International travellers spent big in Brisbane last year. Have we turned a corner?

International travellers spent big in Brisbane last year. Have we turned a corner?

International travellers spent a record $2.9 billion in Brisbane in 2023. Now stakeholders are looking further abroad to attract investment.

  • byCourtney Kruk

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Churches keeping the faith as young Queenslanders look for answers

Churches keeping the faith as young Queenslanders look for answers

Fewer people are identifying as Christian. But Brisbane pastor Alex Stark says many are still left wondering “is there more to life than this?”

  • byJocelyn Garcia
Byelections to help Miles gauge Labor’s chances in state poll

Byelections to help Miles gauge Labor’s chances in state poll

Premier Steven Miles will be watching Saturday’s byelections in Inala and Ipswich West particularly closely after a new opinion poll indicated Labor faced defeat in October.

  • byLaine Clark
Fred Again fans endure ‘nightmare’ queues for Gold Coast gig

Fred Again fans endure ‘nightmare’ queues for Gold Coast gig

Poor transport and “confusing” set lists left some fans disappointed by aspects of Saturday night’s pop-up gig by the English producer.

  • byBrittney Deguara
Taking the leap on a leap year:Brisbane couple’s magical ‘I do’

Taking the leap on a leap year:Brisbane couple’s magical ‘I do’

Callum and Nina Richter tied the knot on Thursday,a leap year,joining the growing trend of couples wanting to celebrate their special day once every four years.

  • byBrittney Deguara
‘Time wasted,confidence lost’:Mayor fires parting shot over Olympics

‘Time wasted,confidence lost’:Mayor fires parting shot over Olympics

Four of south-east Queensland’s most experienced mayors are retiring at the election. One,Mark Jamieson,has given a damning critique of Olympic planning.

  • byTony Moore
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‘People love living here’:South-east Queensland suburbs where house prices doubled in five years

‘People love living here’:South-east Queensland suburbs where house prices doubled in five years

Home buyers are flocking to coastal havens and lush hamlets – but on the flipside,a handful of areas are cheaper than five years ago.

  • bySarah Webb
‘You can’t just have people shooting and killing animals and asking questions later’

‘You can’t just have people shooting and killing animals and asking questions later’

The killing of a protected species of groper off North Stradbroke Island is being investigated,with three men urged to turn themselves in.

  • byCourtney Kruk
Tickets to Taylor take toll:Queensland Swifties fork out thousands

Tickets to Taylor take toll:Queensland Swifties fork out thousands

Brisbane and Gold Coast Taylor Swift fans have shaken off the annoyance of the pop star’s Brisbane snub and poured thousands of dollars into travelling to her shows.

  • byBrittney Deguara andKristen Camp
Women in sport to change the conversation about race and gender

Women in sport to change the conversation about race and gender

Three women at the top of their game in sport are set to kick off the first of four panel discussions on areas of diversity and racism in Australia.

  • byJocelyn Garcia
Snake experts say there’s another way to rescue the family pet from a python

Snake experts say there’s another way to rescue the family pet from a python

Footage of a 12-year-old Queensland girl saving her guinea pig from a python has gone viral. Snake catchers say there might have been an easier way to separate them.

  • byJocelyn Garcia