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WHAT HAPPENED TO KING GEORGE SQUARE?

Our most popular video of 2025 showed how hot the surface level of King George Square got during a heatwave, and how the Square...

ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL APOLOGY

"We apologise for the laws and policies of successive Parliaments and governments that have inflicted profound grief, suffering and loss on these our fellow...

FLYING FLAGS A ‘BRIDGE TOO FAR’ FOR MAYOR

With the Neville Bonner Bridge from South Bank to the CBD heading for completion later this year, Labor Opposition Leader Jared Cassidy has urged...

HELPING OTHERS LEARN OUR ‘LINGO’

With the countdown underway for the 2032 Olympics and Paralympic Games we here at Brisbane Now have taken it upon ourselves to compile what...

TIME IN A BOTTLE

Long-time Brisbane residents will recognise this bottle that was dug up during renovation work on a building in Leichardt Street, Spring Hill in 2007. It's...

BRISBANE REMEMBERS FALLEN HEROES

Brisbane residents will join the rest of the country in paying a solemn tribute to the brave men and women who paid the ultimate...

MOVIE NIGHT WITH MESSAGE

Voice. Treaty. Truth. In the spirit of reconciliation and truth telling join Labor Councillor for Morningside Ward & Deputy Leader of the Opposition Kara...

40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BRISBANE COMMONWEALTH GAMES

As Brisbane prepares to host the 2032 Olympic Games – we reflect on how the Queensland capital hosted the 1982 Commonwealth Games, 40 years...

‘GET UP! STAND UP! SHOW UP!’: NAIDOC WEEK 2022

NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous...

BRISBANE THEN: REFRIGERATION IN THE RIVER CITY

What do fridges and Brisbane have in common? Throwback to 1850. This was when the concept that became the basis for refrigeration technology was first...
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CALLS FOR CLEAR PUBLIC TRANSPORT PLAN DURING BRIDGE CLOSURE

The unprecedented, continuous three-week closure of the Story Bridge over the festive period must include a public transport plan, says the Labor Opposition in...

THE LORD MAYOR’S CHRISTMAS GIFT TO BRISBANE

Did you ever get one of those Christmas gifts you never really wanted, and turned out to be a lemon too? Well Adrian Schrinner...

STORY BRIDGE ANNOUNCEMENT LEAVES MORE QUESTIONS THAN IT ANSWERS: BRISBANE LABOR OPPOSITION

The Brisbane Labor Opposition is calling the closure of the Story Bridge announced yesterday by Brisbane’s LNP Council a ‘plan to fail’. On Sunday, Council...