Brisbane emerges as a ‘bleisure’ hotspot,as visitors mix business with pleasure
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Perspective

Brisbane emerges as a ‘bleisure’ hotspot,as visitors mix business with pleasure

The label might make you cringe,but the practice of tacking a bit of downtime onto a business trip is boosting the city’s economy.

  • byCourtney Kruk

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Pulitzer-winning play breaks down barriers with Australian debut

Pulitzer-winning play breaks down barriers with Australian debut

The 2016 drama Cost of Living – set to run in Brisbane and Sydney – stipulates that disabled actors should play two lead roles,marking a “tipping point” for diversity.

  • byNick Dent
Public servants could be moved out of CBD,urged to WFH to cut costs

Public servants could be moved out of CBD,urged to WFH to cut costs

Treasurer Cameron Dick will consider shifting department offices to the suburbs and expect more meetings to be held online to help cut costs.

  • bySean Parnell
Who will be Queensland’s ‘night mayor’ and what will their job entail? This man has an idea

Who will be Queensland’s ‘night mayor’ and what will their job entail? This man has an idea

Michael Rodrigues helped bring NSW’s after-dark economy back from the brink. The just-announced role of a Night Life Economy Commissioner could do the same for Queensland.

  • byNick Dent
I love you Bluey,but $3.71 per minute is too many Dollarbucks
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Brisbane

I love you Bluey,but $3.71 per minute is too many Dollarbucks

Isn’t Bluey about how the best fun can be had by just spending time with family and friends? So why is Bluey’s World so expensive?

  • byFelicity Caldwell
‘We’re the ones cleaning up the vomit’:Street festival expansion has locals fuming

‘We’re the ones cleaning up the vomit’:Street festival expansion has locals fuming

Residents and businesses say the Teneriffe Festival is too large and disruptive for the suburb,while the festival says the expansion has been carefully managed.

  • byNick Dent
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Business leaders call for changes to stimulate Brisbane’s nighttime economy

Business leaders call for changes to stimulate Brisbane’s nighttime economy

The entertainment and hospitality sector is calling for a boost to Brisbane’s nighttime economy,which in Sydney is a $4.7 billion behemoth employing 34,000 people.

  • byTony Moore
Joh’s long gone,but a new generation is carrying on this university tradition
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Protests

Joh’s long gone,but a new generation is carrying on this university tradition

A recent encampment at the University of Queensland was reminiscent of earlier student uprisings. Are we seeing a new era of activism?

  • byCourtney Kruk
Open doors,72-hour party precincts on Brisbane council agenda

Open doors,72-hour party precincts on Brisbane council agenda

Ahead of a formal government review,Brisbane City Council will propose changes to Safe Night precincts to prevent a repeat of The Zoo closure.

  • byTony Moore
Gaultier,Trent Dalton and all the best shows to see in Brisbane Festival 2024

Gaultier,Trent Dalton and all the best shows to see in Brisbane Festival 2024

A musical extravaganza created by the French fashion legend headlines Louise Bezzina’s sexy and spectacular Brisbane Festival 2024 in September.

  • byNick Dent
This parking rule is catching drivers out. Now there’s a push to alter it

This parking rule is catching drivers out. Now there’s a push to alter it

Thousands of Brisbane residents have been fined for parking illegally in suburban streets. Should the rule be changed?

  • byFelicity Caldwell