The Latest Breaking News from Brisbane

AFL sanctions five clubs for COVID breach

The AFL has hit five clubs with sanctions for breaching COVID protocols, with Sydney copping a $100,000 fine.

AAP · Aug 16, 2022

Brisbane meatworks Australian Country Choice Holdings underpays staff more than $2.5 million

The meat processor, based at Cannon Hill, has back paid employees but unions warn workers from other companies could be affected.

ABC News · Aug 16, 2022

Lions no one-man AFL band: Zorko

Brisbane star Lachie Neale could win a second Brownlow Medal this season, but captain Dayne Zorko is hoping others step up to ensure they are a finals force.

AAP · Aug 16, 2022

AFL Round-Up: Epic wins for Melbourne and Sydney — and heartbreak for Carlton — set the scene for a grand finale

Heroes and heartbreak were the order of the day in round 22 and, with finals just a game away, this remarkable home-and-away season is about to reach its crescendo. We digest the week that was.

ABC News · Aug 14, 2022

Queensland tenants under pressure as rents rise amid calls for compassion from landlords

Cairo Sauvage and his housemates are about to move out of their shared home after months of uncertainty over a rent hike. As both a landlord and a renter, he says tenants hold little power in rental relationships.

ABC News · Aug 13, 2022

Boggo Road Gaol and Brisbane's dark side to feature heavily in Netflix production of Boy Swallows Universe

A Netflix adaptation of Trent Dalton’s best-selling book takes viewers inside a Brisbane landmark once home to rats, lice, and hardened criminals.

ABC News · Aug 13, 2022

Suitcases, tea towels and a brand new record press: the Brisbane couple taking a punt on the vinyl revival

Celebrated by artists and fans, Neil and Kathy Wilson have refocused their lives around vinyl records

The Guardian - AU · Aug 13, 2022

Broncos' Cobbo scores three in Knights win

Brisbane captain Adam Reynolds and winger Selwyn Cobbo have halted a Newcastle comeback, leading the Broncos to a 28-10 victory over the Knights.

AAP · Aug 13, 2022

Fagan calls for AFL 'stand' rule review

Brisbane captain Dayne Zorko gifted St Kilda's Jack Higgins a goal for an infraction on the mark and Lions coach Chris Fagan wants the AFL to tweak the rule.

AAP · Aug 12, 2022

Former Nudgee College student met paedophile Dennis Douglas on grounds of the exclusive Brisbane school

A former student at exclusive Brisbane private school St Joseph's Nudgee College met a paedophile old boy at the college in the early 1990s despite claims the abuser was banned from the campus.

ABC News · Aug 12, 2022