Brisbane Times Headlines
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 19:59:57 +1000Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers LIVE: Big Bash League final at the SCG
In a repeat of last week’s qualifier, when James Vince was controversially denied the chance for a century by AJ Tye on the final delivery, the Sixers and Scorchers go head to head again for a shot at the title.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 19:50:00 +1000Your Weekly Horoscope for February 7-14
Free weekly horoscope for each star sign from renowned astrologer Hedy Damari. Forecasts for the week ahead in life, love and career.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 19:48:41 +1000Payne deeply concerned after Australian adviser to Myanmar’s Suu Kyi detained
The military junta has tried to silence dissent by temporarily blocking Facebook and extending a social media crackdown to Twitter and Instagram on Saturday in the face of the growing protest movement.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 19:42:43 +1000Money with Jess: Week 2 Budgeting Guide - Household
Download this printable PDF worksheet to continue your journey towards creating your own household budget.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 19:16:20 +1000Nadal trains away from public eye as intrigue builds
Only photographers were allowed to get a short glimpse of Rafael Nadal training on Saturday as the 20-time grand slam winner battles to overcome a lower back injury.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 19:05:02 +1000Davey inspires wayward Magpies to win over Cats; Demons dismiss toothless Tigers
Collingwood overcame a sluggish start on Saturday to continue their perfect opening to the AFLW season with a 29-point win over Geelong, while the Demons sent another warning shot to the league.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 18:46:21 +1000Victory plunge to bottom of the ladder after Brisbane demolition
Things began badly and just got worse for a Melbourne Victory side that was three down inside 17 minutes and never really got back into the game thereafter.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 18:39:24 +1000Government tweaks hotel program but experts say mask rules insufficient
There is increasing proof COVID-19 is spreading through the air in quarantine hotels in Victoria and around the country.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 18:30:00 +1000Australian women’s team want to be one of the greats: Mooney
Beth Mooney on Saturday night muscled her way among the stars of the game when she claimed a maiden Belinda Clark award, recognising her as the best Australian women’s player of the past year.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 18:30:00 +1000Langer has the Australian team’s full support: Smith
Steve Smith, crowned the Allan Border medallist for a third time, has backed under-fire coach Justin Langer and defended the decision to scrap the tour of South Africa.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 18:30:00 +1000Young women three times more likely to black out than young men after binge drinking
By aged 19, nearly half of all young people who drank had blacked out from drinking too much, according to research.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 18:30:00 +1000Want to live as a ‘corporate hippy’? The pandemic made it easier
As more employers recognise flexible work is practical and efficient, large numbers of Melburnians are speeding up their dream to live, and work, in the country.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 18:30:00 +1000‘Your pride falls with it’: Rotting fruit on farms will soon be a problem in your home garden
Critical labour shortages on Victorians farms is creating a chain reaction of unpicked fruit luring fruit flies - and unprepared home gardens in Melbourne and beyond will be worst hit.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 18:07:26 +1000Injured Bomber Zaharakis making solid progress
The Bombers have a few injury concerns a month out from their first official practice match against Geelong.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 18:00:00 +1000The full extent of the injury hindering Kyrgios’ Australian Open run
The Australian star’s camp has revealed why he has not been at full fitness since returning to the court for the first time in 12 months.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 17:58:12 +1000Perth burglar caught red handed and barefaced as many break lockdown rules
In another case of Perth people blatantly ignoring lockdown rules a dog walker whipped a man with a dog lead for reminding him to mask up.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 17:50:28 +1000Police hold ‘significant concerns’ for loving Epping mother missing since Monday
Doncaster man Joon Seong Tan, who was in a relationship with missing woman Ju Zhang, has stopped taking calls from investigators.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 17:46:18 +1000Gallery: World of Photos - February 7, 2020
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 17:09:24 +1000‘Super confident’: Williams says shoulder injury won’t hamper record quest
Seven-time Australian Open champion Serena Williams is confident a shoulder injury won’t impede her latest quest in Melbourne to match Margaret Court’s record of 24 major titles.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 17:05:51 +1000Golden choices for trainer and jockey after Profiteer’s Millennium romp
Profiteer was in a world of his own for much of the race and was too brilliant for his rivals.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +1000Race-by-race preview and tips for Port Macquarie on Sunday
Everything you need to know to find at Port Macquarie on Sunday.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +1000Time To Target ready for Port Macquarie takeover
Time To Target isn’t going to reach the heights of champion sprinter whose colours she carries but trainer Jim Jarvis is confident she can make her own name.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +1000‘It was important for me to watch the game ... now I’m ready to move on’
Nathan Cleary says he felt like he “let a lot of people down” in last year’s NRL grand final, so he had to watch it again to find out how it all went wrong.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +1000Steps of State Parliament become a canvas to draw on
Imagine the steps of State Parliament as an artwork -- one that you can help to create.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 16:56:28 +1000Spain lands first group 1 as Streets of Avalon delivers dream twist
Streets of Avalon - the horse that has changed Zac Spain’s life several times already - now has made the young rider a group 1-winning jockey at the CF Orr Stakes.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 16:34:06 +1000Really tiny chameleon a contender for title of smallest reptile
Scientists from Madagascar and Germany say, despite its size, the genitals of the new specimen were almost one-fifth of its body length, possibly to allow it to mate with the larger female.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 16:19:15 +1000‘Unacceptable wastage’: Multi-dose vaccine vials a point of concern
