The man at the centre of the 16-hour siege on the Brisbane River is recovering from surgery after stabbing himself at the end of the standoff last night.

A NZ Army veteran was last night in custody after keeping central Brisbane in lockdown for most of yesterday in an armed siege.

A 54-year-old NZ army veteran involved in an eleven-hour standoff with Brisbane police has been seen dousing his yacht with liquid from a jerry can.

A 54-year-old New Zealand army veteran is at the centre of a standoff with police in Brisbane, causing parts of the CBD to be put into lockdown.

Sydney's motorway ring route has been largely built on PPP projects.

Storms have dumped tonnes of water on to Queensland in the last three days.

Sydney Roosters captain Braith Anasta says his side has made its own luck to stay alive in the race for the NRL premiership.

Sydney Roosters winger Sam Perrett may be able to blame teammate Shaun Kenny-Dowall to blame for his lack of tries this season.

Johnathan Thurston's girlfriend has described his antics, which saw him charged with public nuisance, as "boys being boys".

Brisbane is fast becoming a cultural mecca, writes John Landrigan.

A more relaxed approach looks to have given Julia Gillard the slight edge over her rival in a 'people's forum'.

An exhibition celebrating the work of Valentino opens in Brisbane - Viva was there.

The Melbourne Storm expects to be salary cap-compliant in 2011 after releasing Greg Inglis and Brett White from their contracts.

A major exhibition of the work of celebrated designer Valentino opened in Brisbane this weekend. Alice Neville went along.

Brisbane captain Darren Lockyer is set to miss two NRL matches.

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has been admitted to a Brisbane hospital and will have an operation today.