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Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland , and the third most populous city in ___MASK62___ . Brisbane ' s metropolitan area has a population of 2 . 3 million , and the South East Queensland urban conurbation , centred on Brisbane , encompasses a population of more than 3 . 4 million . The Brisbane central business district stands on the original European settlement and is situated inside a bend of the Brisbane River , about from its mouth at Moreton Bay . The metropolitan area extends in all directions along the floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Great Dividing Range , sprawling across several of ___MASK62___ ' s most populous local government areas ( LGAs ), most centrally the City of Brisbane , which is by far the most populous LGA in the nation . The demonym of Brisbane is Brisbanite . Queensland ( abbreviated as QLD ) is the second - largest and third - most - populous state in the Commonwealth of ___MASK62___ . Situated in the north - east of the country , it is bordered by the Northern Territory , South ___MASK62___ and New South Wales to the west , south - west and south respectively . To the east , Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean . Queensland has a population of 4 , 750 , 500 , concentrated along the coast and particularly in the state ' s South East . The state is the world ' s sixth largest sub - national entity , with an area of 1 , 852 , 642 km . The capital and largest city in the state is Brisbane , ___MASK62___ ' s third largest city . Often referred to as the " Sunshine State ", Queensland is home to 10 of ___MASK62___ ' s 30 largest cities and is the nation ' s third largest economy . Tourism in the state , fuelled largely by its warm tropical climate , is a major industry . ___MASK62___ , officially the Commonwealth of ___MASK62___ , is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent , the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands . It is the world ' s sixth - largest country by total area . The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea , Indonesia and East Timor to the north ; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north - east ; and New Zealand to the south - east . ___MASK62___ ' s capital is Canberra , and its largest urban area is Sydney . Thomas Carlyle O ' Hagan ( 14 April 1903 - 18 July 1958 ) served as a judge from 16 October 1952 until 18 July 1958 on the Supreme Court of Queensland , which is the highest ranking court in the Australian State of Queensland . O ' Hagan died in office in 1958 and is buried in Toowong Cemetery . A court is a tribunal , often as a government institution , with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil , criminal , and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of ___MASK72___ . In both common ___MASK72___ and civil ___MASK72___ legal systems , courts are the central means for dispute resolution , and it is generally understood that all persons have an ability to bring their claims before a court . Similarly , the rights of those accused of a crime include the right to present a defense before a court . New South Wales ( abbreviated as NSW ) is a state on the east coast of : ___MASK62___ . It borders Queensland to the north , Victoria to the south , and South ___MASK62___ to the west . It has a coast line with the Tasman Sea on its east side . The Australian Capital Territory is an enclave within the state . New South Wales ' state capital is Sydney , which is also ___MASK62___ ' s most populous city . , the estimated population of New South Wales was 7 . 5 million , making it ___MASK62___ ' s most populous state . Just under two - thirds of the state ' s population , 4 . 67 million , live in the Greater Sydney area . Inhabitants of New South Wales are referred to as " New South Welshmen ". The Northern Territory ( abbreviated as NT ) is a federal Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of ___MASK62___ . It shares borders with Western ___MASK62___ to the west ( 129th meridian east ), South ___MASK62___ to the south ( 26th parallel south ), and Queensland to the east ( 138th meridian east ). To the north , the territory is bordered by the Timor Sea , the Arafura Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria . Despite its large area  over , making it the third largest Australian federal division  it is sparsely populated . The Northern Territory ' s population of 244 , 000 ( 2016 ) makes it the least populous of ___MASK62___ ' s eight major states and territories , having fewer than half as many people as Tasmania . The Coral Sea is a marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of ___MASK62___ , and classified as an interim Australian bioregion . South ___MASK62___ ( abbreviated as SA ) is a state in the southern central part of ___MASK62___ . It covers some of the most arid parts of the country . With a total land area of , it is the fourth - largest of ___MASK62___ ' s states and territories . It has a total of 1 . 7 million people , and its population is the most highly centralised of any state in ___MASK62___ , with more than 75 percent of South Australians living in the capital , Adelaide , or its environs . Other population centres in the state are relatively small . The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth ' s oceanic divisions . It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean ( or , depending on definition , to Antarctica ) in the south and is bounded by ___MASK18___ and ___MASK62___ in the west and the Americas in the east . The Supreme Court of Queensland is the highest court in the Australian State of Queensland , and sits at the middle of the Australian court hierarchy .