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Brisbane Times

September 2026

Ponga’s astounding act of leadership that left even Paul Harragon speechless

Harragon will forever remain Newcastle’s spiritual leader given his captaincy of the 1997 title-winning team at the height of the Super League war, and remains one of rugby league’s most respected voices

Paul Harragonaustralian rugby league player
And Kalyn was adamant about making sure ‘winning’ was the word, the ‘value’, that was put up in lights,
Paul Harragonaustralian rugby league player
That was such a sore point for me, we need to get that competitive advantage back,
Paul Harragonaustralian rugby league player
To stand up under fatigue, late in the half, with only 12 players, and pull off a colossal hit on their alpha front-rower as captain, that tells your team, your club and town, that we’re not losing today,

How Brisbane 2032 is driving Australia’s next infrastructure boom

There is a significant pipeline of projects anticipated, but right now, there’s a lot of uncertainty across the economy, and people are questioning what will arrive and whether it can be afforded,
On a fixed timetable, small delays compound quickly. Version confusion, slow approvals, or fragmented communication can cascade into missed milestones,

Manchester City found guilty in biggest scandal in Premier League history

An independent commission has found Manchester City guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules over a nine-season period,... and the majority of charges in relation to its failure to co-operate with the league’s investigation.”
Richard Masters (football executive)premier League chief executive
This disciplinary case and this decision are the most significant in Premier League history,
Manchester City arranged ‘sham’ contracts (which misrepresented the true agreement between the parties) with a number of its commercial partners, as well as relying on ‘sham’ agreements with others, to artificially inflate the club’s revenues and reduce its costs.... The club,
Ferran Sorianoa Spanish businessman who is the chief executive officer of Premier League club Manchester City
I have nothing to say, thank you.”

‘You’re thinking kangaroos, aren’t you?’ Thurston, Thaiday try to solve Brisbane Olympics puzzle

Johnathan Thurstonleague legend
This is what Townsville was built for — with the stadium that we’ve got now, it’s attracting world-class events,
I was thinking maybe they could have been two ears of a kangaroo as the emblem,
I’m looking forward to seeing [what’s unveiled in] Rockhampton next, so we can start to put some of these puzzle pieces together,

Consortium named frontrunner to build Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic stadium

It will enable Brisbane to be a serious player in a nationally and globally competitive market for major events,
We are satisfied that the process has delivered the best-possible contractor for this second and final phase,
With a track record of delivering every major stadium in Queensland without missing an opening, a century of local heritage and our Brisbane-based headquarters, we are proud to progress the next stage of development for Brisbane Stadium,

Former American Idol singer convicted of fatally shooting his wife

Caleb Flynn fought to maintain his composure as the judge read the guilty verdicts to murder, felonious assault and tampering with evidence

Matthew Josephassistant Miami County prosecutor
He wanted to keep his mistress and have his daughters all to himself,
Patrick Mulligan (bishop)defence lawyer
His being unfaithful doesn’t equal murder,

‘I want to apologise for all this’: Stawell Gift winner apologises after losing title over drug test

Stawell Gift Event Management is aware of a matter relating to the 2026 Powercor Stawell Gift that is currently subject to Sport Integrity Australia processes. SGEM respects the integrity of this process, including the rights of all parties involved,

Gone ‘rogue’ and set to kill us all? Please. I know the banal truth

There’s a heightened sense of alarm and even despair over the grim warnings that artificial intelligence will not only take our jobs but become sentient, turn on its creators and threaten humanity

Geoffrey Hintonbritish-Canadian computer scientist and psychologist
We should stop training radiologists now. It’s just completely obvious that within five years, deep learning is going to do better than radiologists.”