Newcastle beats Brisbane in A-League

29 January 2012, 12:01 am

Newcastle earned its first away win in more than a year in Australian football's A-League with a 1-0 win over Brisbane on Saturday. Newcastle's last win away from home was over the now defunct North Queensland Fury, 3-1, on Jan. 8 last year, and the Jets have since had 10 losses and three dr... Read More »

Western Australia waits for cyclone

28 January 2012, 3:39 pm

BRISBANE, Australia, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Monsoon rains have been filling rivers in Queensland in northeast Australia with 6 inches of rain falling in parts of the state.... Read More »

Fisher: Queen Victoria's 'lucky countries' have much in common

26 January 2012, 1:50 pm

Tropical storms that have dumped as much as 400 millimetres of water over the past 48 hours washed out most Australia Day celebrations in Brisbane and at many other spots along Queensland's Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast.... Read More »

China increases stake in Australia LNG

25 January 2012, 9:25 am

BRISBANE, Australia, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Chinese oil giant Sinopec has finalized a $1.1-billion deal to increase supply and raise its equity in the Australia-Pacific LNG project in Queensland.... Read More »

Australia Pacific LNG and Sinopec Sign Binding Agreements for Further LNG Supply and an Increase in Equity to 25%

23 January 2012, 3:06 am

BRISBANE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Australia Pacific LNG and Sinopec Sign Binding Agreements. The signing of this agreement finalises the marketing of the second train.... Read More »

Serena moves on in Brisbane

20 January 2012, 12:23 pm

Brisbane, Australia (Sports Network) - Playing her first match since losing the U.S. Open final, American Serena Williams moved into the second round at the Brisbane International with a two-set victory over South African Chanelle Scheepers.... Read More »

Murray ousts Dolgopolov for Brisbane title

7 January 2012, 11:21 pm

BRISBANE, Australia, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Andy Murray had little trouble dispatching Alexandr Dolgopolov Sunday, besting him in straight sets to win the Brisbane International.... Read More »

Kanepi dominates Hantuchova in Brisbane final

7 January 2012, 11:40 am

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- Kaia Kanepi won her second WTA title with a dominating performance over Daniela Hantuchova on Saturday at the Brisbane International.... Read More »

Kanepi wins Brisbane, Murray advances to final

7 January 2012, 3:21 am

Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine plays a shot in his semifinal match against Gilles Simon of France at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012.... Read More »

Dolgopolov stumps Simon to reach Brisbane final

6 January 2012, 10:25 pm

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- Alexandr Dolgopolov reached a hard-court ATP final for the first time, beating second-seeded Gilles Simon 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday in the Brisbane International.... Read More »