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Brisbane have beaten Sydney in a frenetic encounter on Sunday night to record their first win at the SCG since 2009.

As Muslims across the world prepare to end a month of fasting with the feast of Eid al-Fitr, one Brisbane community wraps up with a unique tradition for Ramadan.

At just 22, doctors told Ksenia Borodin a heart and double-lung transplant is her only option for long-term survival. However, the part-time Brisbane law student, who was born with complex heart problems, says she has never felt like giving up amid a lifetime of "near-death experiences".

Outgoing president of Australian Olympic Committee drafted gushing compliments for his own work

Former Gold Coast, Brisbane and Warriors playmaker Ash Taylor is expected to announce his retirement from the NRL due to chronic hip issues.

Brisbane have lost six straight AFL matches at the SCG in a drought that dates back to 2009, with five of those defeats against Sunday's opponents Sydney.

For more than 90 years, a funnel of pitch in Brisbane has been slowly dripping into a beaker. Nine drops have fallen, now the long wait for the tenth is on

At 2:45am on April Fool's Day, 1978, Harry Akers marched 100 metres down a dark, empty street in Bundaberg, accompanied by his dog, Jaffa, and wielding a placard saying: "The majority is not omnipotent. The majority can be wrong. The majority is capable of tyranny."

Jordan McKenzie, 27, flew from Brisbane, Australia, to track down his ex-girlfriend in Scotland.

Dylan Shiel has felt the wrath of the selectors' axe for Essendon's crunch AFL clash with the Western Bulldogs, who have also swung changes.

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