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Brisbane

a port in E Australia, the capital of Queensland: founded in 1824 as a penal settlement; vast agricultural hinterland. Pop.: 1 508 161 (2001)
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For a long time the clients from the northern region and more specifically the northern suburb have not been able to benefit from the services of Pro Patios Brisbane due to the accessibility constrains.
Emad Elbab is from Tripoli but lives in Brisbane while he completes his masters degree in environmental engineering at Griffith University on a higher education scholarship from Libya.
The Courier-Mail said Brisbane would be four times busier than last year's sold-out Bledisloe Cup weekend and it would be 60 per cent bigger than the 2011 visit by the Queen.
Centrally located on Australia's east coast, Brisbane is the gateway to a host of appealing sites and attractions for visitors to enjoy, including the world-famous Great Barrier Reef, world heritage listed rainforests, the iconic Outback territory, and the renowned leisure destinations of Australia's Gold and Sunshine Coasts.
The three-day summit, an initiative of Brisbane City Council in collaboration with the Queensland state government as a key partner, has been dedicated to the theme 'The Business of Cities'.
Today the suburb of Woolloongabba, where the stadium is located, is under water, like the rest of Brisbane. Australia's third largest city looks more like a scene from an apocalyptic disaster movie than the thriving, cosmopolitan 21st century metropolis it is.
Part journalistic Renaissance man, part regular guy, former reporter, columnist, editor, publisher and corporate executive, Brisbane in August moved into a high-profile, lightning-rod role as the fourth public editor of the New York Times.
The Stay Social with Brisbane Marriott hotel package offers overnight accommodations, a full buffet breakfast for two, valet parking, and AUD30 cab vouchers for prices commencing at AUD309 per night.
Jason, a typical 21st Century schoolboy, finds Brisbane of 1864 quite an experience, and his adventures in the strange setting make exciting reading.
Following a mission in 2007, the Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Councillor Campbell Newman once again led the delegation, accompanied by more than 13 prominent business leaders and the city's official marketing agency, Brisbane Marketing which showcased the city's economy and new investment and trade opportunities the agency is leading for the region.
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