A donut company which began as a stall at a farmers market in Brisbane has been awarded the best gourmet donut in Australia at the Baking Industry Trade Show. OMG! Decadent Donuts won four awards at the show last week, which was hosted in Melbourne by the Baking Association of Australia (BAA). It dominated the … Read more
Advertised rents in Australia’s capital cities have dropped, in the largest monthly percentage decline recorded since 2020. A fall of 0.5 per cent was recorded in May, according to a new report by SQM Research. This was “driven by falls in Sydney and an unchanged reading out of Melbourne”, the report said. Know the news … Read more
Measuring in at two million units on the Scoville scale, the Moruga scorpion chilli, also known as the Trinidad scorpion, is one of the hottest chillis known to humanity. By comparison, it is more than five times hotter than a habanero pepper (350,000 units) and more than one million units hotter than a ghost pepper. … Read more
New York. Berlin. Barcelona. Tokyo. Brisbane? The humble Queensland capital — host of the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics — may be set to join the list of world cities that never sleep. Despite long-standing, anti-violence lockout laws and high cost-of-living induced lack of discretionary spending, Premier Steven Miles has declared his intention to “boost vibrancy” … Read more
Looking to make a tree change to Brisbane? You may have missed the opportunity to secure relatively well-priced real estate. Brisbane is now the second-most expensive capital city in Australia behind Sydney for home values. It is the first time since 1997 that Brisbane has had the second-highest median dwelling value in the country, after … Read more
A Queensland craft brewery has recalled one of its beers due to secondary fermentation causing excess alcohol or carbonation. White Lies Brewing Company has recalled its Hazy Craze Sessions NEIPA. Products with the best before date of February 1, 2025 are included in the recall. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today The … Read more
Millennials are leading the exodus from capital cities to regional areas, continuing a trend that began during COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and which has been fuelled by high housing and living costs. But people fleeing the fetid air of the dusty, dirty city are not going far, overflowing to nearby regions that make up the five … Read more
A Brisbane Olympics boss has called on people to argue their case for a new stadium despite the Queensland government opposing it. However, 2032 Games organising committee CEO Cindy Hook is confident the Brisbane infrastructure rollout will be sustainable and deliver legacy impacts. Queensland Premier Steven Miles has come under fire for disregarding an independent … Read more
Eleven-year-old Ethan Nilson’s love of garbage trucks began early. “One day when I was a baby, I saw a garbage truck and that’s what made me love them,” the Logan boy told 7NEWS. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Ethan’s heartwarming garbage truck treat. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today The man who sparked … Read more
An iconic Australian brewery is at the centre of a legal battle over its council-approved expansion, which a church fears could send trainee priests into a “stupor” due to the fumes. The Anglican Church in Brisbane has lodged an appeal in the Planning and Environment Court seeking to overturn council’s approval of a new bulk … Read more
