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‘You feel like you’re in a Greek village’: Festival to draw thousands

‘You feel like you’re in a Greek village’: Festival to draw thousands

Musgrave Park is expected to host 50,000 festival goers for Paniyiri, the two-day celebration of Greek culture and cuisine.

  • by Courtney Kruk

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‘This doesn’t make sense. How much shopping can you really carry on a bicycle?’
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‘This doesn’t make sense. How much shopping can you really carry on a bicycle?’

Bunnings trip? Lounge suite? A person? No problem. A politician has sparked a surprising online trend after questioning whether people could actually shop by bike.

  • by Felicity Caldwell
This Aussie’s invention has probably saved your life – now it’s a musical

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
Ditching car parks for bike lanes could help struggling high street shops

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
The Zoo’s demise is live music’s canary in the coalmine
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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
17 things to do with your mum on Mother’s Day in Brisbane

17 things to do with your mum on Mother’s Day in Brisbane

Spoil mum with a high tea, lunch, show, exhibition or outing on Sunday. She deserves it.

  • by Nick Dent
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Woman arrested for throwing eggs as thousands gather for Labour Day March

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

‘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

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

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

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