Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

The Australian and Queensland governments have agreed to fund a study into options for improving rail freight connections to the Port of Brisbane. ... “Infrastructure Australia identified a dedicated rail freight line servicing the Port of Brisbane as a high priority initiative and this is one of the options which will ...

While once regarded as a big country town, Brisbane has come into its own with more than $10 billion of projects scheduled for completion by 2022. ... The Metro will run over 21 kilometres linking Eight Mile Plains, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and University of Queensland Lakes busway stations ...

Royal watchers are braving a rainy Brisbane day to catch a glimpse of Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall before they head to the Gold Coast for the Commonwealth Games. It is the Prince of Wales' 16th visit to Australia, and the best chance for the public to greet the first in line to the throne and ...

A Roman-style mansion in suburban Brisbane, Australia, hit the market for the first time on Wednesday and is accepting expressions of interest. The property ... The six-bedroom house in the Bridgeman Downs neighborhood—northwest of Brisbane's central business district—spans four stories. “Imported ...

Overall, the number of students matriculating from Queensland's secondary schools is expected to plunge by about 30 per cent next year. A similar downturn in Western Australia in 2015, caused by school reforms 12 years earlier, triggered a 25 per cent drop in applications to the state's higher education ...

Infrastructure Australia has reiterated the importance of building an inland rail line between Brisbane and Melbourne, saying the current rail connection is inadequate for industry's needs. It has also called on Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria to preserve a land corridor for a high-speed rail line to ...

An Australian-first car mall the size of 70 rugby league fields is expected to revolutionise the South East Queensland automotive market when it's completed in two years. Car dealerships will line a 2.5-kilometre test track designed by racing champion Mark Skaife, with a skid pad and off-road 4WD ...

In Brisbane, Lake Kurwongbah near North Lakes had the highest rainfall with close to 120mm, while about 50mm fell on the Gold Coast city region in just 30 minutes. The downpour caused flash flooding in some areas, with several drivers seen on the Gold Coast and Brisbane attempting to drive across ...

Severe storms could dump up to 300 millimetres of rain on Queensland and lead to flooding across the state. Brisbane and the state's south-east were expected to be battered by severe thunderstorms on Sunday evening, prompting a flash flooding warning from the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM).

When did Brisbane become Brisbane? Was it 1940 when the Story Bridge opened? Or earlier, when the distinctive Queensland architecture developed – wide verandas shaded by curving tin, wooden lattice carvings above the doors – everything designed to escape the heat. And, under the house, a cool, ...

Dangerous thunderstorms that dumped heavy rain on Brisbane are no longer threatening the south-east Queensland area. The Bureau of Meteorology had warned of slow-moving thunderstorms affecting Gympie, Somerset, South Burnett, Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay Council Areas on Sunday ...

The low pressure system, which caused last week's flooding in Townsville, is now hovering over the state's north-west and Fire and Rescue swift water rescue crews, as well as SES flood boat crews, are being deployed. Fire and Emergency Services Minister Craig Crawford said a Queensland Fire and ...

A new $158 million cruise ship terminal at the mouth of the Brisbane River has hit a snag, with the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission reporting ... The ACCC on Friday asked both the Port of Brisbane and Carnival to provide more information on the Queensland government's “market-led” ...

It marks the end of a six-month planning, promoting and stockpiling process for the Indian-Australian families who bring it to Brisbane. Jagdeep Singh, president of the Indian Cultural and Sports Club, said a wave of Indian migration to the city in 2008 created the foundations for the large-scale celebration.

Parts of western Queensland are preparing for a drenching of up to 300 millimetres this weekend, while the south-east can expect a week of rain. The Bureau of Meteorology has ... Brisbane could see showers on Saturday with the slight chance of a thunderstorm in western suburbs. The chance of rain was ...

I've reached Day Four of the Australian Performing Arts Market and Brisbane city has started to reveal itself to me. I'm waiting at Park Road Railway Station to catch the train to the Sofitel, which is to French hotels what frozen croissants are to, well, non-frozen croissants, when I see a sign (below) that ...

"This year seven international artists are joining us for the festival, including six who have chosen to paint their first Australian work in Brisbane, which speaks volumes about our ability to attract great artists and the recognition the international community has for our burgeoning street art culture,” Savage ...

Dr Watkins said there had been little rain overall in eastern Australia over summer. “Summer in the eastern two-thirds of the country was much warmer than average,” he said. “The average temperature across the whole of Queensland exceeded 40C on two consecutive days in February with the state ...

A Severe Weather Warning has been issued for heavy rainfall for parts of #SEQld S of Brisbane. 6hr rain totals of 90-130mm, with up to 180mm possible about the #ScenicRim #GoldCoast Hinterland and Border Ranges. Conditions to ease Sat am. #bigwet Details: https://t.co/ic4cL38IM2 pic.twitter.com/ ...

American hydrologist Ronald Christensen yesterday gave his second day of testimony in the New South Wales Supreme Court, which is hearing one of Australia's biggest class actions seeking compensation from the Queensland Government for damage incurred during one of the southeast's worst floods ...

The storm follows days of wet weather across Australia's east coast, bringing the heaviest Feburary falls seen for 28 years in some areas. Canberra has also experienced severe flash flooding, with the Australian National University having to close its doors yesterday over fears of electrical hazards and ...

DRIVERS caught in flash flooding were rescued after severe thunderstorms dumped more than 80mm of rain in an hour in Queensland. ... he and his partner were on their way back to the station from a job about 8pm when they noticed a car in flood waters on Bowhill Rd, Durack, southwest of Brisbane.

Queensland traffic and weather: Severe storm warning for southeast cancelled ... A YOUNG boy has been pulled from a drain in Morayfield in an incident authorities say could have ended tragically, as flood warnings remain during the ... More than 135mm of rain has fallen in Brisbane since 9am Friday.

Earlier in the night Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Durack station officer Jason Mannix said he and his partner were on their way back to the station from a job about 8pm when they noticed a car in flood waters on Bowhill Rd, Durack, southwest of Brisbane. Flooding in downtown Chinchilla on ...

SEVERE thunderstorms and heavy downpours will continue to batter Queensland and NSW in the coming days. ... On Saturday, Brisbane recorded its wettest February day in 46 years — copping a massive 136mm of rain making the period its wettest day since May 2, 2015, ... Source:News Corp Australia.