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 | What is now Brisbane was originally the Moreton Bay penal colony, intended as a place to hold convicts who re-offended while serving out their sentences in New South Wales. |
| State capital Brisbane, is located on the coast 100 km by road north of the New South Wales border. |
| The Brisbane Airport, Gold Coast Airport and Cairns International Airport are the main gateways into the State from overseas, with smaller airports at Maroochydore and elsewhere. |
| Brisbane, Australia (3678 words) |
| Brisbane is situated in the southeast corner of Queensland, an hour north of the Gold Coast by road or rail at latitude 27°28′ S 153°02′ E. |
| Brisbane marked the northern point of the "Brisbane Line" - a controversial defence proposal, allegedly formulated by the Menzies government, that would, upon a land invasion of Australia, surrender the entire continent bar the populated coastal strip south of Brisbane to the Japanese. |
| Brisbane is also home to a colonial era botanic gardens in the CBD, rockclimbing cliffs at Kangaroo Point, an extensive riverside bikeway, and the Mount Coot-tha state forest which includes a lookout over the city, contemporary botanical gardens, and the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium. |
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