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The Brisbane Times was launched on 7 March 2007 [1] by then-Queensland Premier Peter Beattie. [2] The publication started with 14 journalists in an attempt by Fairfax to break into the South East Queensland market, competing against the website of News Corporation 's incumbent The Courier-Mail . As of 20 November 2018, Brisbane Times has ...
Brisbane ( / ˈbrɪzbən / ⓘ BRIZ-bən, [ 10] Turrbal: Meanjin) is the capital of the state of Queensland [ 11] and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. [ 12] Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, which includes several other regional centres and cities.
Brisbane's wettest day occurred on 21 January 1887, when 465 millimetres (18.3 in) of rain fell on the city, the highest maximum daily rainfall of Australia's capital cities. The wettest month on record was February 1893, when 1,025.9 millimetres (40.39 in) of rain fell, although in the last 30 years the record monthly rainfall has been a much ...
The main DST zones are the following: (Australian) Central Daylight Saving Time (ACDT or CDST) – UTC+10:30, in South Australia and Broken Hill, New South Wales. (Australian) Eastern Daylight Saving Time (AEDT or EDST) – UTC+11:00, in New South Wales, the ACT, Victoria, and Tasmania. During the usual periods of DST, the three standard time ...
1946 Following a delay caused by World War II the University of Queensland began its move from George Street, Brisbane, to its St Lucia campus, which it completed in 1972. 1947 First concert of Queensland Symphony Orchestra. 1955 Wickham Terrace attack. 1955 Australian Journal of Politics and History founded.
The recorded History of Brisbane dates from 1799, when Matthew Flinders explored Moreton Bay on an expedition from Port Jackson, although the region had long been occupied by the Yugara and Turrbal aboriginal tribes. The town was conceived initially as a penal colony for British convicts sent from Sydney.
Brisbane (pron. / ˈ b r ɪ z b eɪ n / BRIZ-bayn) is a small city in San Mateo County, California, located on the lower slopes of the San Bruno Mountain. The city is on the northeastern edge of San Mateo County, located immediately south of the San Francisco city limits on the San Francisco Bay .
The City of Brisbane is a local government area (LGA) which comprises the inner portion of Greater Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. Its governing body is the Brisbane City Council. The LGAs in the other mainland state capitals ( Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide) are generally responsible only for the central business ...