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'''Brisbane''' is the capital city of the state of [[Queensland, Australia|Queensland]], [[Australia]]. |
'''Brisbane''' is the capital city of the state of [[Queensland, Australia|Queensland]], [[Australia]]. |
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Brisbane By Night
Brisbane is the capital city of the state of Queensland, Australia.
Geography
Brisbane is situated in the southeast corner of Queensland at Latitude: 27° 28' S, Longitude: 153° 02' E
Weather
Subtropical climate with warm, mild winters and hot, bright summers .
Demographics
The City of Brisbane has a population of 1,627,535 (census 2001).
Economy
Government
History
The city is named after Sir Thomas Brisbane (1773-1860), British soldier and colonial administrator born in Ayrshire, Scotland. In 1823, the explorer John Oxley discovered the Brisbane River and in 1824, the first convict colony was established at Redcliffe Point. Only one year later, the colony was moved from Redcliffe further upstream to North Quay, which is now part of Brisbane's CBD. In 1842, the area was opened for free settlement, while the convict colony was closed. When Queensland separated from New South Wales in 1859 and became a colony by itself, Brisbane was declared the state capital, but it was not until 1902 that Brisbane was officially declared a city. In 1924, the City of Brisbane Act was passed , which gave Brisbane a local government, which took up its work in 1925. During World War II, US troops were stationed in the city, and it became the headquarters for General Douglas MacArthur, the Allied Commander of the South-West Pacific region.
In 1982 Brisbane was host to the Commonwealth Games.
In 1988 Brisbane was host to Expo 88.
Tourism
Entertainment
Sport
- Rugby League - Brisbane Broncos
- Australian Rules Football - Brisbane Lions
- Soccer - Brisbane Strikers
Colleges and universities
A number of tertiary education institutions have campuses in Brisbane, or in the surrounding areas.
Sister cities
- Kobe, Japan (July 1985)
- Auckland, New Zealand (August 1988)
- Shenzhen, People's Republic of China (June 1992)
- Semarang, Indonesia (January 1993)
- Kaohsiung, Taiwan (September 1997)
Links
http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au
http://www.cityofbrisbane.info
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Brisbane is also a small city south of San Francisco, California, USA near the SFO airport. Other uses of the name Brisbane.