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Brisbane (pronounced /ˈbɹɪz.bən/) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and is the third largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1.77 million.
Brisbanecity centre is situated in the southeast corner of Queensland, Australia, at a latitude and longitude of 27°28′S 153°02′E.
The population of the BrisbaneCity is estimated at 971,757 (as of June 2005)
BrisbaneCity Council was formed in 1925 from a forced amalgamation of twenty smaller councils.
BrisbaneCity Council has an unusual structure with power divided between a powerful executive Lord Mayor, a parliamentary-style Council of twenty-six councillors representing single-member wards of approximately equal population, and a Civic Cabinet comprising the Lord Mayor and the chairpersons of the six committees drawn from the membership of Council.
The city's floral emblem is the poinsettia and its faunal emblem is the graceful tree frog.