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New QPAC engagement and programming directors

The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) has appointed two new directors. ArtsHub is reporting two senior arts leaders have been named as the centre’s new

Paris executive to chase dollars for Brisbane 2032

The commercial success of the Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics is now in the hands of the man who is helping to deliver the Paris Games. Francois-Xavier Bonnaillie has

Life-saving neurosurgeon harnesses robots and lasers

A Brisbane neurosurgeon has used Australian-first robotic-guided laser technology to save the life of a woman with multiple brain tumours. Dr Sarah Olson, from Mater

Language use key to forming social groups

Speaking the same language is not just about the country you come from. Researchers at the University of Vienna have found a clear correlation between the way different

Murray unearths cemeteries’ connections

Stories dating back more than a hundred years are being retold through a research project on the Sunshine Coast. Historian Dr Lisa Murray has combed the cemeteries of

DV program enlightens and engages students

A school-based program, created by local teachers, has been awarded for raising student awareness of domestic and family violence. Five educators from St Teresa’s

Panitz at Paris Olympics a flashback to Sydney

It’s a case of like father, like son for Brisbane student Tom Panitz, who is working behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, 24 years after his father

Chinese woman are resisting the pressure to have more children - Newsreel

China struggles to address falling birth rate

China is the latest in a growing number of countries seeking ways to address declining fertility. The Asian giant recorded a population fall for the second consecutive

TV show helps explain how we recognise faces

The Game of Thrones television series is helping psychologists to understand how the brain recognises faces. The research, at the University of York, suggests that our

Korea faces big challenges from low birth rates

Korea is facing major economic and social challenges as its birth rate plummets to the lowest in the world and pet strollers outsell baby prams. A report from the OECD,

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