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Brisbane Times

August 2026

‘Appalling’: My Kitchen Rules star pleads guilty to child cruelty

She instead pleaded guilty to two counts of cruelty to children under 16 on Monday morning

Once I was in consistent therapy, I was diagnosed with complex post-traumatic stress disorder … the symptoms of my diagnosis prevent me from working,
We’re just really proud of them and their strength and courage to come forward,
There is no escaping that you have left a trail of misery for [the complainants],
What’s appalling is that you treated them the way you did. It’s criminal,

‘Ain’t doing it’: Bleijie rules out LNP coalition or preference deal with One Nation

Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie ruled out a preference deal or forming a coalition with One Nation, after Labor attempted to tie the state government to Pauline Hanson and Gina Rinehart

Cameron Dickdeputy
Friends, we stand at a crossroads
Steven Milesleader and former premier
While [the premier] and [Deputy Premier] Bleijie obsess over politics and obsess over trying to look normal, Queenslanders are being left behind,
I can absolutely rule it out, we ain’t doing it,

Rock legend Angry Anderson suffers a cardiac arrest

Angry Andersonaustralian rock legend
Your thoughts, prayers and well wishes mean more to Angry and his family than we can express. We would like to let everyone know that Angry suffered a cardiac arrest and is currently in hospital receiving treatment and the care he needs,
Angry Anderson is currently in hospital due to a medical issue,

Amid Broncos’ review into shambolic season, door left open for Haas

Dave Donaghybrisbane Broncos chief executive
For us, the door’s always open for Payne. He’s been a wonderful servant for this football club for a long period of time,
I can’t tell the future
I think I’ve answered this lots of times, I’m not going to say it again,

Tips and race-by-race guide for Scone on Tuesday

The Cristal had a couple of placings at this track and then at Newcastle before leading and fighting on well for a last-start third at Newcastle behind Appeared

‘It’s probably about time we get one’: Why Carlton have a habit of upsetting Geelong

Brad Closeaustralian rules football player
We always talk about our best footy being able to beat anyone, so it’s about focusing on ourselves, but there will be some of their strengths we definitely have to take away,
Jacob Weiteringaustralian rules footballer
They might try and change a few things in terms of structure, but we’ll just focus on what we can control, and that’s our system, our pressure, our contest, and get after it,
Tom Atkins (actor)the notice of wily veteran
With every team you are going to come up with some talent,

Buckley ‘rapt’ fellow Collingwood icon Pendlebury is moving out of the Magpie nest

Nathan Buckleycoach
He was commiserating with his teammates after the siren,
Nathan Buckleycoach
He’s not going to be a player forever, and this is the perfect lead-in to whatever aspirations he has beyond that,
I’ve got no doubt that it looked like he was sore as the year went on,

‘Contagion risk’: Bank of England governor warns AI could spark global economic downturn

Bailey’s warning was issued as the UK government unveiled a £100 million ($189 million) fund to back British AI start-ups

Recent developments have also highlighted to me that many jurisdictions do not have the protocols in place to manage the development, release, and deployment of advanced frontier AI models, heightening risks for the financial sector and beyond,
The risk landscape has been further complicated by the emergence of frontier AI models, which are showing increasingly sophisticated autonomy and problem-solving abilities, as well as threat capabilities,
Markets remain vulnerable to a potentially disorderly correction that could spread across borders,
The global financial system is highly interconnected and cyber disruption can spread across jurisdictions through common technology providers, shared infrastructure and cross-border financial activity,