Brisbane has long been touted as the lifestyle capital of Australia, where people move for a sunny, slower-paced life, away from the chaos and gridlock of the bigger southern capitals.

But is that the reality?

Full-time workers in Brisbane are putting in an extra half-an-hour each week on average compared to their counterparts in Sydney and Melbourne.

Across Brisbane, full-time workers are spending an average of 43 hours and 12 minutes on the job each week.

By comparison, full-time workers in Greater Sydney spend an average of 42 hours and 42 minutes on the job per week, while in Greater Melbourne it’s 42 hours and 40 minutes.

Mortgage broker Rebecca Le Cornu knows the costs of working 12- to 14-hour days.

Brisbane mortgage broker Rebecca Le Cornu and her children.

“You get very, ve

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