EMILY LOWE Wedding planners and loved up couples are finding unique ways to celebrate their special day despite restrictions due to the global pandemic. Under current COVID-19 restrictions, weddings in Queensland and New South Wales … [Read more...]
Skin cancer sufferers push for sun safety
Sep 18, 2020 by Leave a Comment
MADISON COSKERIE Skin cancer sufferers are highlighting the need for increased sun safety practices as Australia enters the warmer months when damaging ultraviolet radiation from the sun is at its highest. Experts agree that … [Read more...]
LGBT+ community struggles over COVID stresses
Sep 18, 2020 by Leave a Comment
ALEXANDER MCKENNA COVID-19 and the social isolation it has created is having a negative effect on the mental health of members of the LGBT+ community both in Australia and around the world. The pandemic affects people in different … [Read more...]
Title fight puts boxer safety in spotlight
Sep 18, 2020 by Leave a Comment
JESSE O’KEEFE The responsibility of trainers in relation to boxer safety in the ring and the need to protect boxers from the risks of brain injury are in the spotlight following last month’s controversial stoppage of the Australian lightweight … [Read more...]
Research brings hope for chronic fatigue sufferers
Sep 17, 2020 by Leave a Comment
ROSIE BALL Eight years ago Josh Roberts was a fit and healthy teenager who loved running and academia, but these days he is forced to spend more than 20 hours each day in bed. That’s because the 25-year-old has myalgic … [Read more...]
Music label 4000 Records turns one
Sep 14, 2020 by Leave a Comment
LILY HIRST Brisbane music label 4000 Records is celebrating its first birthday with the announcement of three live music shows over the next three months in local venues. The label, which is run by Brisbane local John Russell, manages … [Read more...]
Exhibition to capture emotion of KP120 protests
Sep 12, 2020 by Leave a Comment
HARLLY A LEWIS Two Brisbane-based journalists are working on plans for an immersive photographic exhibition about the Kangaroo Point protests, and the detained refugees known as the KP120. The project, dubbed “Portraits of Protest”, … [Read more...]
Pandemic makes youth addiction help harder
Sep 11, 2020 by Leave a Comment
DINA GETOVA The COVID-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on youth drug and alcohol treatment, with self-isolation and safety restrictions making it more difficult for young people to seek help. COVID-safe restrictions imposed … [Read more...]
Brisbane band takes gigs to the street
Sep 10, 2020 by Leave a Comment
GARRY LONG Brisbane based BenJamBand is taking it to the street, performing free live gigs on the back of a trailer in various locations around the city. Unable to play at traditional venues thanks to COVID-19 restrictions, the band … [Read more...]
Cancer Council tool targets Queensland youth
Sep 10, 2020 by Leave a Comment
LILY NOLAN Cancer Council Queensland have rolled out their latest tool to promote skin cancer awareness and this one is aimed specifically at the state’s youth. The campaign, which kicked off in August, uses a Cancer Risk Calculator … [Read more...]
