Brisbane Times Headlines
Thu, 12 May 2022 19:00:00 +1000‘I should’ve done more’: Nurse watched movie as Veronica Nelson called for help
Prison nurse in charge of indigenous inmate’s medical care tells inquest there were “missed opportunities” that could have saved Veronica Nelson’s life.
Thu, 12 May 2022 19:00:00 +1000‘You can achieve anything in this country’: Albanese on his Italian roots and modern Australia
The Labor leader has spoken for the first time about what it would mean to him to be the country’s first Italian-Australian prime minister.
Thu, 12 May 2022 19:00:00 +1000Melbourne Airport makes fresh call for end to mask mandate
Melbourne Airport has again called for the federal mask mandate for airports and planes to be loosened, after the EU dropped the requirement. But epidemiologists warn any change would be too soon.
Thu, 12 May 2022 18:55:21 +1000‘I reckon he will’: Clarkson a wanted man, as Cameron exit opens coaching market
Leon Cameron’s departure is the first domino to fall in what is shaping to be an unstable coaching landscape, which sees high-profile former coaches Alastair Clarkson, Nathan Buckley and James Hird out of a senior role at a time when several incumb...
Thu, 12 May 2022 18:55:21 +1000Brooks denies asking for Tigers release
Wests Tigers playmaker Luke Brooks has denied he asked twice to be released from the club over the off-season
Thu, 12 May 2022 18:55:11 +1000Hooper hopeful ahead of 'massive' vote
Wallabies captain Michael Hooper says hosting two Rugby World Cups would be "massive" for Australia
Thu, 12 May 2022 18:53:55 +1000AFL teams and expert tips for round nine, 2022
See how the experts tipped, and catch up on all the team changes for AFL round nine.
Thu, 12 May 2022 18:45:29 +1000Former Solomon Islands high commissioner ‘manhandled’ by Morrison’s security
Trevor Sofield was at a cheese shop and cafe with his wife in Tasmania when he tried to talk to the prime minister about the government’s mishandling of Solomon Islands.
Thu, 12 May 2022 18:44:05 +1000Sydney bikie Tarek Zahed learnt of bounty on his head from newspaper: lawyer
The lawyer for a Comancheros heavyweight targeted in a gangland shooting that killed his brother says Tarek Zahed first learnt of a bounty on his head in a newspaper article, with police now probing a “long line of suspects”.
Thu, 12 May 2022 18:43:05 +1000‘Dark secret’: Former cult member charged with murder of daughter Tillie
The death of two-year-old Tillie on a NSW property inhabited by a cult was kept quiet for three decades. Now, the child’s mother has been charged with murder.
Thu, 12 May 2022 18:35:45 +1000Why Kooyong along with Goldstein and Higgins are not really Liberal seats
Bear with us here: MRP polling, which both major parties use, looks in detail at the demographic makeup of electorates. Insiders say according to that measure, the inner-city Liberal seats have already turned.
Thu, 12 May 2022 18:28:03 +1000As is happened: Scott Morrison, Anthony Albanese defend economic records after final TV debate
Wages and cost-of-living continue to dominate the election campaign, the Coalition says high-profile independents have questions to answer and it’s been revealed that taxpayers paid almost $20 million to sell the Port of Darwin when the PM was trea...
Thu, 12 May 2022 18:19:59 +1000Bennelong Liberal candidate removes anti-vax volunteers from campaign
Two volunteers for Simon Kennedy were filmed spouting conspiracy theories that the COVID-19 jab was “killing people”.
Thu, 12 May 2022 18:15:53 +1000Queensland superyacht operator arrested over alleged role in NSW cocaine bust
A Queensland superyacht operator has been arrested over his alleged role in a NSW cocaine bust.
Thu, 12 May 2022 18:08:48 +1000Other leaders will look like they ‘swallowed a bumblebee’ when they see my surplus: McGowan
Booming iron ore prices, property sales and payroll tax revenue have allowed Premier McGowan to predict other states’ treasurers will be ‘green with envy’.
Thu, 12 May 2022 18:00:00 +1000O’Shea targets Scone riches with title-chasing apprentice
John O’Shea will take a strong team to the Scone carnival and sees it as the place for his apprentice Reece Jones to start a premiership charge.
Thu, 12 May 2022 18:00:00 +1000Godolphin reaping the reward of looking further afield
Andermatt and In Secret are examples of Godolphin looking further afield for good bloodlines.
Thu, 12 May 2022 17:55:40 +1000Australia set for twin Rugby World Cups
Australia is expected to be awarded hosting rights for the 2027 men's and 2029 women's Rugby World Cups on Thursday night
Thu, 12 May 2022 17:54:31 +1000‘Open-minded to it’: AFL to consider mid-season trading of picks
The AFL will look at a mid-season trade period of draft picks allowing clubs to trade national draft picks with clubs for mid-season draft picks.
Thu, 12 May 2022 17:49:46 +1000Conservation group investigated over alleged collection of rats from national park
National Wildlife Parks Service has launched an investigation into conservation group Aussie Ark after it allegedly set up traps to capture broad-toothed rats in the Barrington Tops National Park without the appropriate authority.