Brisbane

Brisbane, Queensland's capital, is currently experiencing unseasonably warm weather, with the city recording its hottest September day since 2019. Politically, the city was a recent location for high-profile figures, with Barnaby Joyce and Pauline Hanson staying at Gina Rinehart's mansion without parliamentary declaration. The broader Queensland region is also in the news for law enforcement matters, including a Taser incident involving a homeless man and the investigation into a large-scale sheep theft. While not directly about Brisbane city, broader Queensland news includes a coroner's finding on a child's death from scurvy and reports on rising sea levels impacting flood-prone areas in New South Wales. The Australian property market, including Brisbane's, is undergoing a correction, with high-end properties seeing the steepest price falls, though the affordable end remains resilient. The city's recent Riverfire event also drew crowds amidst the heatwave.