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City life
Sales of the century: What’s in store for Brisbane’s oldest shopping arcade
As Brisbane Arcade celebrates its 100th anniversary, can it survive the evolving demands of retail?
- by Courtney Kruk
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Film & TV production
Every show ever made is ours on demand. But television has never been so lonely
Having every program, from every era, available when we want has its upsides. But we might have lost something along the way.
- by Cameron Atfield
‘I found I was more comfortable in the forest’: The scientist who took on the logging industry
Professor David Lindenmeyer looked neater than you’d expect for a man who has spent years in Australia’s oldest forests, locked in political battles with the industries that depend on cutting them down.
- by Nick O'Malley
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Government
The big questions being raised around Queensland’s ‘Big Build’
As major infrastructure project costs rise and deadlines extend across the country, a state election also approaches – and can help explain some of the bluster.
- by Matt Dennien
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Music festivals
Fifty years ago, I went to Australia’s Woodstock. On Saturday, I went back
In the 1970s, the Sunbury festival celebrated rock music and youthful indulgence. On the weekend, the crowd returned. This time their clothes stayed on.
- by Tony Wright
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Genocide
Suffer the little children. It is ever the way, from Rwanda to Gaza
They are the innocents, and it is never their fight. But it is the children of conflict who always suffer the most.
- by Tony Wright
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What to watch
Redundancy? Divorce? Four things Sunday’s Bluey finale could reveal
Forget last year’s 90-minute finale of Succession. This year, a 28-minute kids show has children and adults in a speculative state of panic.
- by Courtney Kruk
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Brisbane 2032 Olympics
Olympic powerbroker needs to front Senate inquiry
Other than the premier, nobody has shouldered the responsibility for the state government’s bizarre decision to host the Olympic Games at a school athletics carnival venue more than John Coates.
- by Cameron Atfield
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Government
Classroom resignations are rising. But they’re not the full story
Are more teachers leaving or being hired? It’s not the only question facing Queensland education in an election year.
- by Matt Dennien
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Rubbish
A love letter to Brisbane’s Tour de Trash aka kerbside collection
Billions tune in to watch the Tour de France, but Brisbane has a trashier version – and cyclists here will get a front-row view while inner-city roads are closed to cars.
- by Felicity Caldwell
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Brisbane 2032 Olympics
Why those losing faith in the Brisbane Olympics should look to LA
Brisbane isn’t the only city to debate the cost of hosting the 16-day event while striving for a longer-term legacy outside of sporting venues.
- by Courtney Kruk