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Annerley is one of Brisbane’s noisiest suburbs with Ipswich Road traffic and hospital helicopters.

In my suburb you hear sirens and choppers all night long. But I know my neighbours by name

Our Life in the ’Burbs series highlights the good, bad and beautiful of Brisbane suburbs. Today, we look at a locale that’s diverse, dynamic and unapologetically rough around the edges.

  • Tammy Law

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One man was arrested after police coaxed him down from a rooftop.

Police press charges after dramatic Clem7, rooftop arrests

One suspect was apprehended inside the entrance of the tunnel and another was coaxed down from a rooftop in inner Brisbane.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Wright’s past crimes include a hospital bomb hoax and armed robberies.

Hospital bomb hoaxer jailed for armed robbery spree

A man who previously threatened to blow up a hospital with a fake bomb strapped to his chest has been jailed for a four-day “rampage” of armed hold-ups.

  • Rex Martinich
Police attended the scene of an altercation between a man and officer in Annerley that led to both people suffering life-threatening gunshot wounds.

Police officers bitten, shot in ‘extremely difficult’ altercation in Brisbane’s south

“To think that a callout can end in something like that sends shivers up your spine,” said Premier David Crisafulli.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Police have released footage of a man running from a Brisbane park, after hot liquid was poured over a nine-month-old boy in a random attack.

Interstate and international agencies join Brisbane coffee assault manhunt

Queensland police have widened their search for a man allegedly involved in the scalding of a nine-month-old in a Brisbane park.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
A woman has been found dead at an Annerley unit in Brisbane’s north.

Crime scene declared after woman’s body found in Brisbane

Police have launched an investigation into the 45-year-old’s death, after officers found her dead in an Annerley unit about 9pm.

  • Cloe Read
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The rape occurred in a motel room in Runaway Bay - a northern suburb on the Gold Coast. (File image)

Teen rape victim hid under bed when accused’s partner came to hotel room

Christopher Jacob Pugh, 42, is on trial accused of two counts of rape and three counts of supplying dangerous drugs to a minor. The victim has given evidence at the trial in a closed courtroom.

  • Toby Crockford
The unit fire in Annerley overnight.

Teen charged with setting fire to Queenslander in Brisbane’s south

The 19-year-old male will face Brisbane Magistrates Court charged with arson over the fierce blaze, which required eight fire crews.

  • Toby Crockford
Security camera footage showing the mother and father with their baby girl at Buranda Village shopping centre in Brisbane's south on November 15.

Brisbane baby death treated as suspicious, mother questioned by police

The baby's 32-year-old mother was questioned on Sunday. Police say she is their only person of interest currently.

  • Toby Crockford
After an investigation was launched into the circumstances of the man's injuries, police laid charges.

Man repeatedly stabbed walks to Brisbane police station to raise alarm

Specialist critical care paramedics rushed the victim to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a serious condition.

  • Toby Crockford