Brisbane Times Headlines

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +1000
A sketchy recollection
And a Boo in the birdhouse.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:45:00 +1000
Ahmed Al Ahmed reveals what he said to Bondi gunman when he turned his weapon on him
In his first Australian interview, the feted hero also reveals he is living with two bullets still lodged in his shoulder and why he did not shoot Sajid Akram.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:20:36 +1000
Port reject's pitch to AFL clubs
Jaidyn Stephenson talks to 9news Melbourne about his trial with Port Adelaide.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:52:54 +1000
Two men charged, weapon seized over fatal Bruce Highway crash
The driver of the stolen Hino truck remains in a critical condition following the crash last week that killed 26-year-old Andre Roberts.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:45:00 +1000
Why Harry and Meghan are staying quiet over Andrew’s arrest
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have opted not to add their voices to the many who seemingly feel obliged to chime in on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s cataclysmic arrest.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:33:34 +1000
Tennis Australia in tug of war with Turkey over junior player Mustafa Ege Sik
Australia’s national body is in a tug of war with the Turkish federation in a bid to convince rising star Mustafa Ege Sik to become the latest player to switch allegiances Down Under.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:33:21 +1000
Margot Robbie, Sarah Snook and James Cameron’s avatar join fans as Tropfest returns
What’s long been called the world’s largest short film festival is back in Sydney’s Centennial Park.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:30:33 +1000
Jewish community reflects on synagogue attack
Queensland's Jewish community is coming to terms with a targeted attack on its largest synagogue.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:30:00 +1000
Sarah’s experience while hiking alone has women taking safety into their own hands
Student Sarah Gibbs filmed her trek to show solo women hikers what they could achieve, but what followed left her terrified and feeling police didn’t take what happened seriously.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:30:00 +1000
Revealed: Hundreds of school-leavers with ATARs of less than 50 offered teaching spots
A leading education academic says the ‘downward trend’ is ‘concerning’.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:30:00 +1000
How GPs plan to end Medicare politics and change bulk billing for good
The college of GPs has been influential over government policy. Its latest call would dampen future election fights over Medicare by taking key decisions out of government hands.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:30:00 +1000
Qantas, union at loggerheads over job security in AI-era
The ASU wants to know whether a tranche of job cuts related to technology improvements are the first of a multi-tranche redundancy plan.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:30:00 +1000
The big reason Jacob Elordi is wrong for Bond
The Queenslander might be a perfect 007, were it not for his wuthering height.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:30:00 +1000
‘It’s really unfair’: Leo’s Supermarket Heidelberg to close in weeks
But the new owner of the Burgundy Street site has revealed that a new supermarket and five shops will replace it.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:30:00 +1000
Wests Tigers’ last CEO called NRL’s Vegas trip a ‘Christmas cake’. The new chief wants a piece
Shane Richardson was famously against the concept, but the Tigers will have club officials in Vegas this week to weigh up whether to nominate for 2027.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:30:00 +1000
Iran rocked by fresh protests, as Trump threatens strikes over nuclear deal
The US president has also reportedly been briefed on options to assassinate the son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and various mullahs.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:12:48 +1000
Hero bodyboarder saves woman swept out to sea
A bodyboarder saved a woman who was swept into the sea in South Australia.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:06:54 +1000
Poppy thieves steal thousands of plants from Victorian farm, sparking health warning
As police investigate the theft of about 1700 poppy plants from a farm in the Ballarat area, authorities warn that products from the plants contain high levels of toxicity and were unlike traditional opioid poppies.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:55:08 +1000
Bondi Beach hero returns to scene of shooting
Ahmed al Ahmed has returned to the beach where he became a hero, in an exclusive interview with 60 Minutes.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:54:23 +1000
Floods hit outback South Australia
Summer storms and torrential rain are lashing South Australia's outback.

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