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Tharnicaa Nadesalingam (2nd left) arrives for her fifth birthday party with her parents Priya and Nades and sister Kopika after their safe return to Biloela.

‘David v Goliath’: Biloela family’s immigration ordeal hits the stage

The Murrugappans will be guests of honour at the Brisbane premiere of Back to Bilo, which depicts their immigration battle and the town that rallied around them.

  • Nick Dent

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The cast of Dance Nation at Metro Arts.

When bad dancing is good theatre: Show reveals the messy truth of adolescent dance comps

Adults play young teens in a show that’s definitely not for kids.

  • Nick Dent
Brisbane band Bugs performing at the Princess Theatre.

‘Beautiful to see’: Brisbane bands unite to help bassist’s cancer fight

An all-day festival at the Tivoli will raise funds for a popular figure in the music scene.

  • Nick Dent
Brisbane’s economy tipped $200 million last year, with the city’s strongest industries including tourism and hospitality, construction, and health.

The key industries on the rise as Brisbane economy hits $200b

Brisbane’s economy tipped $200 billion last year, with several industries achieving growth as the SEQ population is set to reach 6 million by 2041. But urban sprawl limits could stem the boom.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt and William Davis
This year’s Brisbane Writers Festival features over 100 live events.

Hollywood stars sign on for Brisbane Writers Festival

The 2025 festival has announced its line-up, which includes actor-authors who starred in some of the most memorable movies of the 1980s.

  • Nick Dent
World Press Photo Exhibition 2025 is on at the Brisbane Powerhouse.

Things to do on the Ekka holiday 2025 that aren’t the Ekka

If you’re not going to the showgrounds on your day off, here’s what else is going down on People’s Day, Wednesday, August 13.

  • Nick Dent
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The Ekka in the 1950s and an inset image of Bronwyn Blewett, who grew up part of the Pink family of showpeople.

‘We brought dagwood dogs to Queensland’: What it’s like to grow up in a family of Ekka workers

As the toddler daughter of show folk, Bronwyn Bridgewater ran wild at the Ekka. Now she’s researching 150 years of the show for the State Library.

  • Nick Dent
Ebony Bott has been appointed artistic director of Brisbane Festival, commencing mid September 2025.

Brisbane poaches arts visionary to shape festival’s future

A major figure in Australian cultural institutions is set to take the reins of Brisbane Festival as artistic director.

  • Nick Dent
Dead Puppet Society creative director David Morton with a model CityCat designed for La Boite show We’re All Gonna Die!

Apocalyptic comedy recreates Brisbane landmarks, and destroys them

La Boite’s new show has well-loved buildings demolished at a rate that would shock Joh Bjelke-Petersen.

  • Nick Dent
Newborn Giants is a dance piece by Robert Binet as part of Bespoke for Queensland Ballet, 2025.

Ballet for the blind? Dance piece takes surprising steps

The seemingly disparate worlds of ballet and blindness are coming together in an innovative work commissioned by Queensland Ballet.

  • Nick Dent