Arts

Carla McGrath and Professor Scott Harrison, Screen Queensland Board members. | Newsreel

New Screen Queensland Board members

Carla McGrath and Professor Scott Harrison have joined the Board of Screen Queensland, starting their three-year tenures this month. Screen Queensland Chair Roslyn
Read more 12 July 2024
Violetly lit cubic installations in the Esplanade of Riga. | Newsreel

Search is on for Brisbane 2032 arts events

The Museum of Brisbane has been tasked with investigating a new Brisbane-wide visual arts event, with the view to it becoming a major cultural offering for the Brisbane
Read more 10 July 2024
Melt Festival artwork

Melt spreads across Brisbane in 2024

A festival which will close the Story Bridge to accommodate an art installation of thousands of naked people has released more of the line-up for the 19-day event. Melt
Read more 8 July 2024
The Bachelorette contestant Sam Frost

Pause the drama. Reality TV without villains

By Rebecca Trelease and Jodi McAlister Often when we think about reality TV, we think about mess, conflict and scandal – three things usually grouped under the
Read more 8 July 2024
French family at South Bank Brisbane. | Newsreel

Join the crowd to cheer on Games athletes

Sports lovers can cheer on Australia’s Paris Olympians and Paralympians alongside other fans, with South Bank activating a live site for the Games, which start this
Read more 7 July 2024
Suzi Quatro to tour Australia again - Newsreel

Suzi Quatro announces 40th Australian tour

Entertainer Suzi Quatro will play six Queensland concerts as part of her 40th Australian tour in early 2025. Tickets will be available from July 16. Quatro first started
Read more 3 July 2024
Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter Hauser. | Newsreel

Wahlberg in Queensland Balls Up

Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg will be out and about in South-East Queensland over the coming weeks as feature film Balls Up begins filming. The Peter Farrelly (Green
Read more 3 July 2024
Dua Lipa is one of the big artists selling out concert tours - Newsreel

Aussie music struggling to make local charts

Australian music is struggling to find its place in a fractured market dominated by “heritage artists” and international mega-star tours. The Australian Recording
Read more 3 July 2024
Professor Gayle Kerr, a leading academic in advertising at QUT. | Newsreel

50 years of teaching the art of advertising

The first Australian university degree in advertising was offered 50 years ago and the industry is celebrating. While television advertising in Australia began soon
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Wikileaks website and Julian Assange photo. | Newsreel

Assange deal not the end of freedom fight

The deal which allowed Julian Assange to be released from prison today, has done little to address the broader issue of press freedom, according to Australia’s Media,
Read more 27 June 2024