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AP suspends coverage of Australian cricket, again...France-Presse in a global news coalition that will not cover the three-test series against the West Indies that starts Thursday in Brisbane. The news agencies also refused to cover the 2008-09 series in Australia involving South Africa and... In this article: Cricket Australia, Australian cricket, Australia, Brisbane, Australian Senate, Agence France-Presse, and Cricket |
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washingtonpost.com | 5 hours ago
Scouting Chaminade
...was not granted a full release and so he must sit out this season. Chris Smith (6-foot-10, 205 lbs.), a sophomore center out of Brisbane, Australia, recently suffered a kidney laceration and is "highly doubtful" to play in Maui, according to...
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The Australian | 5 hours ago
Commonwealth fund snaps up office sites
...value of its existing portfolio. The larger of the two assets, purchased for $208.1m, is a proposed office block, located at Ann Street in Brisbane's central business district. The trust, managed by Colonial First State, has entered into a...
In this article: Perth, Western Australia, Deflation, Australian Stock Exchange, Iphone, European Union, Google, News Corp, and Microsoft
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New Kerala | 9 hours ago
Ponting reveals Johnson, Watson are his two dilemmas going into Brisbane Test
...but still with doubts over how they can best utilise their talent. Ponting did indicate the traditionally swing-friendly humid Brisbane conditions could work in Johnson''s favour, especially after rediscovering confidence late in the Ashes...
In this article: Ricky Ponting, Shane Watson, Mitchell Johnson, Gabba, Ashes series, Fox Sports, Australian cricket, and Australia
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Sydney Morning Herald - National | 12 hours ago
Court drops baby manslaughter charge
A mother on trial over the death of her baby has had her manslaughter charge dropped. Brisbane Supreme Court Justice Peter Lyons formally instructed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty against the 39-year-old woman on Monday...
In this article: Peter Lyons
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Sydney Morning Herald - National | 17 hours ago
Inquest into train deaths to start
The Queensland coroner will on Tuesday start an inquest into the death of three boys struck by a train in Brisbane in 2006. Hayden Duncan, 11, his brother Glen Duncan, 8, of Mount Gravatt East, and their nine-year-old cousin Reggie Fisher,...
In this article: Queensland Rail and Queensland
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The Australian | 1 day ago
Roar coach refuses to write off season
FRUSTRATED coach Ange Postecoglou has attacked suggestions it was time to start planning for next season after Brisbane's 1-0 loss to Melbourne Victory at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday kept the Roar on the bottom of A-League ladder. He said...
In this article: Ange Postecoglou, Archie Thompson, Victory, Craig Moore, and Matt McKay
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Sydney Morning Herald - National | 2 days ago
Melbourne defeat Roar in Brisbane
...Roar on Saturday night. Thompson found the net in the eighth minute after teammate Robbie Kruse was the victim of an aggressive tackle. Brisbane had several chances to equalise and had good reason to feel upset when replacement Josh...
In this article: Melbourne, Archie Thompson, Melbourne, A-League, Mitchell Langerak, and Ernie Merrick
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Sydney Morning Herald - Sport | 3 days ago
Dell earns 'awesome' farewell
...an amazing and surreal career.'' Coincidentally, the 35-year-old dual international will be playing against his friend and former Brisbane, Queensland and Kangaroos teammate Darren Lockyer, who is one of four automatic selections in the NRL...
In this article: Neil Henry, NRL, Greg Inglis, Dell, Brisbane, Queensland, All Stars, Sam Thaiday, and Johnathan Thurston
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The Australian | 3 days ago
Perfect one day, full of infrastructure problems the next
...the opponents of Traveston were able to build a broad opposition well outside the affected area. Another sign is traffic congestion. Brisbane is still less congested than Sydney or Melbourne, but the situation is getting worse in Brisbane...
In this article: Anna Bligh, Queensland, Melbourne, Sydney, Peter Garrett, Gold Coast, and Wivenhoe Dam
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Sydney Morning Herald - National | 4 days ago
Test schedule not a Sydney snub: Gallop
...- in Sydney. Melbourne has already secured the Anzac Test against New Zealand and the Four Nations match against England, while Brisbane is the unbackable favourite to host the tournament final at Suncorp Stadium. Auckland has been...
In this article: Sydney, NSW, NRL, Australia, Auckland, Melbourne, and England
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Brisbane () is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland. It is situated on the Brisbane River on a low-lying floodplain between Moreton Bay and the Great Dividing Range in south-eastern Queensland. The local indigenous people knew the area as Mian-jin, meaning 'place shaped as a spike'. The city is named after Sir Thomas Brisbane, the Governor of New South Wales from 1821 to 1825. Brisbane's demonym is a Brisbanite.
The settlement at Brisbane developed after an abandoned initial penal colony settlement at Redcliffe, north. The colony moved to the current location of the Brisbane central business district in 1825, and free settlers were permitted from 1842. It was chosen as the capital when Queensland was proclaimed a separate colony in 1859.
Brisbane is controlled by the Brisbane City Council. In 1925, the City of Brisbane Act was passed by the Queensland Government, abolishing 20 local government authorities in the city and forming the largest local authority in Australia, with a population of over a million.
The city played a central role in the Allied campaign during World War II as the South West Pacific headquarters for General Douglas MacArthur.
More recently, Brisbane hosted the 1982 Commonwealth Games, World Expo '88 and the 2001 Goodwill Games. The city was unsuccessful in its bid to host the 1992 Olympic Games.
- Name:
- Brisbane
- Type:
- city
- State:
- qld
- State District:
- various (38)
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1824
- Area:
- 5904.8
- Local Government Area:
- Brisbane
- Federal District:
- Lilley, Longman, Moreton, Oxley
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