexual assault victims advocate Brittany Higgins has accused the Victorian government of using her credibility to promote promised reforms that it won’t deliver before the November election. Late last month, Higgins wrote to Premier Ben Carroll saying she…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (367+ words) September 8, 2026 — 12:01am Queensland households, businesses and industry are racing toward solar, wind and batteries, but the state government is driving in reverse. By scrapping renewable energy targets, abandoning coal closure schedules and running state-owned coal stations past their shelf life, the…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (451+ words) September 7, 2026 — 4:43pm A former staffer to Alan Jones told friends the broadcaster had worn an open robe around him at home and had sent him explicit text messages, a court has heard. Two friends of complainant “C”, who has accused Jones…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (678+ words) September 8, 2026 — 12:01am The abandonment of Queensland’s clean energy target and delayed closure of coal-fired power is driving away investment in renewable energy, the industry peak body will warn in a speech revealing of the increasingly hostile relationship between the sector and…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (520+ words) September 7, 2026 — 4:20pm Billionaire businessman Clive Palmer has claimed criminal charges against him are politically motivated, as he represented himself in court in a long-running fraud case centred on a transfer of $12 million between his companies. Palmer was charged in 2020 following an…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (701+ words) September 4, 2026 — 8:13pm Two years after a community newsletter on the history of the Middle East sparked controversy in Brisbane, the Supreme Court has thrown out a costly penalty imposed on the Greens councillor who distributed it. Gabba ward representative Trina Massey…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (593+ words) September 3, 2026 — 4:46pm So free-spirited was Lily Hooper, that as a child, her long blonde locks would exist in a constant state of entanglement. So determined to lead a life of adventure and discovery was the 18-year-old that she moved through life…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1262+ words) August 31, 2026 — 8:00pm Welcome to Brisbane Times’ Queensland public sector column, Public Circus. This week: under the hood of the Queensland Protection Commission, audit office efficiencies, Ombudsman pick’s new gap, and Treasury’s philanthropist whisperer. Attorney-General Deb Frecklington lobbed her bill for the…...