Alicia Nally

Born to an English mother later diagnosed with terminal breast cancer and a Hungarian father struggling with mental illness exacerbated by war, Paul, Chris, Helena and Liz Ban started life with the odds stacked against them.

A Brisbane City Council spokeswoman says most of those complaints came from the suburbs of Rocklea, Coorparoo, New Farm, Toowong and Moorooka.

Gillian Brown is in charge of a collection of more than 900,000 botanical species, and has even identified a new genus of plant that she found on the side of an outback road. Her favourite specimen though is the zombie fungus, which grows on insects' bodies.

A new report shows some rental homes topped 40C during summer as tenant advocates call for the Queensland government to extend electricity bill rebates.

Thousands of people across the world are sporting Melbourne-made jerseys, hoodies and T-shirts for a team that doesn't exist.

In a bid to address a "rapid increase" of students in outer Brisbane schools, Brisbane City Council has voted to formally push the state government to purchase more land to build new school infastruture.

Far from the beach, at a community hall in Brisbane, a group of women is learning how to surf on land.

There is plenty of government policy working to limit the amount of seafood taken from Australian waters, but nothing being done to bolster reserves of fish, crustaceans and shellfish — until now.

This week, Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has continued to link the residents' campaign to the Labor Party and the council's Labor Opposition leader Jared Cassidy.

Described as having "a leg as a tail", the amphibian managed to escape capture, despite the fifth appendage having no discernible use.

It's one of many small decisions drivers make every day, but whether you reverse into a car park or drive straight in could impact safety.

Despite its ancient role, Australia still needs more blacksmiths, and one Ipswich specialist wants the next generation to discover the rewards of his career.

There are 900 signatures on a petition asking Brisbane City Council to return a Stafford site to community control as the Lord Mayor blames the Labor Opposition for a "dishonest" campaign.

The historic pub's owner confirms a "new chapter" in the hotel's long history is about to begin despite its temporary closure on Sunday.

Built in 1855, the pub was first known as the Prince of Wales before being renamed Victory and has been a Brisbane City Council local heritage site since 2009.

Henry Macphillamy relies on his guide dog Jasmin to help him maintain his "very full life", but drivers from the rideshare service have repeatedly refused to take him where he needs to go.

Starting underneath Adelaide Street at the Brisbane Square library and eventually passing just metres from blissfully unaware drinkers at the Criterion pub, the next stage of tunnelling works for Brisbane Metro is underway.

Queensland's transport minister is urging drivers not to pay "so-called fines" as he closes a loophole compelling the state government to provide motorists' information to third parties.

From March 1, Queensland Transport and Main Roads is discontinuing the free replacement of driver licences, with new cards setting drivers back over $80.

A north Brisbane tennis school transforms itself a year after being inundated by floodwaters, even adding four new coaches from Europe and South America.

On the seventh International Day of Women and Girls in Science, two of Queensland's most brilliant scientists speak about how they chose their careers.

Bridgeman Downs residents lobbying for the preservation of a key wildlife corridor in Brisbane's north have been left dismayed by the delay at installing protections as a flurry of development applications are lodged over the land.

A shortage of chicken meat is still affecting some retailers but there are signs the situation is easing.

Geoff Corbett's father was the engineer behind the former Sunshine Coast tourist attraction, and remembers a half-finished monstrosity in his childhood backyard as something new to play on and explore.

Transport Minister Mark Bailey says he will take action after an ABC story highlighted frustration from Brisbane residents who were told to pay up after using inner-city car parks.