Brisbane Times Headlines
Tue, 03 May 2022 18:58:48 +1000Queensland families struggle with rising cost of childcare
Child care costs have risen in Brisbane by 15 per cent in three years, with more families struggling as fees continue to rise.
Tue, 03 May 2022 18:58:19 +1000Queensland Premier apologises for bringing partner to Olympics meeting
Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has apologised after bringing her partner to a meeting with the International Olympic Committee in Sydney on Sunday.
Tue, 03 May 2022 18:58:15 +1000$100 extra a month: Home buyers face mortgage hike with interest rates set to climb further
Home buyers face an extra $100 a month on their mortgages with more pain to come as the RBA starts lifting interest rates for the first time since 2010.
Tue, 03 May 2022 18:57:46 +1000Queenslanders to be worst hit by rising home insurance costs
A Queensland grandma forced to sleep in a caravan after flooding destroyed her home is one of many facing the threat of rising insurance costs.
Tue, 03 May 2022 18:57:18 +1000Hastings, Cherry-Evans to settle NRL feud
Daly Cherry-Evans and Jackson Hastings will meet on an NRL field for the first time since their infamous 2018 bust-up
Tue, 03 May 2022 18:57:11 +1000Public sector wage cap to be reviewed after just four months
The state government’s 1.5 per cent wage cap could be scrapped before hundreds of thousands of teachers, police, nurses and public servants go back to the bargaining table.
Tue, 03 May 2022 18:52:32 +1000Victoria's debt is $7.8 million less than previously forecast
Victoria's state budget showed no indication on when taxpayers will begin paying back its record debt, which is less than forecast.
Tue, 03 May 2022 18:51:55 +1000Election 2022 LIVE updates: RBA lifts interest rates to 0.35 per cent for first time in a decade; Labor says Scott Morrison doesn’t have cost of living plan
The Reserve Bank is widely expected to lift interest rates today, the majority of Australians believe they’re doing their bit on climate change but want the government to do more and the prime minister has promised to revive the religious discrimin...
Tue, 03 May 2022 18:46:07 +1000Sophie Cachia recalls the pain of being bullied at school
Sophia Cachia chronicles her painful experience with school bullying in her upcoming memoir.
Tue, 03 May 2022 18:42:24 +1000Bid to stop NSW teacher strike fails
An 11th-hour bid to stop a NSW-wide teachers strike has failed. 9News can also reveal government staffers have become eligible for a pay rise.
Tue, 03 May 2022 18:42:11 +1000Man jailed for 1988 murder of Scott Johnson
Scott White has been jailed for the 1988 murder of mathematician Scott Johnson on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
Tue, 03 May 2022 18:42:05 +1000Victorians give their verdict on the state budget
Victorians react to the state budget.
Tue, 03 May 2022 18:41:58 +1000Former Tyrrell lead detective fronts court
The former lead detective on the William Tyrrell case has fronted court as the man who was wrongly named as the prime suspect sues the state.
Tue, 03 May 2022 18:41:48 +1000Protesters at US Supreme Court over abortion law
Protesters have gathered in the night outside the US Supreme Court, calling for long-time legislation allowing abortion to remain.
Tue, 03 May 2022 18:40:52 +1000Goldstein could join ruck trade merry-go-round
A ruck merry-go-round could again shape this year’s trade period with veteran North Melbourne ruckman Todd Goldstein almost certain to be looking to move and several key big men still to re-sign as clubs look for reinforcements.
Tue, 03 May 2022 18:40:43 +1000CBA matches RBA’s hike in interest rates
CBA has passed on the full value of the Reserve Bank’s hike in interest rates to borrowers, as the era of ultra-cheap mortgages comes to an end.
Tue, 03 May 2022 18:38:39 +1000‘I’ll drive trucks on a Sunday if I have to’: Homeowners face rising mortgage repayments
James bought his first home just two weeks ago but is already facing higher repayments after the Reserve Bank raised the cash rate on Tuesday.
Tue, 03 May 2022 18:37:15 +1000Rates rise sparks concerns over federal election outcome
The RBA's interest rate rise has sparked questions for Prime Minister Scott Morrison over the federal election outcome.
Tue, 03 May 2022 18:36:47 +1000Santos cops first strike against pay, considers exporting NSW gas
Santos faces a first strike against its pay policies at its annual general meeting and raised the option of exporting gas from its Narrabri project instead of reserving it for use in NSW.
Tue, 03 May 2022 18:36:38 +1000Putin may declare war on May 9 and start conscription, US officials warn
As Putin looks to exploit the anniversary of Stalin’s defeat of the Nazis, his foreign ministry has accused israel of supporting ’the neo-Nazi regime in Kyiv”.