Lonely Planet has named Southeast Queensland’s Scenic Rim among the World’s top 10 destinations to visit in 2022. Those of us who are regular visitors already know this. Now the secret is out. With beautiful scenery, fresh produce, natural wonders and unique […]
The sublimely picture-perfect township of Darley on Sydney’s exclusively elegant Northern Beaches appears, from the outside, to be a utopian haven for the wealthy and well-to-do…..or is it? As English author, Ali Lowe (she has lived in Australia for sixteen years), describes […]
Performance Anywhere But A Theatre: Anywhere Festival Is Back! Theatre in an underground reservoir? Monologues in a planetarium? Circus in a church? Count us in! Anywhere Festival is up and running again in 2022, with live shows popping up all over Brisbane, […]
Health and fitness coach, Naz de Bono, wants women to approach menopause without the fear and uncertainty. Mention the word ‘menopause’ in a crowded lift, and you can expect to see blushes and intense concentration on phone screens from everyone else. Many […]
Sharnee Beck feared she might never celebrate Mother’s Day – but this Sunday she’ll cuddle two miracle babies in her arms. Twins Chase and Aaliyah were born three months premature at Mater Mothers’ Hospital and faced a daunting struggle for survival. But […]
“Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself.” These words were eloquently and sombrely spoken by Martin Luther King last century, and are nobly and life-affirmingly applicable to people around the world, both before and since they […]
Written by Mike Quirk Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine is a stark illustration of history repeating itself while at the same time ensuring President Vladimir Putin will forever be remembered for the murder and mayhem he inflicted on innocent peace-loving people. Putin […]
If your mum is anything like mine, every year she insists that she doesn’t need anything for Mother’s Day. Luckily, there’s plenty of other ways to make her day special. Whether your mum wants a fun day with her loved ones or […]
Every year I bake ANZAC Biscuits for neighbours and friends and publish our mother’s recipe for all to share, here it is again. I realise we all have various versions, but I always return to this simple and tasty recipe, quick to […]
Leaving behind a murky and febrile past, perhaps by even relocating to a new country, should be a relatively straightforward and even somewhat calculatedly cold and clinical procedure – or should it? Such a vehemently audacious manoeuvre is firmly embedded at the […]
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is a movie we could all do with right now. I appreciated being part of a large audience attending the preview this week at Event Cinemas in Brisbane City, and at the end of the film, […]
I adore French films with subtitles, it not only helps with my learning and understanding of the French language but the French stories have intriguing and unusual plots. Happening or L’evenement is the acclaimed new film from BAFTA-nominated director Audrey Diwan. It […]
With Christmas in the rearview mirror and hot cross buns lining the supermarket shelves, you know what this means. Another Mother’s Day is almost here! It’s easy to forget until the week of, but we’ve rounded up a list of gift ideas […]
#SheSociety’s Michelle Beesley shares her new reads of 2022 in this edition of Buzzing About Books. Michelle BeesleyMichelle Beesley is a Brisbane born and bred former primary school teacher. A wife, proud grandma and mother of three grown sons, Michelle is thrilled […]
Writing the novel Wildflower has been a labour of love for West Australian author, Monique Mulligan.This timely book was released on International Women’s Day and bravely tackles the topics of bullying and domestic violence. Monique tells her character’s stories with tenderness and […]
Australian universities, and their accompanying residential colleges, are, in theory at least, fortified and luminous bastions of respectability and accountability. This noble notion, however, is searingly and brutally displaced in Sydney writer Diana Reid’s reflective and disarming debut novel, “Love and Virtue”. […]
GARRY STARR: GREECE LIGHTNING AT THE BRISBANE COMEDY FESTIVAL THE POWERHOUSE | NEW FARM 10 – 14 May, 7pm & 15 May, 6pm. An overzealous idiot attempts to perform all of Greek Mythology in less than 60 minutes in order to save […]
Opera Queensland (OQ) opened its 2022 season with The Sopranos in the Concert Hall at Queensland Performing Art Centre (QPAC). Written by Sarah Holland-Batt and with dramaturg Jane Sheldon, they present a thunderous and powerful collection of historical complex female operatic tales […]
Founded by Lynda Chapman and Pia Dwyer, two women passionate about equality, The KIND Collective celebrates individuality and aims to empower everyone to be the best versions of themselves. As a brand that has been created by women, they are on a […]
How far would you go if you were determined to change the world and save your marriage? While I sat through the pre-release screening of the comedy-drama The Duke, this was a question I considered. Would I stand up for the same […]
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