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144 results for Brisbane

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Under its own steam

25 March 2021

A newfound faith in regional produce and the city’s unfussy spirit has transformed Brisbane’s culinary scene.

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Art smarts

19 June 2014

Find some locals to design a modern art gallery, find lots more locals to frequent it and suddenly find yourself with an international success: welcome to Goma.

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Destination: Brisbane

20 June 2019

Brisbane River is a gravitational force for the Queensland capital’s splash-happy and active residents. From kayaking to cooling off by its banks, there’s plenty to do along this winding waterway.

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Keeping it in the family

19 April 2018

When Sandy Cavill’s parents asked him to renovate their Brisbane home he tackled the project with a respect for the past, the city and nature – and his mum and dad, of course.

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31. Seat at the table

21 January 2021

The true joy of creating your perfect home comes when you share it with others. So plan that dinner.

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Australia’s architectural heritage is rooted in practicality but has since been elevated – even those houses that are already on stumps – by modern interpretation to become something altogether more elegant and enduring.…

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Streets ahead: Bakery Lane

18 February 2016

This is a country that knows how to shop and its canny citizens want more than the colourless clicks of an online spree. Fortunately Australia is blessed with eclectic high streets, innovative retailers and plenty of out…

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All grown up

18 February 2010

It used to be known for its trashy urban landscape but now Brisbane is showing the world that this 1980s child has come of age. Its young generation of architects is transforming the skyline with elegant buildings – and…

Film

Healthy cities: vim and vigour

27 January 2017

Across the world governments and developers are waking up to the fact that healthier cities are happier ones. We touch down in three very different destinations to admire some of the best urban design initiatives.

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Oceania

20 June 2013

Motorbike gangs in Melbourne, kicking the habit in Australia and an interview with Brisbane's mayor.

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Expo 66: Start here

15 August 2013

Thinking of setting up your own business? Here are three cities that are startup friendly and that could make your life easier.

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Architecture

21 September 2017

Brisbane buildings, Hong Kong’s underpasses and Valencia’s design renaissance.

Radio

The Globalist, episode 548

4 December 2013

The team are joined by Lord Mayor of Brisbane Graham Quirk, chef PJ McMillan, and go over the day’s papers with ABC Brisbane’s Steve Austin, among the many guests on today’s show.

Radio

The Curator, episode 116

4 January 2014

The best of 2013 on the Curator with global reports across the whole of Monocle 24 remembered in locations ranging from Brisbane to Berlin.

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Oceania

15 September 2011

News from the islands, a highspeed rail link between Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney, and fruit prices go bananas in Australia.

Radio

The Late Edition, episode 184

12 July 2012

Why President Mohammed Morsi is visiting Saudi Arabia, we meet Djibouti’s finance minister, and learn why Brisbane pipped Sydney to host the G20 summit.