Brisbane businesses hit with rate hike | Broncos lose another young gun | 'Disgusting' teen bus tirade

Mayor slugs Brisbane businesses with rate hike

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has hit owners of commercial property with another above-inflation rate increase, and will charge them 68.5 per cent more for dumping waste, despite sayi...

Broncos lose another young gun halfback

The Broncos have lost their second young playmaker in as many days, with highly-rated halfback Tanah Boyd making a move to one of Brisbane’s biggest rivals.

Victim’s family ‘distraught’ over stabbing death

The family of a 26-year-old man who was stabbed and died on a Brisbane suburban street have been left “distraught”, as police speak with a 24-year-old woman in connection with the incident.

Cyclist hit by car after allegedly running a red light

Witnesses say a cyclist hit by a taxi had run a red light before the accident.

Aged care advocate sued over ‘bullying’ claims

An outspoken aged care advocate is being sued over social media posts she made about a Queensland retirement village and one of its senior staff members.

‘Dishonourable’: Lawyer should be struck off

A former Gold Coast solicitor who took more than a million dollars from a dead client’s estate and overcharged others by thousands of dollars, should be struck off the legal practitioners�...

Brisbane airline director under scrutiny

A Brisbane-based airline which pockets about $10 million a year from the Australian Government is facing scrutiny over its chairman’s role in a staff training company.

‘Disgusting’ teen tirade on bus passengers

A group of teenage girls have been slammed as “disgusting” after being caught on camera abusing and spitting on passengers on a Gold Coast bus.

‘Confusion’ in school uniform stoush

When the principal of a Brisbane high school proposed a new uniform policy, a P&C group was established to check its popularity. The response was pretty conclusive, but what happened nex...

Mortgage broker goes into liquidation owing $650k

A southeast Queensland mortgage brokerage that has only been in operation for little more than a year has gone into liquidation owing creditors an estimated $650,000.