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 more5 April 2024Arts
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 more5 April 2024
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 more22 March 2024
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 more20 March 2024
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 more12 March 2024
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 more10 March 2024
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 more10 March 2024
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 more10 March 2024
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 more10 March 2024
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 more1 December 2023