Dividing federal dollars sent to states by the state's population (federal dollars per person by state), 13 of the top 25 consumers are blue states. 17 of the bottom 25 are red states. If you want to test this dependency theory, cut off all federal spending and see where the chaos ensues.â¦ read more.
Location of Brisbane on a map. Brisbane is a city found in Queensland, Australia. It is located -27.47 latitude and 153.03 longitude and it is situated at elevation 27 meters above sea level. Brisbane has a population of 2,189,878 making it the biggest city in Queensland. It operates on the AEDT time zone.
For comparability with other cities around the world, Greater Brisbane has been defined as the metropolitan area extending from Elimbah and Bribie Island in the north to the Pimpama River and Maclean in the south, and the Brisbane Forest Park in the west. Auchen is the Gaelic word for 'fields', the Brisbane suburb being named after Auchenflower House, the home of Scots-born Sir Thomas McIlwraith, Premier of Queensland between 1879 and 1883 (with two further, but brief, terms of office during 1888 and 1893).