‘No bikes,please’:Why Brisbane’s newest city bridge is open to walkers only

‘No bikes,please’:Why Brisbane’s newest city bridge is open to walkers only

Spanning 335 metres,the Neville Bonner Bridge is expected to attract about 9500 walkers a day,while bicycles and scooters are banned.

  • byFelicity Caldwell

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Cult Brisbane author says Queensland did Trumpism first

Cult Brisbane author says Queensland did Trumpism first

A classic book about Brisbane music and politics has turned 20,and its author says he didn’t realise how prescient it would be.

  • byNick Dent
Caught between two worlds:Gail Sorronda’s designs are plucked from a fantasy

Caught between two worlds:Gail Sorronda’s designs are plucked from a fantasy

In a city better known for its colourful,bright prints,one local designer has never been afraid to lean into the shadows.

  • byCourtney Kruk
Suncorp Stadium’s concert count doubles after two-year trial

Suncorp Stadium’s concert count doubles after two-year trial

The number of gigs at the stadium will increase permanently to 12 a year after most local residents were “very much in favour”.

  • byCourtney Kruk
Bamiyan,the southside Afghan restaurant that’s become a Brisbane icon
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Bamiyan,the southside Afghan restaurant that’s become a Brisbane icon

In the 10 years since it opened,the eatery has won hearts with its fragrant curries,seekh kebabs,dumplings and enormous naan breads.

  • byMatt Shea
Brisbane to go more than three days without a casino as Treasury closes

Brisbane to go more than three days without a casino as Treasury closes

With the incumbent Treasury Casino closing on Sunday,ahead of The Star opening at Queen’s Wharf,locals will have to wait to cash in their chips.

  • byCatherine Strohfeldt
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More than 13,000 problem gamblers face added scrutiny in Queensland

More than 13,000 problem gamblers face added scrutiny in Queensland

Queensland pubs and clubs want to link a database of problem gamblers with facial recognition technology that would allow them to be stopped at the door.

  • bySean Parnell
Chained to a Brisbane bar,Merle made her mark. Now a statue is promised
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Chained to a Brisbane bar,Merle made her mark. Now a statue is promised

Thornton and friend Rosalie Bogner famously chained themselves to the Regatta Hotel bar in a 1965 protest. The state has vowed to memorialise her with a statue.

  • byWilliam Davis andMatt Dennien
The best things to see,do and take your clothes off for in MELT festival 2024

The best things to see,do and take your clothes off for in MELT festival 2024

Brisbane’s celebration of Queer culture is promising a wild time no matter what floats your boat.

  • byNick Dent
Queen’s Wharf a glitter strip of walkways,art and public spaces
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Queen's Wharf

Queen’s Wharf a glitter strip of walkways,art and public spaces

With just one week until Queen’s Wharf starts to open,it’s the free public spaces and walking trails that have me most excited.

  • byCourtney Kruk
Tents in busy Brisbane intersection just one part of crisis,advocates say

Tents in busy Brisbane intersection just one part of crisis,advocates say

The new cluster of tents has prompted renewed calls for urgent investment in long-term solutions to the housing crisis.

  • byCourtney Kruk