Hot Mess and Acid’s Reign: the romcom and queer cabaret spotlighting climate crisis A blooming new wave of musical theatre is exploring the plight of the planet with a playful and hopeful approach The Guardian - UK · Jun 25
Logan's harmony of faiths demonstrates Australia's changing face of religion The 2021 census revealed more Australians are now Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs and Hindus than ever before. In Logan, south of Brisbane, these faiths intermingle. ABC News · Feb 21, 2023
New cities Flagstone and Yarrabilba will rival Cairns' population, but is infrastructure keeping up? As Queensland grapples with the ongoing housing crisis, two burgeoning cities an hour south of Brisbane continue to steadily grow. But what do residents who were first attracted to the area think? ABC News · Feb 12, 2023
Queensland's ongoing COVID camping boom poses challenges for national parks The pandemic-driven popularity of Queensland's nature reserves has more than doubled visitor numbers to some south-east parks, bringing fresh challenges for managers and users. ABC News · Aug 26, 2022
Queensland police to crack down on e-scooter riders ahead of new safety measures The new rules are coming into effect in November, including changes to speed limits. ABC News · Jun 12, 2022
Toombul retailers left without insurance call for compensation from Mirvac as developer offers cash payment Business owners facing an uncertain future are exploring their options after Mirvac's decision to close the Toombul Shopping Centre. ABC News · Jun 9, 2022
Mirvac will eye major redevelopment after leases cancelled at flooded Toombul Shopping Centre, observers say Business and marketing leaders say Mirvac will seek to capitalise on the location of the centre, which may become a multi-use hub akin to "the old town square". ABC News · May 19, 2022
Antarctica's 1954 Mawson Station team final surviving member John Russell dies aged 101 After a long and adventurous life, the last surviving member of the historical team who built Antarctica's Mawson Station during 1954 passes away. ABC News · Apr 23, 2022
$1.5m federal grant for men's shed, redirected to council, meant for us too, say two other groups Two community groups that share a council-owned site with Kenmore Men's Shed say the federal grant, redirected to Brisbane City Council, was meant for them too. ABC News · Apr 14, 2022
Men's Shed 'gutted' after $1.5 million federal grant reallocated to Brisbane City Council Kenmore Men's Shed members say they spent a year on a grant process after the federal government committed $1.5 million to an upgrade, only for the funding to be taken from them. ABC News · Apr 12, 2022
Can a flood-resilient house program protect more homes like Rusty's in future? A Brisbane City Council pilot program making homes more flood-resilient is paying dividends after the latest serious flood. ABC News · Mar 17, 2022