Brisbane agent Heath Williams says buyers are competing hard for homes with character that cannot be replicated, even as the wider market shifts. A former hospital outbuilding at 24 Brisbane St, Annerley, sold for a suburb-record $4.45 million after being converted by architect Ric DeLuca. A riverfront Queenslander at 66 Yeronga St, Yeronga, sold for $6.25 million, and Triangle House at 1 Sherman St, The Gap, sold for $1.415 million. More than 60 groups inspected a Paddington home at 61 Beck St at its first open home, where offers close on November 11.
More than 2,000 people rallied in Sydney on Sunday to urge Anthony Albanese to stop the proposed sale of Victoria Barracks. Former prime ministers John Howard and Tony Abbott attended the Save Victoria Barracks event at Kippax Lake. Opposition Leader Angus Taylor said the site's defence role was at stake. NSW Veterans Minister David Harris said the state would use planning and heritage avenues to slow the move. Brigadier Vince Williams, president of RSL NSW, called the proposal a total failure of leadership.
A friend of former Sydney police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has told the Supreme Court trial that Mr Lamarre-Condon said he had shot two people. The witness said the accused asked him to help clean up a mess and later said he did not realise bodies would be heavy. Mr Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to the alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies and is arguing self-defence. The Crown alleges he killed Mr Baird after an obsessive infatuation. The trial is in its fifth week.
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A friend of former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has told a jury that he fired his police gun in a national park weeks before the alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. The witness says Mr Lamarre-Condon asked whether the shots could be heard from a house, and that he fired with a paper bag over the barrel. Mr Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to murder and is arguing self-defence in the NSW Supreme Court. The couple were allegedly killed at Mr Davies's Paddington home on February 19, 2024.
A friend of police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has told the New South Wales supreme court that he allegedly confessed to killing two men. The friend said Lamarre-Condon described the shootings as an out-of-body experience, then tried to pass it off as a joke. Lamarre-Condon, 31, is accused of fatally shooting Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with his police service weapon in Baird's Paddington home in February 2024. He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter. The defence claims the men were shot accidentally in self-defence.
Newly released CCTV has been shown to a jury in the murder trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon. He is accused of fatally shooting Jesse Baird and Luke Davies at Baird's Paddington home in February 2024. He has pleaded not guilty. The footage captures him at a drive-thru in a van allegedly used to dispose of the bodies, along with purchases at hardware stores. The defence claims the men were accidentally shot in self-defence. The trial before Justice Natalie Adams continues.
Prosecutors have released nearly five hours of CCTV footage from the NSW Supreme Court trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon, who has pleaded not guilty to the alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in February 2024. The footage allegedly shows him buying supplies at Bunnings stores and using several vehicles in the days after the deaths. A witness, Elizabeth Kennedy, told the jury she travelled with him to a property near Goulburn, where she said he asked her to help with garbage bags over number plates. Mr Lamarre-Condon is arguing self-defence, and the trial continues on Friday.
A friend of Beau Lamarre-Condon has told the NSW Supreme Court that he played a Taylor Swift song while driving to Bungonia with her. Lamarre-Condon, a police officer, is accused of fatally shooting Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Baird's Paddington home in February 2024. He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one of aggravated break and enter. The witness said Lamarre-Condon bought an angle grinder at Bunnings, cut a padlock at a farm and later went to a dam alone. The defence claims the shootings were accidental and that he acted in self-defence.
The federal government will go ahead with the planned sale of Sydney's Victoria Barracks, a convict-era army site, despite a high-profile campaign against it. Some 67 military properties are being sold to raise funds. Personnel and their families based at the barracks will be moved to other defence sites by the end of the year. A rally outside the barracks on Sunday is expected to draw thousands. Former prime minister John Howard plans to speak at it, while NSW Premier Chris Minns has backed listing the site on the state's Heritage Council register.
A witness has told a Sydney Supreme Court jury about a drive with Beau Lamarre-Condon, who is on trial over the alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in February 2024. The witness, known as Elizabeth Kennedy, said he asked her to pay for an angle grinder and to cover number plates, and that he told her, I don't want to involve you. The accused has pleaded not guilty and his lawyers will argue self-defence. The Crown alleges he tried to sink the bodies in a dam at Bungonia, where they were later found.
Most intercontinental internet traffic travels through fibre-optic cables laid on the ocean floor, not through satellites. Cables are most often damaged by fishing activity and ship anchors, and also by earthquakes and underwater landslides. Repairs require specialist vessels that locate the fault, cut out the damaged section, splice in new cable and return it to the seabed. Major technology companies, including Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon, have invested in new cable systems. Australia relies on these links for overseas markets and cloud services.
Cairns artist iefje Boissevain is showing her first Brisbane solo exhibition at La Trobe Artspace in Paddington. The show, titled Colour Has Consequences, features new works made over almost a year. Boissevain builds her abstract paintings from layers of texture, mixed media and colour, finished with several coats of high-gloss resin. Much of the work uses saturated corals and lagoon blues. The official opening night is Wednesday, October 21, from 5pm, and the exhibition runs until October 25.
