RugbyU: Cooper back as Reds take bonus point win

19 May 2012, 5:27 am

BRISBANE, Australia, May 19, 2012 (AFP) - - Wallaby fly-half Quade Cooper played a half in his injury comeback match as defending champions Queensland Reds posted a bonus-point 34-20 victory over Super 15 strugglers Golden Lions in Brisbane on Saturday.... Read More »

RugbyU: Super 15 - Queensland Reds 34 Golden Lions 20

19 May 2012, 4:34 am

BRISBANE, Australia, May 19, 2012 (AFP) - - Result of a Super 15 rugby match between the Queensland Reds and the Golden Lions in Brisbane on Saturday:... Read More »

Australian parents charged with murder of baby found dead in washing machine

19 May 2012, 12:27 am

BRISBANE, Australia -- A man and a woman were charged Saturday with the murder of newborn baby girl, whose body was allegedly found in a washing machine in eastern Australia. Ronal Vikash Chand, 36, and Sursaree Surmila Chand, 36, of Brisbane, were also charged with concealing the births of two...... Read More »

Bechtel and Ma'aden Aluminium Company Reach New Safety Milestone

18 May 2012, 1:21 pm

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA-- - Bechtel and the Ma'aden Aluminium Company have celebrated a major safe working achievement at the Ras Al Khair Aluminium Smelter project in Saudi Arabia: 25 million job hours without ...... Read More »

Qantas to face Virgin competition on Isa-Brisbane route

17 May 2012, 4:34 pm

Virgin Australia will revive its weekday service between Mount Isa and Brisbane, ending the Qantas monopoly on the route.... Read More »

Football: Beijing defy dominant Brisbane to grab draw

16 May 2012, 4:58 am

BRISBANE, Australia, May 16, 2012 (AFP) - - Australian A-League champions Brisbane Roar were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw with China's Beijing Guoan in a dead-rubber AFC Champions League game on Wednesday.... Read More »

LONDON 2012: Lauren Jackson and Australia tired of being 2nd-best to the US at the Olympics

16 May 2012, 1:32 am

BRISBANE, Australia - Lauren Jackson has won three most-valuable player awards in the WNBA and two league titles with the Seattle Storm. Proud as she is of those accomplishments, she'd love nothing more than to add an Olympic gold medal to the three silvers she already owns.... Read More »

Opals head to London looking for more than silver

16 May 2012, 1:31 am

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) Lauren Jackson has won three most-valuable player awards in the WNBA and two league titles with the Seattle Storm. Proud as she is of those accomplishments, she'd love nothing more than to add an Olympic gold medal to the three silvers she already owns.... Read More »

Aborigine encampment evicted in Brisbane

16 May 2012, 1:00 am

BRISBANE, Australia, May 16 (UPI) -- Police evicted an encampment of Australian aborigines from a Brisbane park Wednesday.... Read More »

2014 Pan Pacific Championships headed to Australia

10 May 2012, 7:36 pm

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Swimming Australia said Friday that Queensland state will host the Pan Pacific championships in August 2014 at a venue to be determined.... Read More »