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Australia plans to sell off defence land to developers – but could it deliver homes instead?

The federal government plans to sell A$3 billion of Department of Defence properties on prime land across Australia, including Paddington in Sydney, St Kilda in Melbourne and Victoria Barracks in Brisbane.

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Woman shoots her shot mid-flight with a note to a ‘cute guy’. She never expected what came next

Everyone has at least once had an airport crush. You’re mid-flight, the cabin lights are dimmed, and you spot a total stranger. And somehow, they make a three-hour layover in Brisbane seem like a romantic comedy.

The Mary Sue

Pizza Hut feasts and improvised altars: lunar new year in Australia’s small town Chinese restaurants

They’re normally behind the wok or taking orders, year-round. But when it’s time to celebrate, these Chinese restaurant families create their own traditions

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Lions pick co-captains for three-peat premiership push

After Lachie Neale stepped down as Brisbane co-captain, the Lions have turned to three stars to co-captain their bid for an AFL premiership three-peat.

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‘A big call for the IOC’: is the fight over Olympic rowing on Australia’s predator-inhabited Fitzroy River all a croc?

Queensland’s deputy premier says the event ‘ain’t happening’ at the Brisbane Games unless it takes place in Rockhampton

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Socceroo makes World Cup audition in Victory-Roar draw

Brisbane Roar have salvaged a 1-1 draw with Melbourne Victory thanks to Socceroos striker Nicholas D'Agostino scoring the equaliser.

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Doolittle fires as Wildcats continue march to finals

NBL title contenders Perth have taken care of business with a Kristian Doolittle-inspired fourth-straight win, burying injury-ravaged Brisbane at RAC Arena.

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Teen gun breaks Kerr record as Sydney beat Roar in ALW

Willa Pearson broke an A-League Women record as Sydney beat Brisbane while Western Sydney suffered a huge dent to their finals hopes in a draw with Newcastle.

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'Unfair': Haas slams claims of Broncos coach fall out

Payne Haas has explained his reasons for leaving Brisbane to join South Sydney in 2027, insisting it has nothing to do with coach Michael Maguire.

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London calling: Lockyer's 'two' Broncos unite for cause

London Broncos and Brisbane have reconnected under Darren Lockyer's guidance as the league great unveils plans to continue to grow the brand in the UK capital.

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Meanjin has been resurrected by QUT, in a clever move

Literary journal Meanjin has been resurrected. The 85-year-old journal will return to its origins in Brisbane, where it was founded in 1940 by editor Clem Christesen.

The Conversation

Literary journal Meanjin back from the dead

The axed literary journal Meanjin is back, to be run out of the city where it was originally founded 85 years ago.

AAP

The one NRL team set to stop Haas signing off in style

Brisbane are heavily tipped to send Payne Haas out a premiership winner this season. But one NRL rival has the backing to stop the Broncos going back to back.

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Knights launch Brown era as Titans say hello to Bai

Newcastle's hope for a new golden age gets its first moment in the sun as Dylan Brown gets set to play five-eighth for the Knights for the first time.

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AirAsia flight diverted after mid-air cabin pressure alert

Flight D7221 changed course around two hours into the flight from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur

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'Twist his arm': Broncos hold out hope of Haas backflip

Brisbane captain Adam Reynolds was shocked Payne Haas signed with South Sydney but scuppered suggestions a falling-out with coach Michael Maguire was a reason.

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'I want more': Reynolds to retire after saving Broncos

Adam Reynolds is to retire at the end of the 2026 NRL season after a wonderful career and with the knowledge Brisbane's future is in capable hands.

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Archaeology against the clock: the race to salvage fragments of early Brisbane

Tens of thousands of artefacts were unearthed not by careful excavation but by the 2011 floods. Now, students are piecing together Queensland’s history

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City back on top in ALW, Canberra beat 10-woman Sydney

Melbourne City are back on top of the A-League Women table after a 5-2 comeback win over Brisbane Roar, while Canberra United beat Sydney FC 2-1.

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Bullets handed wooden spoon by NBL rivals Cairns

Brisbane will finish last on the NBL ladder after suffering a home defeat to rivals Cairns in the "Sunshine Stoush''.

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Broncos superstar signs three-year deal with Souths

Brisbane prop Payne Haas has stunned the rugby league world by signing with South Sydney, where he will reunite with former coach Wayne Bennett.

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'No reason': Valkanis sees red again in Mariners loss

Former Brisbane coach Warren Moon got revenge when his Central Coast side conjured a 2-1 win against the Roar, whose coach Michael Valkanis landed in hot water

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Marshall lights up as JackJumpers eye NBL finals

Tasmania thrashed Brisbane to put one foot in the door of the NBL play-in tournament as Nick Marshall cut loose in a career-best performance.

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Lions star backs Andrews to be club's sole captain

Star Brisbane forward Charlie Cameron has full faith Harris Andrews can captain the Lions solo following Lachie Neale's decision to step down as co-skipper.

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'On my bucket list': Staggs targets his Mt Everest

Brisbane legend Steve Renouf insists Kotoni Staggs is now one of the world's top three centres but the 2025 title winner has a NSW Blues goal he wants to reach.

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