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Nick Dent

Nick Dent

Nick Dent is a Culture Reporter at Brisbane Times, covering arts, entertainment and things to do in the city.

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Run amok in the Heeler home at Bluey’s World.

Bluey’s World pulls in half a million visitors

Brisbane can expect 19 more months of duck cake and keepy-uppy as the attraction announces an extension to 2028.

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Tenor José Carreras will be joined by Robbie Williams and other pop music stars for Carreras and Friends in Brisbane.

José Carreras and Robbie Williams to sing at the Gabba in world exclusive event

Williams, The Corrs, Ronan Keating, Natalie Imbruglia and others will join the legendary tenor in an all-star concert celebration on his 80th birthday in Brisbane.

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A mock-up of the Bright Nights fountain on the Brisbane River at South Bank for Brisbane Festival 2026.

Brisbane River to get spectacular fountain and light display at South Bank

The display is one of the highlights of Brisbane Festival, which has announced its full line-up of concerts, theatre, exhibitions and open-air spectacles.

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Star will lose control of its Brisbane casino and resort due to its financial troubles triggered by the events examined in ASIC’s case.

Brisbane International Film Festival cancelled for 2026, ‘new operating model’ sought

Screen Queensland has revealed BIFF will be “paused” and its executive director has departed.

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Hakea House in Paddington, Brisbane has been shortlisted in the Houses Awards 2026.

Paddington house rises from the ashes to be acclaimed one of the nation’s best

Christopher designed an extension to a 1920s Queensland workers’ cottage. Then he got the kind of news no architect wants to receive.

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An ibis in Queen Street Mall.

What is the ‘Bin Chicken Roundabout’? Take the Brisbane Times Quiz

Catch up on local, national and international news with a two-minute trivia challenge.

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Brenton Thwaites is starring in the romantic series Two Years Later, filmed in Brisbane.

Why Brenton Thwaites wants to buy a Brisbane council bus

Two Years Later is a show to make you fall in love with Brisbane. Its movie-star leading man certainly did.

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Michael Hutchence on the set of the film Dogs in Space (1986).

1980s portraits of Hutchence, Bono, Bob Hawke and others finally see light of day

Never-before-seen photos taken by a Redlands teacher during his wild youth as a rocker and radio host are now on display in Brisbane.

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Eddie Perfect at QPAC ahead of the opening of Beetlejuice: The Musical.

‘I couldn’t complain because it was all my fault’: Why Eddie Perfect quit Beetlejuice

Perfect’s hit Broadway musical is about to tour the country without him. But that’s fine – turns out being dead can be hard work.

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