Clinics that waste an unacceptable amount of ‘precious’ COVID-19 vaccine doses could lose their authorisation to vaccinate people, as health experts flagged the multidose vials as a concern.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 16:16:34 +1000Perth, South West told to prepare for extreme weather as tropical low inches south
A tropical low that has caused extensive flooding and wreaked havoc in Western Australia’s north is expected to bring heavy rain and destructive winds to Perth and the state’s South West on Sunday.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 16:12:27 +1000Why Medvedev won’t join sidelined stars ahead of ATP Cup final
The world No.4 won’t follow the lead set by several of the game’s biggest stars and withdraw from Sunday’s ATP Cup final.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 16:00:00 +1000When Jo’s marriage broke down, her hoarding got out of control
Hoarding disorder is a recognised mental health condition – one that affects 2.5 per cent of people – and can develop following a traumatic event.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 15:59:26 +1000As it happened: Victorian hotel quarantine updated after no new local cases recorded; PM plots future plan for no lockdowns
Investigations continue into the infection of a hotel worker in Melbourne, with the Prime Minister tasking a senior bureaucrat to plan how to manage Australian outbreaks without locking down major cities.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 15:48:10 +1000‘Lucky to be alive’: Gold Coast surf almost claims two more victims
Two swimmers have been rushed to hospital after almost drowning at 2.30pm on Saturday following the deaths of three other swimmers in the past two days.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 15:44:07 +1000The dark side of Britney’s fame
A new documentary examines the conservatorship that controls the fortune, and fate, of pop star Britney Spears.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 15:35:00 +1000‘The spaces are closed up’: how street dance hit a post-COVID wall
Has Melbourne forgotten how to share its city spaces? Street dance community leader Efren Pamilacan worries it may have.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 15:28:51 +1000‘Large numbers are being stung’: Bluebottle invasion hits Sydney’s beaches
Masses of the jellyfish have been spotted on the beaches up and down the coast, including Sydney’s Narrabeen, Manly, Bondi and Maroubra beaches.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 15:28:00 +1000One eel of a story: the slippery truth of a fishy underground migration
Could thousands of Melburnians shopping and working on Elizabeth Street each day be unwittingly treading just metres over mass eel migrations through ancient streams?
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 15:19:44 +1000Bells Beach loses historic Easter Rip Curl Pro surfing slot to NSW
The future of Australia’s most prominent surf contest looks uncertain with Newcastle seeking to seize the prized surfing competition for 2021.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 15:14:31 +1000First West Australians to receive COVID-19 jab this month as location of vaccination hubs revealed
The first West Australians to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will receive the jab at the end of this month at six vaccination hubs scattered across the state, the government has revealed.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 15:06:01 +1000‘Cat and mouse’: What’s it like to face off against Ash Barty or Rafael Nadal?
How do the top players – such as Barty and Nadal – make life on court so difficult for their opponents? What can a player do in the face of monstrous topspin or relentless endurance or the occasional, masterful drop shot?
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 15:00:00 +1000Earwig and the Witch: Studio Ghibli breaks with tradition
Goro Miyazaki, son of Hayao Miyazaki, Japan’s legendary master of hand-drawn animation, has directed Studio Ghibli’s first 3D CGI movie.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 15:00:00 +1000‘I was depressed, anxious and had lost loved ones’: the story Josh Lawson had to tell
Starring Rafe Spall and Zahra Newman, Long Story Short tells the story of a man whose life is slipping away from him.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 14:59:16 +1000‘If I play my best I can beat half the draw’: Unranked wildcard Li Tu ready to turn heads
The timing has been fortuitous for wildcard recipient Li Tu – a teenage prodigy – but for a player without an official ATP ranking he believes he deserves his Australian Open chance.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 14:55:51 +1000Four daughters keeping the farm alive
Queensland sisters Bonnie, Jemima, Matilda and Molly Penfold work and manage the family beef farm despite Chinese bans, Covid-19 and drought.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 14:52:38 +1000Newcastle claims Easter pro surf tour, Bells Beach in doubt over quarantine concerns
The Australian leg of the surfing world championships will launch at Newcastle’s Merewether Beach at Easter, after a last-minute pitch to host the event at Lennox Head was rejected amid community backlash.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 14:47:21 +1000Dozens contract COVID-19 in Sulawesi ‘earthquake cluster’
Although, accurate and official data is not available, local media reports say 70 per cent of volunteers, evacuees and health workers have tested positive since the quake struck in January.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 14:35:00 +1000In their moment of triumph, there’s a dark cloud on the horizon for Australian films
While audiences have been flocking to see The Dry and Penguin Bloom in cinemas, their distributor believes there is trouble ahead.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 14:33:55 +1000Jennifer ‘would have been the greatest police officer’ but never got the chance
Hundreds gather at a vigil in Townsville on Saturday afternoon after Jennifer Board, 22, was killed in a head-on collision on Friday night while riding her motorcycle.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 14:30:00 +1000Big Bash doesn’t need gimmicks to thrive, it needs a battle between bat and ball
The power surge overs produced exactly what they were meant to: more runs. More runs does not equal more attractive cricket.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 14:25:53 +1000Heyman eyes W-League record, Matildas return as comeback season gathers pace
Twenty months after Michelle Heyman seemingly hung up her boots for good, the Canberra United striker is in the form of her life.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 14:17:00 +1000Penney defends Waratahs culture after former prop’s claims of ‘off-field issues’
Rob Penney is digging his heels in ahead of the Super Rugby season after rumblings from former players.