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Night sky lights up for New Year's Eve as crowds flock to Brisbane River

Night sky lights up for New Year's Eve as crowds flock to Brisbane River

Tens of thousands of people were expected to cram into prime viewing locations across Brisbane to welcome 2019.

  • by AAP

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Lime ordered to remove scooters off Gold Coast streets 'in two hours'
City life

Lime ordered to remove scooters off Gold Coast streets 'in two hours'

The company behind the electric scooters that have taken over Brisbane has copped a notice to remove its scooters the same day they launched.

  • by Jocelyn Garcia & Lydia Lynch
'No, thank you': Premier has no interest in Tattersall's membership
Gender equality

'No, thank you': Premier has no interest in Tattersall's membership

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will not accept an honorary membership of Brisbane's Tattersell's Club, however an invitation is unlikely the club's president says.

  • by Tony Moore
Brisbane's exclusive Tattersall's Club votes to allow female members
Gender equality

Brisbane's exclusive Tattersall's Club votes to allow female members

Women will be allowed to be members of the men-only Tattersall's Club after a vote narrowly succeeded.

  • by Felicity Caldwell
The hidden treasure behind the brewery
City life

The hidden treasure behind the brewery

Off one of Brisbane’s busiest roads sits a hidden sanctuary, a retreat so unexpected it gives a sense of trespassing even driving through the stone pillars at its entrance.

  • by Brismania
'Out of step': Why sex discrimination is permitted by members' clubs
City life

'Out of step': Why sex discrimination is permitted by members' clubs

Men-only clubs have been criticised by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, but other clubs ban men from being members.

  • by Andrew Taylor
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Brisbane Christmas school holiday guide 2018
Holidays

Brisbane Christmas school holiday guide 2018

Make the most of the December school holidays with this guide to 24 of the very best shows, workshops, activities, farmstays, parades and festive fun stuff for kids in and around Brisbane.

Footpath scooters here to stay, but not without new fines for misuse
City council

Footpath scooters here to stay, but not without new fines for misuse

The rules have officially been changed to allow people to ride electric scooters in Brisbane, following a temporary permit and trial.

  • by Felicity Caldwell
What's next for Brisbane's first purpose-built silent movie theatre
City life

What's next for Brisbane's first purpose-built silent movie theatre

The former Lyceum Theatre has had a makeover to become the new home of the Hillsong Brisbane city campus.

  • by Lucy Stone
More green space could combat Brisbane's 'silent killer' in the suburbs
City life

More green space could combat Brisbane's 'silent killer' in the suburbs

Reducing heat-related deaths in Brisbane could be easily done with careful planning and more green spaces.

  • by Lucy Stone
Brisbane needs to grow up, not out: Infrastructure Australia
City council

Brisbane needs to grow up, not out: Infrastructure Australia

Brisbane will be challenged to squeeze in almost half a million new homes by 2041 while maintaining liveability.

  • by Felicity Caldwell