Brisbane Times Headlines
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:15:15 +1000Jetstar passenger claims she was fleeing domestic violence when she stabbed AFP officers with pen
Amy-Lee Botefuhr, 34, had travelled from Sydney to Perth in January when she stabbed an officer in the face with a pen while being removed from the plane.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:51:32 +1000Gold Coast council powerless to police e-bikes
The Gold Coast City Council is grappling with e-bikes and scooters flooding the city as it waits for the state government to act.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:50:00 +1000Liberal leadership: The participation award for everyone in class
Leading the Victorian Liberals is like winning a participation award at state school: everyone gets one. Jess Wilson deserves an encouragement certificate, too.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:49:46 +1000Two men shot by Queensland police in separate incidents, one dead
One man was allegedly threatening a woman with his knife when he was shot by an officer while the other was said to be walking around with a knife.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:46:23 +1000Teen killed in suspected hit-run
The teenager’s family has asked for privacy after the 17-year-old was killed in a traffic crash.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:46:17 +1000Man shot by police after threatening two people in Caboolture
The knifeman was shot by a senior constable in the early hours of the morning.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:44:43 +1000Charges laid after teen girl killed in alleged hit-and-run
Olivia’s family said their much-loved daughter and sister was taken far too soon – only a month from her 18th birthday.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:44:29 +1000Man charged with murder over double stabbing at one-year-old’s birthday party
Karl Gruber-Terrick and his father, Karl Dieter Gruber, were both fatally stabbed when a fight broke out at a home in Melbourne’s south-east.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:42:03 +1000Man now accused of murder drove officials to Watson probe, CFMEU inquiry told
The commission of inquiry’s first day has heard new revelations about the CFMEU and that the scandal-plagued union “revelled” in its outlaw notoriety.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:41:28 +1000First day of hearings in CFMEU inquiry
Geoffrey Watson SC was called as a witness in the first day of hearings in the Commission of Inquiry into the CFMEU in Queensland.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:41:18 +1000Knifeman shot by police in Cairns
The man is in a critical condition after being shot by police in Queensland’s far north.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:33:16 +1000Australia won’t block Turkey’s bid for COP as Albanese shifts focus
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared Australia would not veto Turkey’s bid under UN rules that require unanimity, dealing a hammer blow to South Australia’s hopes of hosting the event.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:30:00 +1000Afraid an AI robot is coming for your job? It might be here to help
As an economist, I’m often asked how artificial intelligence will affect people’s work. Here’s the good news about this disruptive – and productive – technology.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:30:00 +1000The three words from Japan’s PM that sparked a furious Chinese response
For more than a week, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has been blasted with a fire hose of rage.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:30:00 +1000When is a child responsible for a crime? Not everyone likes the answer
Legal groups and politicians are at odds over a legal principle which has long been key in keeping kids out of prison.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:30:00 +1000‘No will to walk away from net zero’: NSW Liberals defy federal colleagues
The NSW Liberals are not walking away from lower emissions, but will that be enough to save Opposition Leader Mark Speakman?
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:30:00 +1000‘Shades of Adam Gilchrist’: The wicketkeeper who could be England’s secret Ashes weapon
They’ve barely rated a mention in the Ashes build-up, but wicketkeepers Alex Carey and Jamie Smith loom as key figures in determining how this series unfolds.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:20:33 +1000Why Hewitt is coming out of retirement
Lleyton Hewitt steps out of retirement to return to the courts alongside his son, Cruz, at the NSW Open.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:16:29 +1000Family of aspiring actress killed in hit and run face killer
Erica Hoy was killed in a horror five-car pile-up, caused by a driver on meth and on the phone.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:13:12 +1000Australia set to unleash star all-rounder Green, Wood scares England batters in fiery pre-Ashes spell
The visitors’ chances received a major fillip from the sight of their speedster charging in at training, while Cameron Green declared himself right to go for Australia.