Head chef Davide Tamburella was dismissed from a Brisbane restaurant after refusing to prepare ham and pineapple pizzas, citing cultural objections.

A new national study has named Brisbane the most anxious Australian city for household bill stress, driven by rising prices and mid-range wages.

A Brisbane family has grown to ten following the arrival of rare identical quadruplets, a medical phenomenon with odds estimated at one in 15 million. Experts confirm this is the first known case of naturally conceived, identical quadruplets born in Australia.