Gardener charged after man found dead; The real Battle of Brisbane

Politics


Thanks for joining us for today's live news blog. Brisbane can expect a partly cloudy day with a slight chance of rain and a high of 25 degrees.

In our top stories this morning, a man was arrested at a property where police found the body of an elderly man who had been doing yard work before an altercation broke out, detectives believe.

When the Broncos played the Dolphins at Suncorp Stadium two weeks ago, the contest was dubbed “the Battle of Brisbane”. But for those who know something about the local history of the city, these words have a different meaning.

A pamphlet produced as Japanese propaganda to sow division between Australian and American troops.

In sport, Brisbane's stuttering AFL campaign has continued at Manuka Oval, hammered by a surging GWS side to fall to 2-5 for the season.

In travel news, Captain Cook may have given this Queensland island the wrong name, but somehow he got it right.

And finally, which Malcolm Tucker phrase is back in the lexicon? Take the Brisbane Times Quiz to find out.



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