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, 23+ hour ago   (620+ words) September 10, 2026 — 4:04pm Kellie Sloane has sensationally accused the Labor government of significantly increasing building heights in her eastern suburbs electorate after she became opposition leader in a bid to wedge her on housing before the next election. Sloane’s Vaucluse electorate takes…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (648+ words) September 10, 2026 — 11:45am A 41-year-old drug trafficker has blamed his three teen house guests for his alleged involvement in a violent attack linked to Melbourne’s bar wars. The trio of 17-year-olds was allegedly hired to carry out a ruthless five-day crime spree…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (546+ words) September 9, 2026 — 4:25pm A prominent Brisbane real estate agent has lost his licence after pleading guilty to assaulting a man more than a decade ago in his home country of Ireland. McGrath Bulimba principal Tony O’Doherty received a two-year sentence, fully suspended, in…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (667+ words) September 8, 2026 — 4:50pm A man accused of running a $100 million Ponzi scheme through an Ivanhoe law firm told his wife that if anything happened to him, there would be a folder in his office that explained “everything”. The contents of that folder…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (816+ words) September 8, 2026 — 11:54am The two-man hit team who murdered underworld enforcer Gavin Preston have been sentenced to 34 years in prison over the gangland execution and attempted murder of his associate. But Jaeden Tito, 25, and Rabii Zahabe, 26, received a reprieve from life behind…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (431+ words) September 8, 2026 — 2:44pm Hotels up to 12 storeys tall could be built at some pubs in Brisbane, with owners to be given temporary exemptions as part of a plan to boost short-term accommodation ahead of the 2032 Olympics. Under the plan, the tallest hotels…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (525+ words) September 8, 2026 — 5:00am Experts fear changes to the Queensland curriculum are turning families away from music studies, as the number of teachers falls, schools reduce the courses on offer, and those that remain have high out-of-pocket costs. Metropolitan schools retain music students…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (926+ words) There’s really no reason to move from Waverton. Our shabby unit has spectacular views of the bridge, the city and the harbour, from every window, including the toilet. Every visitor is blown away by the views and usually hints at…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1387+ words) September 7, 2026 — 8:08pm Welcome to Brisbane Times’ Queensland public sector column, Public Circus. This week: energy healing at police HQ, rethinking the First Nations Health Office, musical chairs at CS Energy, and more. Sometimes after a tough week serving the public, you…...