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World Expo 88 in South Bank, Brisbane.

How Brisbane’s kerbside collection sent me back nearly four decades

Few council services generate as much excitement as the kerbside pick-up, and none more so than this year’s, which turned up a bona fide treasure.

  • Cameron Atfield

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Former journalist Monique Ross worked in the media for nearly 14 years before stress, leading to burnout, triggered a major overhaul of her life and career.

Stress driving you towards burnout? Time to go green

Stress is an unavoidable part of life that can be compounded by high-pressure jobs and urban environments. But in a city like Brisbane, the antidote is within reach.

  • Courtney Kruk
Only white rabbits like me are hung up on punctuality these days.

Always on time? Punctuality is for sycophants and underdogs

Evelyn Waugh wrote: “Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.” But I say lateness is hubris.

  • Anson Cameron
Peter Dutton and Donald Trump have both run unapologetic ‘anti-woke’ campaigns.

The war against woke is really a war against empathy

At a time when the most vulnerable are increasingly targeted, a little empathy and understanding has never been more important.

  • Cameron Atfield
Night Feast – one of Brisbane’s best food activations in recent years – runs alongside MELT Festival. Was I naive to think that would guarantee later mid-week trading?

Brisbane’s night-time economy has been left starving. We have seven years to change

It wouldn’t just help the city’s arts and culture legacy in the run-up to the Olympics, either.

  • Courtney Kruk
School and kindy lunchbox story

I asked a nutritionist to rate my kids’ lunchboxes. The answer shocked me

Gold-standard lunchboxes are great, but sometimes life gets in the way. Here a nutritionist suggests ways to make healthy kids’ lunches that even stand a chance of getting eaten.

  • Felicity Caldwell
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A render for Stones Corner Village, part of a mixed-use precinct where the current Aldi on Logan Road is positioned.

What ‘the James Street effect’ says about our city

A growing number of developments are replicating one of Brisbane’s most luxurious precincts – even in working-class suburbs.

  • Courtney Kruk
Ways to be an ‘active’ bystander are simpler than most people think.

Do you know what to do if you see someone being harassed in the street?

Many bystanders fail to act because they don’t know what to do, or they assume someone else will step up. But de-escalating confrontation is easier than most people think.

  • Courtney Kruk
Queen’s Wharf Brisbane is expected to start opening from April next year.

The high-stakes game being played for the future of Queen’s Wharf

More than a decade in the making, Queen’s Wharf now takes up 10 per cent of the CBD. It was meant to be more than a casino, but that’s all people are talking about.

  • Courtney Kruk
If this says ** FOR USE IN PROPERTY SECTION ** is that fairly off limits for us?

The renters’ revolt: How to safeguard your rights as a tenant in Queensland

Recent changes to tenancy laws are a start, but there are other steps renters can take to protect their rights in an increasingly competitive market.

  • Courtney Kruk

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