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PsiQuantum’s Australian co-founder Jeremy O’Brien, pictured in Chicago last year.

Moreton Bay swoops in to poach Brisbane’s $1b quantum supercomputer

The stadium-sized facility was originally slated for Brisbane Airport, but PsiQuantum has announced work has already begun elsewhere.

  • Cameron Atfield

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The proposed hotel would be the first to service Brisbane Airport’s international terminal.

Brisbane Airport to add two new hotels – and new services to Asia

An international terminal hotel is one of two planned for Brisbane Airport, as services ramp up to meet soaring demand in the lead-up to the Brisbane 2032 Olympics.

  • Cameron Atfield
Suburban street in Balmoral, Brisbane.

​​My suburb’s name sounds like a royal retreat. Given local house prices, that’s not misleading

This suburb has come a long way since its blue-collar days. But don’t mention the aircraft noise.

  • Freya Petersen
International travellers would be most affected by a proposed Brisbane Airport curfew.

Airport noise costs Brisbane $100m a year, curfew would cost $10m, report claims

The UQ study says the “modest” economic trade-off of a curfew would protect residents’ health and property values.

  • Cameron Atfield
Macey Bennett and Sian Roach, highland dancers in the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo on the tarmac at Brisbane International Airport, February 6, 2026.

Edinburgh Tattoo performers descend on Brisbane for a tartan takeover

More than 800 international musicians and dancers will join 300 local performers to deliver a bonnie boost of $39 million to Brisbane.

  • Nick Dent
The Brisbane Airport’s international terminal was evacuated on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.

‘It was messy’: Brisbane Airport evacuated, flights delayed as smoke triggers alarm

As hundreds of people on one floor were evacuated, one said the procedure was disorganised, and that the crowd milled about until staff “started yelling”.

  • Felicity Caldwell
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A new plane spotting area at Brisbane Airport will incorporate a Fokker F28 tail.

A historical tail: Retired plane to anchor new Brisbane Airport viewing area

Brisbane Airport reveals plans for a new 2026 viewing hub, featuring a real aircraft tail and front-row seats to runway action.

  • Cameron Atfield
The SmartGate system has caused airport queues in Sydney and Melbourne.

What could fix airports’ long arrival queues? A race for the Olympics

Passengers arriving after 14-hour-flights must often wait 40 minutes in queues to scan their passports in kiosks before exiting the airport.

  • Chris Zappone
A United Airlines flight arriving from Los Angeles, after descending over Moreton Bay.

Brisbane Airport relaxes wind rules in bid to reduce aircraft noise

More flights will be directed over Moreton Bay during an 18-month trial to reduce noise over city suburbs.

  • Cameron Atfield
Malaysia Airlines back at Brisbane Airport on Sunday.

Malaysia Airlines returns to Brisbane with five flights a week to Kuala Lumpur

Each year the services will add more than 75,000 inbound seats and about $54 million to the local economy.

  • Cameron Atfield