Brisbane Times Headlines
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +1000Herzog hopes visit marks new dawn for Israel-Australia relations
The Israeli president is aware his trip is controversial but he wishes it to reignite the “passion and love between our nations”.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +1000Herzog’s warning to Albanese: Now is not the time for a two-state solution
On the eve of his trip to Australia, the Israeli president says the savage October 7 attacks so traumatised his people that a Palestinian state is not workable in the near future.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +1000‘Israel and Australia have always been very close friends’: Isaac Herzog’s full interview
The Israeli president spoke about his controversial trip to Australia, the relationship between the nations, and what comes next for the Middle East.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 19:54:36 +1000Coach's warning to league about Walsh
Michael Maguire has issued a warning to the rest of the league about what Reece Walsh will be capable of this season.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 19:34:57 +1000Search for fisherman under way after empty boat found floating off coast
Some unusual details about the condition of the boat were revealed by police on Friday afternoon.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:59:00 +1000Kew girls’ school puts prime real estate on the market to pay debt
“The current environment is particularly challenging for independent schools such as ours,” a spokesperson says.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:48:15 +1000Labuschagne reveals extent of horror Ashes injury; Hazlewood’s World Cup withdrawal marks 17-year first
Initial X-rays on Marnus Labuschagne’s right hand did not reveal anything sinister, but a scan two weeks later showed the true extent of the damage.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:45:00 +1000The smoke-filled room where anxious men directed their nation at war
The War Cabinet Room at Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, was the heart of Australia’s defence administration during World War II.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:39:54 +1000Demons rocked by injury woes
The Melbourne Demons are learning to adapt to life without key stars, while Bailey Smith awaits to learn if he will lose his licence.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:30:01 +1000It’s well past time to put Defence’s surplus land to good use
Decades of reviews have produced little action. It is hoped this latest audit will prompt a response that will help ease the housing crisis.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:30:00 +1000Greenfield homes, empty streets: The ‘ridiculous’ reality of Sydney’s new sprawl
In some of the city’s fastest-growing areas there will be no pool, no library and no meeting hall as cash-strapped councils struggle to afford essential services.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:30:00 +1000All the signs pointed Leo Thompson back to Canberra. Here’s why he chose the Bulldogs
Cameron Ciraldo says the big prop is the missing piece of the puzzle for his Canterbury side, who now have a pack that can lead them to a premiership.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:30:00 +1000Australia’s most notorious ocean swim to proceed despite mass rescue
The swim across a treacherous 3.5-kilometre stretch of water will proceed on Saturday despite swimmers being swept into Bass Strait during a training camp last year.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:26:07 +1000Aussie state records worst flu season in a decade
Queensland has recorded almost 100,000 cases of influenza due to low vaccination rates.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:16:04 +1000Truck carrying excavator hits overhead bridge
A major highway’s been closed after a truck carrying an excavator crashed into an overhead bridge on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:15:50 +1000Search for missing fisherman off the Gold Coast expands past state lines
A search is underway for a man missing in waters off Runaway Bay on the Gold Coast after his boat was found unmanned in the early hours of this morning.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:15:00 +1000The four horsemen of the apocalypse are coming for Trump’s America
The president should enjoy his “booming” economy while he can. Things are about to get ugly.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:10:59 +1000British PM apologises to Epstein victims
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has apologised to Epstein victims for appointing one of his associates as the UK ambassador to the US.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:00:32 +1000Study finds side effects of Australia’s most prescribed drugs overstated
New research has found that statins, Australia's most prescribed drug, do not cause most of the side effects listed on the packaging.
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:00:00 +1000NSW Libs side with Greens to block special ICAC powers
The ICAC wanted permanent powers to access illegally recorded private conversations as it investigates alleged branch stacking. The Liberals and Greens said no.