Brisbane Times Headlines

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:57:00 +1000
Young person dies of meningococcal in Adelaide
A young person with meningococcal has died after being on life support for more than a week.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:06:35 +1000
Premier, police minister subpoenaed for court appearance five days before poll
Defence lawyers for demonstrators charged after the Town Hall protest against Israeli President Isaac Herzog are seeking to force Chris Minns to testify.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:57:10 +1000
Pizza chef breaks silence after being fired for refusing to add pineapple
A passionate pizza chef has broken his silence after losing his job for refusing to put pineapple on a customer’s pizza.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:55:32 +1000
Former department head given contempt warning, as probe calls for new building code
A former top bureaucrat has continued his second day of tense evidence at Queensland’s CFMEU inquiry, which released its first interim report.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:45:00 +1000
Our five favourite luxury tree-change homes for sale now
A tree change can offer a host of advantages such as health benefits, a slower pace of life, larger land sizes and houses costing far less than those in the city.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:41:16 +1000
VCAA confirms website hacked, says no evidence VCE exam papers accessed
A message appeared on VCAA’s homepage at about 6pm, from an alias claiming to have sold VCE exams to “hundreds of students”.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:39:19 +1000
Victorian election hot seats: ‘You sweating?’ In Shepparton, One Nation and the Nationals face a grilling
Within minutes, Phillip Bryant tells the audience he believes “there’s a misunderstanding about exactly what Pauline has said” about multiculturalism. 

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:39:17 +1000
‘Absolutely false’: Another former coach denies knowledge of sandpaper plot
Australia’s former batting coach Graeme Hick said he was not aware of the team’s use of sandpaper until footage emerged of Cameron Bancroft on the big screen eight years ago.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:30:00 +1000
We were beset by bogongs. Is a beetle invasion next?
Every spring, people ask where the Christmas beetles have gone. We’re on the precipice of an answer.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:30:00 +1000
Serial scammer caring for vulnerable kids on suspended Blue Card
The woman is under investigation by the NDIS for continuing to care for disabled minors and adults after losing her Blue Card last year.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:30:00 +1000
Why loss to South Africa could prove blessing in disguise for under-siege Aussies
Adam Gilchrist is predicting a “dogfight” between Australia and New Zealand in their looming Test series, but Michael Vaughan says Pat Cummins’ side has improved following their capitulation in South Africa last month.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:30:00 +1000
How a religious request at Newtown High upended the timetable
Parents are annoyed at how a Christian organisation upended the timetable at Newtown High, with students losing 80 minutes of class time a fortnight.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:20:22 +1000
Turnbull hits back after Khawaja’s claims he played politics in sandpapergate
Khawaja took aim at the former prime minister in his newly released autobiography, which has thrust the 2018 ball-tampering affair back in the limelight.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:19:00 +1000
Severe supercell storm smashes Queensland’s south-east
A destructive supercell has smashed parts of south-east Queensland, bringing intense lightning and heavy rain to Marsden, Carindale, and Yarrabilba.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:04:18 +1000
‘Doesn’t change my focus’: Possible Labuschagne successor thrives in spotlight
Queenslander Jack Clayton boosted his chances of a maiden Test call-up, while Australia’s recently dropped No.3, Marnus Labuschagne, had a short-lived cameo.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +1000
At 4, a diagnosis threatened my son’s tennis dream. 10 years later, he made the US Open final
Tennis-mad Sonny Rennison was told he wouldn’t be able to walk any more – but he just made tennis history in New York.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +1000
The 007 finalists are all tall, white Brits. Is this really the Bond we need now?
The field is narrow, and the look weirdly uniform. But the screen’s favourite spy may yet surprise us.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +1000
Ben Carroll’s decision to hold a royal commission was no electoral ploy. He had no choice
Despite what my colleague Nick McKenzie says, Ben Carroll will not regret calling the Big Build royal commission.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +1000
Labor insiders feel sorry for Kellie Sloane. And there’s an election in March
The NSW Liberals are four months out from an election that could see them win fewer seats than One Nation.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 17:52:01 +1000
‘Direct line to Jacinta’: CFMEU’s links to political power and organised crime probed
A former union figure has described his boss boasting about his ability to influence which contractors will win work on major projects.

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