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‘The world is still as bent and corrupt’: Our Friends in the North returns to the stage

Two Thatcher-years episodes of Peter Flannery’s award-winning TV series to be adapted for Newcastle stage

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26

‘There’s no way to get home’: the public transport deserts on Brisbane’s northern fringe

Two-thirds of households in Caboolture have at least two cars – and locals say that’s because both public transport and cycling infrastructure is lacking

The Guardian - AU · Feb 27, 2024

Power, corruption and lies: the TV show that could teach Keir Starmer a lot about being bold

First shown in the dying days of a Tory government, with Labour on the brink of power, the BBC drama offers warnings for a PM-in-waiting, writes Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2023

Newcastle premiere, classic ballet and The Levellers feature in top theatre shows to see in March

Here are some cracking shows to book now, from a Titanic musical to football and politics drama Love It If We Beat Them which will make its debut at Live Theatre

Chronicle Live · Feb 18, 2023

Queensland's Moreton Bay Regional Council pushes to become city in ambitious redefinition bid

With a population bigger than Canberra's, Moreton Bay between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast has struggled to define itself, with the region's combination of sprawling suburban centres and quiet rural stretches. But now it wants to be classed as a city.

ABC News · Nov 27, 2022

Diana makes explosive revelations and Partridge devours the hand that feeds him: 100 years of the BBC, part eight

Steve Coogan’s alter-ego appears, as does Ricky Gervais’s in The Office, while Panorama rocks the royals

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022

Christopher Eccleston looks back on Our Friends in the North on BBC tonight

The BBC will screen a special with the actor as he reflects upon the Newcastle-set show where he made his name, the BBC will then air the first series

Chronicle Live · Sep 14, 2022

Moreton Bay Regional Council push flood-risk disclosure for Queensland property buyers

At present, Queensland does not have a comprehensive statutory disclosure scheme for home buyers.

ABC News · Aug 6, 2022

Couple learn of four-lane highway plans months after buying Moreton Bay property

Months after buying their "forever home", a young couple is told by a neighbour that it could be in the path of a four-lane highway.

ABC News · May 5, 2022

Our Friends in the North still depressingly relevant, says writer

Themes of corruption and attitudes to poverty still resonate today, says Peter Flannery ahead of new Radio 4 adaptation

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2022