The Latest Breaking News from Brisbane

Alice and Scott* have been running their two-storey pub-turned-backpacker hostel in Queensland’s Wide Bay region, north of Brisbane, for more a decade. Over the years they’ve provided accommodation for thousands of backpackers and itinerant workers who come to the region for fruit-picking jobs.

Tyler Johnson and Jason Cadee have guided the party-spoiling Brisbane Bullets to a pulsating 106-101 overtime win over Adelaide.

Authorities are investigating reports that a three-metre crocodile was seen lurking near a popular swimming area on an island off the coast of Brisbane.

After rolling Pakistan for just 125, the world champions complete the run chase without the loss of a wicket in the second ODI in Brisbane.

Rescuers who brought Matt Visser back to life after 14 minutes says his stomach and lungs were filled with water and the yachtsman "was frothing at the mouth" after getting knocked unconscious by his boom in Brisbane.

Off-contract Jets co-captain Matthew Jurman believes he still has a lot to offer beyond this A-League season and he hopes to prove it to Newcastle in the second half of the campaign. The 33-year-old former Socceroo played the full match against Western United in a 1-1 draw on Sunday in…

Young staff have been left "traumatised" after fast-food restaurants were targeted in four armed robberies on Brisbane's southside over 24 hours.

A Queensland man tried to stop what he believed was a stolen car by driving into it outside a police station north of Brisbane, a court has heard.

Brisbane police have not identified the person whose body was found on a vacant block near homes in the city's southern suburbs.