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The Anglican Church has applied to redevelop a site next to the XXXX brewery at Milton.

Twist in legal saga as church vows to develop site next to XXXX brewery

As it challenges the installation of ethanol tanks at the Milton brewery, the Anglican Church has lodged plans for units, a pool, wine cellar and art room next door.

  • Sean Parnell

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Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) began in 1992 with the premiere of Strictly Ballroom, but Its prestige has fallen even as film production in the state has ramped up.

‘Bold and transformative’: New-look BIFF readies for its close-up in Cannes

The new boss of Brisbane International Film Festival will announce BIFF’s reinvention as a co-production marketplace at the world’s premier film festival.

  • Nick Dent
Architectural renderings of a 25-storey tower proposed along King Arthur Terrace and Bedivere Street, in the Yeerongpilly Green precinct.

Locals fear 25-storey tower would turn tennis lawns into concrete jungle

Neighbours say plans for the “out-of-character” residential high-rise bust height restrictions.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
The Safe Streets for Women and Girls project is an initiative by Zonta Club of Brisbane, University of Queensland and Queensland Walks.

No option to un-select the creepy alleys on your map app

The thousands of fans who pour through Caxton Street are unlikely to notice a small group, quietly taking notes. But their project could be key to making Brisbane’s night scene safer.

  • Felicity Caldwell
A portrait of a couple drinking wine at sunset on a picnic at Mount Gravatt Lookout in Brisbane.

Brisbane just outranked Paris on this list. Have the rules been rigged in our favour?

In the past two years, our humble city has scored a place on several global destination lists. But has our latest inclusion exposed an undercurrent of hyperbole?

  • Courtney Kruk
Brooke Bellamy opened her viral Fortitude Valley bakery, Brooki Bakehouse, in May 2022.

After a meteoric rise to success, is this Brisbane baker’s empire about to crumble?

Celebrated baker Brooke Bellamy has faced a difficult 48 hours amid claims of plagiarism from other chefs. But is the heat warranted?

  • Courtney Kruk
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One of the exhibits in the Body Worlds: The Anatomy of Happiness show.

I see dead people: Preserved human bodies heading to Brisbane

The Body Works exhibition will feature human cadavers preserved through the process of “plastination”.

  • Nick Dent
Katie, a tourist from Glasgow, was admiring the new sign design at South Bank on Tuesday.

Brisbane sign gets ‘eye-catching’ makeover, but what do tourists think?

It’s been described by some as Brisbane’s version of the Hollywood sign, so fittingly, it’s had a facelift.

  • Brittney Deguara
Stones Corner Festival 2022.

25 things to do in Brisbane over the Labour Day long weekend

From football and festivals to shows and movies, there is plenty going on over the three-day break.

  • Nick Dent
Brisbane born singer-songwriter Kita Alexander is fronting a new campaign to attract interstate visitors to Queensland.

Rising Qld star headlines new tourism campaign with Madonna classic

Fresh off the stage from her tour with Dua Lipa, Brisbane-born Kita Alexander has been recruited to give interstate visitors “That Holiday Feeling”.

  • Courtney Kruk

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