Neesha Sinnya
Neesha Sinnya is a social media journalist for Brisbane Times.
The accidental barista who sparked Brisbane’s strawberry matcha craze
Marie David jumped into Brisbane’s cafe scene with zero experience. Four years later, her TikTok-famous drinks have competitors coming in to watch.
- Neesha Sinnya
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Popular park Pilates class forced to make changes after run-in with council
The viral free exercise class was forced to cancel one of their fortnightly events after council staff raised questions.
- Neesha Sinnya
Dirty soda lands a permanent Aussie home in the Valley
The Mormon-driven craze has arrived in Brisbane, with people queueing down the block to try it.
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- Australian culture
My grandmother wore a sari every day. But I hid who I really was growing up as a mixed-race Australian
It wasn’t that my Nepalese heritage was too much for Australia to understand – it was too much for me to understand.
- Neesha Sinnya
School staff member charged with grooming student
Police allege a 33-year-old man groomed the male teenager for five years.
- Neesha Sinnya
How an Australia-first facility is tackling south-east’s fashion waste
Second-hand clothing stores seem to be on every corner, but a new local facility is aiming to solve the issue of textile waste, with the help of AI.
- Neesha Sinnya
Brisbane’s best Easter treats of 2026
These cafes and bakeries are going all out with Easter-fied drinks and desserts, from creative hot cross buns to chocolate-topped lattes and more.
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- Perspective
- Web culture
I paid an Etsy witch to cast a spell – and it worked (I think)
With spells advertised for less than $5, I couldn’t resist, and was duly rewarded when a “weather ritual” paid off.
- Neesha Sinnya
Up close and personal: Brisbane clubs commit to getting Gen Z offline
The 20-somethings and late teens of Generation Z often get a bad rap for being addicted to their phones. But these groups are proving young people want to connect face to face.
- Neesha Sinnya
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- Courts
From the outside, William Tan led a glamorous life. Now he faces dozens of sickening charges
The former high-flier phoned his elderly mother one day from prison. He had an urgent request: that she visit a website to delete one of his accounts – without reading anything on it.
- Cloe Read and Neesha Sinnya