Brisbane news as it happened: Man charged over Brisbane bus driver attack; The latest on the crisis in the Middle East; AC/DC reveal Australian tour details

A 12-year-old girl is among three children who allegedly broke into a home on Brisbane’s northside and stole a car on Friday night.

The three children were found sleeping in the silver Mazda CX-5, which was allegedly stolen from a property on Brook Street, Everton Park, about 11pm.

The trio was found asleep in the car less than four kilometres away on Callan Street, Keperra, about 9am on Saturday.

They were arrested on the side of the road, with police officers from Ferny Grove, the tactical crime squad and the dog squad attending the scene.

A 12-year-old Keperra girl, 14-year-old Mitchelton boy and 17-year-old Keperra boy have been charged with one count each of enter dwelling and commit, unlawful use of a motor vehicle – in company, and receiving tainted property.

The 14-year-old boy and 17-year-old boy are expected to appear before Brisbane Children’s Court today. The 12-year-old girl is expected to appear before Brisbane Children’s Court on June 27.

A playground in Bray Park, just north of Brisbane, has suffered $100,000 in damage in the second arson attack in the space of a week.

Ebert Park received damage to its two plastic slides, shade sail, ball climbing unit, rope bridge and plastic-moulded rock stairs in the attack.

Moreton Bay Mayor Peter Flannery said the attack was a blow to local parents going into the school holidays.

“I’ve had a gutful of this behaviour. Why should our community keep paying to repair damage that is totally unacceptable and unnecessary?” he said.

Fires were lit at Ebert Park over the weekend of June 14-15, and in the early hours of Friday, June 20.

Flannery said the region’s playgrounds were also frequently targeted by thieves and graffiti artists.

The council said that nearly 200 additional CCTV cameras had been deployed in the last 12 months as part of its public safety program.

Conflict in the Middle East has sent crude oil soaring in recent days.

From $US60 a barrel in May, some analysts have predicted oil could soar past the $US100 a barrel mark if the conflict between Israel and Iran spirals, with strikes on oil infrastructure and disruption to supply chains.

That would have a widespread impact on Australian prices, given oil flows through to input costs, either directly via production or indirectly via distribution, for pretty much the entire economy.

But ANZ commodities analysts Daniel Hynes and Soni Kumari think the $US100 a barrel scenario is unlikely.

The most likely outcome (they assign about a 50 per cent chance) is for crude prices to reach $US75-85 a barrel, despite an extended conflict.

“This would see supplies come under direct threat,” the analysts said.

“However, the oil market is better equipped to respond to that than it has been in the past.

“[Oil exporting organisation] OPEC has over six million barrels per day of spare capacity that can be quickly activated.”

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A 12-year-old girl is among three children who allegedly broke into a home on Brisbane’s northside and stole a car on Friday night.

The three children were found sleeping in the silver Mazda CX-5, which was allegedly stolen from a property on Brook Street, Everton Park, about 11pm.

The trio was found asleep in the car less than four kilometres away on Callan Street, Keperra, about 9am on Saturday.

They were arrested on the side of the road, with police officers from Ferny Grove, the tactical crime squad and the dog squad attending the scene.

A 12-year-old Keperra girl, 14-year-old Mitchelton boy and 17-year-old Keperra boy have been charged with one count each of enter dwelling and commit, unlawful use of a motor vehicle – in company, and receiving tainted property.

The 14-year-old boy and 17-year-old boy are expected to appear before Brisbane Children’s Court today. The 12-year-old girl is expected to appear before Brisbane Children’s Court on June 27.

The Monash IVF embryo mix-up that led to a Brisbane woman giving birth to another woman’s biological child came to light due to a perfect storm of circumstances, involving a defecting doctor, a Supreme Court battle and the big-money stakes that result in specialists and their patients swapping between rival clinics.

An investigation by this masthead into the embryo bungle has uncovered the basic mistake, never thoroughly investigated at the time, that has had life-changing ramifications.

Read the full story here.

In the wake of an attack on a Brisbane bus driver on Friday night, we are asking:

A playground in Bray Park, just north of Brisbane, has suffered $100,000 in damage in the second arson attack in the space of a week.

Ebert Park received damage to its two plastic slides, shade sail, ball climbing unit, rope bridge and plastic-moulded rock stairs in the attack.

Moreton Bay Mayor Peter Flannery said the attack was a blow to local parents going into the school holidays.

“I’ve had a gutful of this behaviour. Why should our community keep paying to repair damage that is totally unacceptable and unnecessary?” he said.

Fires were lit at Ebert Park over the weekend of June 14-15, and in the early hours of Friday, June 20.

Flannery said the region’s playgrounds were also frequently targeted by thieves and graffiti artists.

The council said that nearly 200 additional CCTV cameras had been deployed in the last 12 months as part of its public safety program.