ABC Brisbane News Updates Archives - The Gap Today https://thegaptoday.com.au/category/abc-brisbane-news-updates/ News and other stories about real people, places, and events in The Gap and nearby suburbs. Sun, 08 Oct 2017 06:39:25 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://thegaptoday.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/favicon-150x150.png ABC Brisbane News Updates Archives - The Gap Today https://thegaptoday.com.au/category/abc-brisbane-news-updates/ 32 32 33yo man charged with murder over stabbing of German tourist in Brisbane https://thegaptoday.com.au/abc-brisbane-news-updates/33yo-man-charged-with-murder-over-stabbing-of-german-tourist-in-brisbane/ Sun, 08 Oct 2017 06:39:25 +0000 http://thegaptoday.com.au/2017/10/08/33yo-man-charged-with-murder-over-stabbing-of-german-tourist-in-brisbane/ A 33-year-old man is charged with murder over the fatal stabbing of a German tourist in Brisbane on Friday. See Full Post >>

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]]> A 33-year-old man is charged with murder over the fatal stabbing of a German tourist in Brisbane on Friday.

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]]> Brisbane Commonwealth Games mascot's operator was 'chemically enhanced' https://thegaptoday.com.au/abc-brisbane-news-updates/brisbane-commonwealth-games-mascots-operator-was-chemically-enhanced/ Sat, 07 Oct 2017 06:24:08 +0000 http://thegaptoday.com.au/2017/10/07/brisbane-commonwealth-games-mascots-operator-was-chemically-enhanced/ Legendary producer Ric Birch admits the operator behind iconic Commonwealth Games mascot Matilda was a little spaced out during the Brisbane 1982 opening ceremony. See Full Post >>

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]]> Legendary producer Ric Birch admits the operator behind iconic Commonwealth Games mascot Matilda was a little spaced out during the Brisbane 1982 opening ceremony.

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]]> A-League live: City take on Roar in season opener https://thegaptoday.com.au/abc-brisbane-news-updates/a-league-live-city-take-on-roar-in-season-opener/ Sat, 07 Oct 2017 06:24:08 +0000 http://thegaptoday.com.au/2017/10/07/a-league-live-city-take-on-roar-in-season-opener/ The A-League kicks off in some style tonight as Melbourne City take on the Brisbane Roar at AAMI Park. Follow all the action in our live A-League ScoreCentre. See Full Post >>

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]]> The A-League kicks off in some style tonight as Melbourne City take on the Brisbane Roar at AAMI Park. Follow all the action in our live A-League ScoreCentre.

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]]> German backpacker stabbed to death in Brisbane 'road rage' incident https://thegaptoday.com.au/abc-brisbane-news-updates/german-backpacker-stabbed-to-death-in-brisbane-road-rage-incident/ Sat, 07 Oct 2017 06:24:08 +0000 http://thegaptoday.com.au/2017/10/07/german-backpacker-stabbed-to-death-in-brisbane-road-rage-incident/ A 30-year-old backpacker on his way home from night out was almost hit by a car before getting into a fight with its driver and being fatally stabbed in the back and stomach, Queensland police say. See Full Post >>

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]]> A 30-year-old backpacker on his way home from night out was almost hit by a car before getting into a fight with its driver and being fatally stabbed in the back and stomach, Queensland police say.

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]]> Queenslanders surrender 16,000 guns in national amnesty https://thegaptoday.com.au/abc-brisbane-news-updates/queenslanders-surrender-16000-guns-in-national-amnesty/ Sat, 07 Oct 2017 06:24:08 +0000 http://thegaptoday.com.au/2017/10/07/queenslanders-surrender-16000-guns-in-national-amnesty/ The first national gun amnesty in more than 20 years collects more than 50,000 illegal firearms, including 16,000 from Queenslanders. See Full Post >>

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]]> The first national gun amnesty in more than 20 years collects more than 50,000 illegal firearms, including 16,000 from Queenslanders.

