Brisbane news

The International Olympic Committee has overnight named Brisbane as the preferred host for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The announcement comes just days before the SEQ Mayors mark six years since initiating the push to host the Games.

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner is warning Brisbane residents to check their bins for ticking time bombs that may unknowingly create dangerous fire risks within the community.

The remnants of discarded lockdown hobbies have taken over Brisbane tip shops, with an influx in hundreds of bikes, golf clubs and fishing rods in need of new homes.

A Brisbane-first delivery-only restaurant hub has opened in Coorparoo and is now feeding the city’s growing appetite for food delivery services.

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner is lifting the lid on Brisbane’s pest plant black market, cautioning residents not to get conned into buying dangerous weeds in disguise.

Mosquitoes that used to hide out in Brisbane’s hard to reach wetlands will be the target of a brand-new fleet of all-terrain spraying vehicles that will destroy the pests before they hatch and take flight.