The Latest Breaking News from Moreton Bay

Queensland homeless man shot with Taser after being given move-on order to make way for kite festival

Advocate says homeless clearances should be halted after man is hospitalised during confrontation in Brisbane park

The Guardian - AU · Sep 14

Homeless people camping in Queensland park ‘not treated as humans’ during council evictions, court finds

Moreton Bay council’s clearing of tent city breached human rights, supreme court rules

The Guardian - AU · Mar 6

‘A defiant stand’: histories of Australia’s frontier wars are revealing their true complexity, but there’s more to be done

Historian Stephen Gapps’ latest book, Uprising: War in the Colony of New South Wales, 1838–1844, describes a coordinated Aboriginal military front across more than 20 different Aboriginal nations and language groups. The front extended for thousands of kilometres, from Port Phillip in the south to Moreton Bay in the north.

The Conversation · Jul 6, 2025

Queensland's Moreton Bay Regional Council pushes to become city in ambitious redefinition bid

With a population bigger than Canberra's, Moreton Bay between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast has struggled to define itself, with the region's combination of sprawling suburban centres and quiet rural stretches. But now it wants to be classed as a city.

ABC News · Nov 27, 2022

Proposed corridor for western alternative to Bruce Highway raises Moreton Bay resident concerns

The unfunded, 60-kilometre route would connect Brisbane's north to the Sunshine Coast through rural Moreton Bay, but residents say the route is not right.

ABC News · Nov 25, 2022

Small earthquake strikes north of Brisbane

A 2.9 magnitude inland earthquake has shaken parts of the Moreton Bay region, north of Brisbane.

AAP · May 31, 2022

Couple learn of four-lane highway plans months after buying Moreton Bay property

Months after buying their "forever home", a young couple is told by a neighbour that it could be in the path of a four-lane highway.

ABC News · May 5, 2022

Outside of Brisbane, these centres are booming. So why is there 'not a lot' for them in SEQ's $1.8b City Deal?

The $1.8 billion City Deal announced last week for south-east Queensland brought funding for connectivity, liveability, and some major infrastructure but not much for regional public transport links, according to an urban and social planning expert.

ABC News · Mar 27, 2022

Boats, jetskis among tonnes of flood debris pulled from the Brisbane River — and there's more still to come

Navy divers are scouring the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay for flood debris that is preventing larger ships from entering the Port of Brisbane — as Maritime Safety Queensland issues a warning for people tempted to get back on the water.

ABC News · Mar 13, 2022

Drinking water can be a dangerous cocktail for people in flood areas

Parts of south east Queensland and northern NSW have been experiencing what has been called a “rain bomb”. Despite the heavy falls, south eastern Queenslanders in Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich, Moreton Bay and the Lockyer Valley have been asked to conserve drinking water.

The Conversation · Feb 28, 2022