A witness has told the NSW Supreme Court that former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon said he had broken into Jesse Baird's Sydney home twice. The witness said he tracked Mr Baird's location through Snapchat and photographed him through a bedroom window. Mr Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to murdering Mr Baird and Luke Davies in Paddington in February 2024. The defence says the men died during separate struggles involving the pistol, and the Crown alleges both were shot.
A Sydney court has been told that Beau Lamarre-Condon underwent surgery in the middle of an alleged attempt to dispose of two bodies. Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter. He is accused of fatally shooting Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Baird's Paddington home on 19 February 2024. The surgery took place at St Vincent's hospital on 21 February, two days after the alleged killings. CCTV shown in court captured him at hardware stores buying cleaning supplies and a tarpaulin.
Apples can be stored for months before reaching shops, and growers use controlled-atmosphere rooms to slow ripening. In these rooms, operators lower oxygen and manage carbon dioxide while keeping temperatures cool. The fruit stays alive but changes more slowly. Storage conditions, variety and harvest timing all affect texture and eating quality. Shoppers cannot tell harvest dates from an apple's appearance, and an origin label does not reveal when it was picked.
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A Queensland adjudicator has rejected an urgent bid to switch off an electric vehicle charger at The Pavilion Apartments in Bulimba. Resident Kin Chen argued that the basement car park lacked fire safety systems to deal with a possible electric vehicle fire. The adjudicator found there was no immediate urgency, noting the charger has operated since about 2020. The body corporate committee had granted retrospective approval last month, with conditions including annual servicing. The broader challenge to that approval has yet to be decided, and the charger remains in use for now.
Mining companies in Queensland's North West Minerals Province are struggling to find workers as drilling ramps up and new jobs open. AIC Mines chairman Aaron Colleran said hiring has been difficult everywhere, including at its Eloise copper mine near Cloncurry. The Australian Resources and Energy Employer Association estimates the industry will need 24,000 new workers across the country by 2027. Queensland Resources Council figures point to competing skill needs and fewer young people entering trades and mining careers. Industry leaders say apprenticeships must grow to ease the shortage.
Brisbane and the Gold Coast are on track for their wettest October in six years. Brisbane has recorded about 170 millimetres this month, roughly double its October average of 87 millimetres. Flash floods hit Caboolture and Morayfield, where more than 400 millimetres fell over the past week. The Sunshine Coast is likely to break its October record, with 369 millimetres already recorded at its airport. The Bureau of Meteorology says Brisbane is not expecting heavy falls, apart from possible showers.
Little blue penguins at SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast are exploring a new Halloween habitat with pumpkins, tombstones and other surprises. The aquarium says the enrichment encourages the penguins' natural curiosity. On Saturday, October 31, the aquarium will host a Halloween Beach Clean-Up at Mooloolaba Beach from 9am to noon. Children are encouraged to collect rubbish instead of lollies, and free face painting will be offered. Marine animals can mistake rubbish for food or become tangled in it.
A Brisbane Supreme Court jury has heard that Robert John Crawford allegedly strangled his wife, Frances Elizabeth Crawford, and staged the scene to look like something else. Paramedics found her body beside a retaining wall and a ride-on lawnmower in the early hours of July 30, 2024. Crawford has pleaded not guilty to murder. Prosecutors allege he was motivated by money, including property valued at about $2 million and life insurance worth $860,000. Defence counsel described the case as a circumstantial one, comparing it to a jigsaw with many pieces still missing.
Real estate agent Emil Juresic and his partner Giselle Kramer have signed a lease for a four-storey space at the Oracle precinct in Broadbeach. The site was previously home to the Change gym, whose founder Peter Haselhurst is on bail facing extortion charges he has not yet answered. Stage one, a gym, pilates studio and recovery facilities, is set to open on December 1. A vertical expansion planned for 2027 will add a medical recovery suite, a rooftop pool and other facilities. Level X memberships start at $99 a week for select classes.
A $40 million luxury apartment project at Hope Island Resort on the Gold Coast has sold more than $28 million of residences ahead of completion. GH Properties says 14 of the 21 Sage apartments have sold at an average price above $2 million. The developer's managing director, Ellen Guan, said the boutique, north-facing waterfront units have drawn strong interest from downsizers. Prices start at $1.63 million for large two-bedroom apartments and $1.96 million for three-bedroom apartments. Residents will have access to the resort's golf course, pool and wellness programs.
A 19-year-old woman has been identified as the critically injured victim of a shooting at a Loganholme pub during a boxing event. Vana-Reese Schuster-Togiatau, from Jimboomba, was shot in the head and neck and remains in a critical condition. Police allege two masked men opened fire from a car, hitting four people, and are investigating possible links to organised crime. The shooting has raised concerns about retaliation and the reputation of boxing events.
Former RAAF pilot Robert John Crawford, 49, has pleaded not guilty to murdering his wife, Frances Elizabeth Crawford, at Upper Lockyer, west of Toowoomba, in July 2024. Prosecutor Chris Cook told the Brisbane Supreme Court jury that the scene, with her body beside a ride-on mower, was staged to hide her strangulation. Cook alleges Crawford was motivated by a looming divorce settlement and had affairs. Crawford's barrister, Saul Holt KC, argued the prosecution's evidence was incomplete. The jury will visit the site on Wednesday, and up to 47 witnesses are expected over three weeks.
