Brisbane Times Headlines

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:14:32 +1000
VCE 2025 as it happened: Victorian year 12 students receive ATAR scores
It’s the day year 12 students have been waiting for – the day they get their long-awaited VCE results and ATARs. Follow the news live.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:51:50 +1000
How a manosphere star accused of rape and trafficking was freed
Facing serious charges, Andrew Tate was barred from leaving Romania. Then weeks after Donald Trump took office, an extraordinary order came down from the highest levels of the Romanian government.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:45:00 +1000
‘Time to be a husband first’: Cash-for-sex security company boss resigns amid harassment claims
Dozens of blue-chip clients are poised to sever ties with scandal-plagued MA Services following Micky Ahuja’s resignation.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:45:00 +1000
Women are catching up to men in this agonising condition
Long regarded as mainly a male disease, kidney stone cases among women are increasing as lifestyles and the climate changes.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:30:00 +1000
What to do when your child plays detective to unmask Santa
If you are accused of being Santa, perhaps diffuse the crisis by answering a question with a question.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:30:00 +1000
Why cult favourites Aunty Donna are back in Melbourne – just in time for pud season
“We as a group would not exist if we weren’t forged in Melbourne,” says Broden Kelly. “Melbourne had the right chemicals, the right chemistry to make good art. Not that we’re good art.”

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:30:00 +1000
Massimiliano was at work when police told him a toddler’s body was buried in his backyard
For hours, investigators scoured the yard of his suburban home using specialised ground-penetrating machines before digging up a section of the lawn near the house’s back door.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:30:00 +1000
Lomax rugby switch firms as Waugh outlines interest in Origin star
Origin winger Zac Lomax is a strong chance to switch codes and play for an Australian Super Rugby side after impressing coaches and officials in talks.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:30:00 +1000
Inside the new HSC drama and music syllabus
In a major backflip, NESA has scrapped most of its controversial changes to music and drama, including removing group drama performances and extending the drama and Music 1 theory examination. 

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:29:09 +1000
Unemployment remains steady despite full-time work decline
Australia’s unemployment rate has remained steady, adding little fuel to widespread speculation over the future movements of the Reserve Bank.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:29:06 +1000
Woman dies in Adelaide house fire
A woman has died, and her son has been injured in a fire in Adelaide’s north.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:28:42 +1000
Man charged with murder of Adelaide father
A man has been charged with the murder of an Adelaide father on AFL grand final day.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:25:22 +1000
Zipline ‘total failure’ led to fatal fall for tourist
A tourist falling to his death while on a zipline was “only a matter of time” due to flaws in the ride, a coroner has heard.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:20:53 +1000
Teenagers brawl at Sydney shopping centre
A row between teenagers at a Sydney shopping centre escalated into violence, with one innocent shopper hit by a thrown chair.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:19:48 +1000
Protester told to leave as tensions boil over in Metronet on the Swan meeting
The commission board met to decide the future of both the Applecross and Matilda Bay ferry stops, which are both subject to significant community opposition.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:18:54 +1000
Mal Lanyon returns to police academy to swear in new cops
NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon has arrived at Goulburn Police Academy as more than 300 new probationary constables are sworn in.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:18:45 +1000
Zipline 'total failure' led to fatal fall at Cape Tribulation, coroner hears
A tourist falling to their death whilst on a zipline was "only a matter of time" due to flaws in the ride, a coroner has heard.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:18:31 +1000
Watches worth $8.5m stolen from Canberra home
A rare watch worth nearly $6 million is one of several luxury items still missing after a major robbery in Canberra.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:15:45 +1000
Woman fighting for life after Sydney car crash
A woman is fighting for life after a stolen ute involved in a police chase collided with two cars in Liverpool.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:15:35 +1000
Two-way tolling on Sydney Harbour Bridge and tunnel to begin by 2028
Sydney motorists will pay tolls both ways on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Harbour Tunnel from late 2028.

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