Arts

Musical festival crowd blurred. | Newsreel

Pill testing weeds out higher-risk substances

More than 250 festival-goers took advantage of Queensland’s first pill-testing services at the Rabbits Eat Lettuce festival over the Easter long weekend. The State
Read more 5 April 2024
Musician playing electric guitar. | Newsreel

Poor pay a sour note for Aussie musicians

The majority of Australian musicians made around $12 an hour last year, about half Australia’s minimum wage, and that’s when they were able to land a gig. A recent
Read more 5 April 2024
Poet Svetlana Sterlin. | Newsreel

Sterlin makes a splash to snare poetry prize

Brisbane poet Svetlana Sterlin has won Australia’s richest poetry prize. The former QUT Creative Writing student won the $40,000 Helen Anne Bell Poetry Bequest Award
Read more 22 March 2024
Festival-goer holding pill. | Newsreel

Green light for pill testing at Queensland festivals

Pill testing will be a regular feature at Queensland events with the State Government engaging two providers to deliver fixed site and event-based pill testing services
Read more 20 March 2024
Good Cop/Bad Cop cast members Luke Cook, Leighton Meester and Clancy Brown. | Newsreel

South-East Queensland to star in new Stan series

Queensland’s Scenic Rim will be the backdrop for a new Stan Original series Good Cop/Bad Cop which starts filming in late March. The eight-part comedic drama series
Read more 12 March 2024
Woman working in factory. | Newsreel

Women in manufacturing star in new documentary

A new Queensland-made documentary series is shining a light on the state’s women working in the male-dominated manufacturing industry. She Made It, which premiered at
Read more 10 March 2024
crowd at concert. | Newsreel

Tough times take a toll on arts and culture audiences

Tough economic conditions are impacting Queensland audiences, with a recent survey indicating a decreased spend on attending arts and cultural events. Arts
Read more 10 March 2024
Blurred motion dancers. | Newsreel

Millions in funding for Queensland’s artists

More than $2.5 million in Arts funding was awarded to over 35 individuals and organisations in the latest round of grant announcements. Among the recipients was Camerata
Read more 10 March 2024
Actors on stage in theatre performance. | Newsreel

Arts industry calls for tax breaks to spark investment

The arts industry has called for tax incentives to offset new theatre development and production costs, stimulate investment in Australian productions and generate more
Read more 10 March 2024
Ipswich's Nicholas Street Precinct. | Newsreel

New cinema building “topped out” in Ipswich

The redevelopment of the Ipswich CBD has taken another significant step with the “topping out” of a new building that will house HOYTS cinemas. The building, on the
Read more 1 December 2023