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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.

  • Nick Dent

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Stewart directed La Boite Theatre’s Matilda Award nominated production Congratulations, Get Rich! 

Artistic director quits 100-year-old theatre company

Courtney Stewart had promoted “a more inclusive and generous industry”, and secured long-term funding for the company amid turbulence in the sector.

  • Nick Dent
Boulders were placed under the Kurilpa Bridge to prevent rough sleeping. However, people regularly return to sleep under its shelter, with tents pictured on Thursday, May 30, 2026.

The view is beautiful but this Brisbane bench is a little bit hostile

Subtle designs have been baked into Brisbane to discourage people from staying too long in public spaces.

  • Felicity Caldwell
The research project, led by Brisbane City Council, has been ongoing since 2018.

Two in five drivers who park in Brisbane’s CBD don’t pay a cent

Forty per cent of drivers manage to dodge Brisbane’s nation-leading parking fees, while frequent commuters can nab an on-street spot in under three minutes, a new report shows.

  • Felicity Caldwell
Researchers have published a study exploring general practitioners’ experiences of voluntary assisted dying in Queensland. (Left to right: Dr Laura Ley Greaves, Dr Rachel Feeney, Emeritus Professor Lindy Willmott and Professor Ben White).

Study finds ‘significant barriers’ for GPs offering voluntary assisted dying

After speaking to doctors from across Queensland, one researcher said there is not yet enough to incentivise doctors who are not already offering voluntary assisted dying services to take up the scheme.

  • Courtney Kruk
Arjun Srinivas, a PhD candidate at QUT, died after he was hit on Kelvin Grove Road in 2024.

QUT student killed after driver ‘didn’t see red light for seven seconds’

The driver, also a student at the university, cried as her sentence was handed down in a packed courtroom.

  • Cloe Read
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QPAC’s fifth venue, the Glasshouse Theatre, has opened in Brisbane with a gala variety show.

What’s it like to see a show at Queensland’s new $184 million theatre? We found out

The Glasshouse Theatre Opening Gala showcased a lot more than the architecture. Nothing less than a vision of the state’s performing-arts future was on display.

  • Nick Dent
A mural by street artist Sofles at Northshore Hamilton.

‘This is a pause, not a full stop’: Brisbane Street Art Festival cancelled

The festival makes a lasting impact on the city in the form of murals but has failed to attract sufficient government or corporate support.

  • Nick Dent
Support beams in the car park beneath the On the Banks series of concerts.

Why a forest of steel has cropped up in a South Bank car park

More than 100 steel jacks have been installed in the QPAC car park ahead of a concert series on the Cultural Forecourt above.

  • Cameron Atfield
International travellers would be most affected by a proposed Brisbane Airport curfew.

Airport noise costs Brisbane $100m a year, curfew would cost $10m, report claims

The UQ study says the “modest” economic trade-off of a curfew would protect residents’ health and property values.

  • Cameron Atfield