Arts

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
Spiegeltent at Wynnum Festival. | Newsreel

Bush to Bay plans for iconic Spiegeltent

A $500,000 crowdfunding campaign is under way to give a rundown entertainment venue a new lease on life and send it on an 800km journey from western Queensland to
Read more 26 June 2024
Aerial view of Cairns in Far North Queensland. | Newsreel

Cairns’ cultural cred rewarded in ranking

Cairns is Queensland’s most cultural city, based on a study which took into account a town’s population. Preply, an online language learning company, compared the
Read more 25 June 2024
Coppelia Queensland Ballet

Coppelia celebrates rave reviews

It’s your last chance to catch Queensland Ballet’s Coppélia this week and the reviews have been glowing. Not just for the dancers and sets, but because this
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Healthy home gong for Queensland Ballet

Queensland Ballet is the first performing arts organisation in the world to gain the highest healthy building rating for its home – the Thomas Dixon Centre. The
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Family watching sport on TV. | Newsreel

Laws a barrier to free sport on digital TV

As more Australians ditch television aerials for internet-based services, proposed anti-siphoning laws mean many would not watch free sport, according to a new
Read more 18 June 2024
Synergia Series 2021

Fashion innovator Iris Van Herpen to exhibit at GOMA

By Susan Schwartz In the world of fashion, there’s not much that hasn’t been done before – except for Dutch designer Iris van Herpen’s fantastical
Read more 14 June 2024
RACQ MotorFest 2024

What’s on this week

By Susan Schwartz If you want to know what to do this week and into the weekend, we’ve got you covered. Here’s our round-up of what’s on in Brisbane and
Read more 12 June 2024
Queensland Ballet's headquarters - the Thomas Dixon Centre. | Newsreel

Pro bono helps secure ballet’s future

McCullough Robertson Lawyers has provided pro bono legal support to establish Queensland Ballet’s endowment fund – a major key in securing the long-term
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