City life
This Aussie’s invention has probably saved your life – now it’s a musical
A plane crash in Mackay changed air safety forever. Now it’s chronicled in a musical.
- by Nick Dent
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Ditching car parks for bike lanes could help struggling high street shops
Replacing on-street parking with bike lanes could make Brisbane more liveable without hurting small businesses, research at a popular shopping strip has found.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Perspective
Live music
The Zoo’s demise is live music’s canary in the coalmine
It’s up to all levels of government to pull as many levers as they can to ensure our proud live music scene can keep going for generations to come.
- by Cameron Atfield
Woman arrested for throwing eggs as thousands gather for Labour Day March
Police said the pro-Palestine protester allegedly attempted to interfere with the march, with officers attempting to move her on peacefully before making the arrest.
- by Courtney Kruk
‘A world full of art is not a bad thing’: Street art festival kicks off in Brisbane
The interactive, all-ages celebration of public art is an opportunity to discover the city’s thriving street art scene and meet artists from near and far.
- by Courtney Kruk
25 things to do over the Labour Day long weekend in Brisbane
From shows and movies to the Comedy Festival and markets, plenty is going on for the three-day break.
- by Nick Dent
Detective or killer? Live show reignites enduring fan theory
Murder, She Wrote sleuth Jessica Fletcher still inspires fan adoration despite suspicious deaths dogging her every footstep.
- by Nick Dent
Woman sues Brisbane City Council over ‘dangerous’ bike lane divider
Tracey Schwass was crossing a busy CBD street when she tripped over a raised, yellow bicycle lane separator. She fractured both elbows in the fall.
- by Marissa Calligeros
Fuel hits new high as oil and Aussie dollar diverge
Brisbane motorists were paying the highest average price for their fuel at $2.30 per litre, and as much as $2.35 per litre.
- by Adrian Black
‘I like the idea of people taking artwork off the wall and slinging it under their arm’
For people who love the idea of collecting art but find it intimidating or out of reach, this fair offers a chance to dip their toes into the water.
- by Courtney Kruk
‘Like a civil war’: The real Battle of Brisbane that pitted allies against each other
Over two days, American and Australian troops used batons, broken furniture, knives, guns, broken bottles and fists to settle scores.
- by Tony Moore