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  Thursday April 1 Greater Brisbane’s lockdown will end at noon today, but all Queenslanders will need to wear a mask when leaving their home for the next fortnight. The announcement by the government ends fears of an extended lockdown over Easter. […]

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  WEDNESDAY, March 31 Queensland has recorded two new community cases of COVID-19, both linked to an existing cluster, in an encouraging sign that lockdown could be lifted tomorrow if the situation doesn’t worsen, reports the ABC Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said both were […]

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  TUESDAY, March 30 Queensland’s COVID-19 outbreak has grown overnight, with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announcing 10 new cases, eight of those locally acquired. She said six are close contacts of confirmed cases, and two others are still under investigation. But health authorities have […]

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NEWSDESK MONDAY, MARCH 29 All schools in Greater Brisbane will be closed from tomorrow as part of a general three day lockdown after Queensland recorded 10 new cases of coronavirus, four of those locally acquired. The restrictions, which begin at 5pm today […]

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FRIDAY, MARCH 26 An urgent COVID alert has been put out for three Brisbane venues after a 26-year-old man tested positive to coronavirus. The man has been infectious since Friday and had been quite active in the community until Thursday when he […]

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  THURSDAY, MARCH 25 Australian music legend John Paul Young thrilled a school musical cast and audience with a stunning, unheralded appearance in a North Queensland school’s production of Strictly Ballroom last night, reports the ABC. Young appeared on stage during the […]

SheDiscovers What’s New This Week

New Book Release – The Mind Strength Method by Jodie Lowinger What if you could turn anxiety into your superpower? Dr Jodie Lowinger – clinical psychologist, executive coach and founder of the Sydney Anxiety Clinic – is at the forefront of mental […]

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  WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 Three quarters of Australians say their ideal work environment is a mix of remote and in-person working, according to a new study. Another 16 per cent say they’d prefer a wholly virtual workplace where they can contribute from […]

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  TUESDAY, MARCH 23 Prime Minister Scott Morrison has broken down in tears describing his wife, mother and daughters as “the centre of his life” as he described the “crap” women have put up with all their lives. In an emotional press […]

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  MONDAY, MARCH 22 As wild weather continues to savage NSW forcing thousands of people to flee  their homes amid widespread flooding, the state’s Emergency Services Minister David Elliott today said the Australian Defence Force was being called in to help.   Mr […]

Shaun The Sheep’s Circus Show

Listening to the echo of children’s excited giggles at QPACs Lyric theatre throughout the night warmed our adult souls. Their laughter was pure delight, flowing from their heart. I had a smile on my face as internationally-acclaimed Australian circus ensemble Circa academy […]

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FRIDAY, MARCH 19   The captain of an elite Brisbane school has delivered a chilling and impassioned speech on sexual violence, imploring his classmates to “stop being boys, be human”. Brisbane Boys’ College (BBC) student Mason Black addressed the scourge of Australia’s […]

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  THURSDAY, MARCH 18 There are warnings that Sydney could flood this weekend as a huge rain event batters large parts of eastern Australia. Already, some communities have seen their wettest March for two years and forecasters have warned that “many months […]

SheDiscovers What’s New This Week

Other People’s Houses – Kelli Hawkins The perfect house. The perfect family. Too good to be true. Kate Webb still grieves over the loss of her young son. Ten years on, she spends her weekends hungover, attending open houses on Sydney’s wealthy […]

Robert Brownhall’s 2021 Exhibition

  Leading Australian artist Robert Brownhall’s visual diary is the basis of his next exhibition at Philip Bacon Galleries in March 2021. The paintings he has produced trace his observations of the ordinary that has characterised the duress of the 2020 pandemic. […]

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  WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17 Australia will send 8,000 doses of its COVID-19 vaccine supply to Papua New Guinea, in response to a worsening outbreak of the virus in the country. Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed this today as he described the outbreak […]

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  TUESDAY MARCH 16 Organisers of the Toowoomba Women’s March4 Justice say people in the traditionally conservative area are coming together demanding change. A tradie has been booted off a southern Queensland construction site after yelling abuse and catcalling women involved in […]

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