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]]> Sharron Phillips inquest to be reopened after alleged deathbed confession https://thegaptoday.com.au/abc-brisbane-news-updates/sharron-phillips-inquest-to-be-reopened-after-alleged-deathbed-confession/ Sat, 07 Oct 2017 06:24:08 +0000 http://thegaptoday.com.au/2017/10/07/sharron-phillips-inquest-to-be-reopened-after-alleged-deathbed-confession/ Queensland’s Attorney-General orders the reopening of an inquest into the 1986 disappearance of Sharron Phillips after police reveal they have identified a man believed responsible for her murder. See Full Post >>

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]]> Queensland’s Attorney-General orders the reopening of an inquest into the 1986 disappearance of Sharron Phillips after police reveal they have identified a man believed responsible for her murder.

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]]> Queensland Minister Bill Byrne quits over serious illness https://thegaptoday.com.au/abc-brisbane-news-updates/queensland-minister-bill-byrne-quits-over-serious-illness/ Sat, 07 Oct 2017 06:24:07 +0000 http://thegaptoday.com.au/2017/10/07/queensland-minister-bill-byrne-quits-over-serious-illness/ Queensland Labor Minister Bill Byrne has resigned from Cabinet and will not recontest the next state election due to a “life-threatening condition”, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces. See Full Post >>

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]]> Queensland Labor Minister Bill Byrne has resigned from Cabinet and will not recontest the next state election due to a “life-threatening condition”, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces.

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]]> Sharron Phillips murder inquest not clear-cut despite latest revelation https://thegaptoday.com.au/abc-brisbane-news-updates/sharron-phillips-murder-inquest-not-clear-cut-despite-latest-revelation/ Sat, 07 Oct 2017 06:24:07 +0000 http://thegaptoday.com.au/2017/10/07/sharron-phillips-murder-inquest-not-clear-cut-despite-latest-revelation/ A Queensland detective naming the man likely to have murdered Brisbane woman Sharron Phillips in 1986 is yet to convince the dead woman’s sister who still believes their father warrants closer investigation, as the state’s Attorney-General directs a reopening of the murder inquest. See Full Post >>

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]]> A Queensland detective naming the man likely to have murdered Brisbane woman Sharron Phillips in 1986 is yet to convince the dead woman’s sister who still believes their father warrants closer investigation, as the state’s Attorney-General directs a reopening of the murder inquest.

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]]> Backpackers in Brisbane on edge after fatal stabbing of German tourist https://thegaptoday.com.au/abc-brisbane-news-updates/backpackers-in-brisbane-on-edge-after-fatal-stabbing-of-german-tourist/ Sat, 07 Oct 2017 06:24:07 +0000 http://thegaptoday.com.au/2017/10/07/backpackers-in-brisbane-on-edge-after-fatal-stabbing-of-german-tourist/ Travellers staying in the heart of Brisbane’s backpacking scene are shocked and unsure about their safety after the fatal stabbing of a German tourist in a “road rage incident” nearby. See Full Post >>

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]]> Travellers staying in the heart of Brisbane’s backpacking scene are shocked and unsure about their safety after the fatal stabbing of a German tourist in a “road rage incident” nearby.

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]]> Asking a jury to rule on mental illness very rare: Law Society https://thegaptoday.com.au/abc-brisbane-news-updates/asking-a-jury-to-rule-on-mental-illness-very-rare-law-society/ Fri, 06 Oct 2017 06:00:30 +0000 http://thegaptoday.com.au/2017/10/06/asking-a-jury-to-rule-on-mental-illness-very-rare-law-society/ Having a Brisbane jury make the call on Alex Reuben McEwan’s mental fitness for trial is an “extraordinarily rare” case in law, says Queensland Law Society immediate past president Bill Potts, adding that he’s only seen it happen twice in 36 years. See Full Post >>

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]]> Having a Brisbane jury make the call on Alex Reuben McEwan’s mental fitness for trial is an “extraordinarily rare” case in law, says Queensland Law Society immediate past president Bill Potts, adding that he’s only seen it happen twice in 36 years.

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