Dave Whitfield "Karawatha Forest Park" by Brisbane City Council (CC BY 2.0) Between Brisbane and Logan, bordered by the Gateway and Logan motorways, surrounded by truck depots and sprawling housing developments, sits almost 1000 … [Read more...]
Oceans apart
Nov 11, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Isabella Porras Oceans Apart is an intimate perspective on the migrant experience. https://videopress.com/v/j0y3mETl?preloadContent=metadata … [Read more...]
Bottle-bricking for the planet
Nov 10, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Marley Moore A bottle brick by M. Valdes (CC BY-SA 2.0) This viral TikTok might be the newest way of reducing plastic waste A Florida-based student posted a video on TikTok about ‘bottle bricking’ which reached over 3 million views. In … [Read more...]
Campus take-over
Nov 10, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Dave Whitfield Image by sandid from Pixabay With most Griffith University students mainly studying online, the Nathan campus has been very quiet. However, the forest that surrounds the campus has been a hub of activity. Dave Whitfield … [Read more...]
Directing the drift
Nov 9, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Rhett Kleine As I stand, peering out over Brisbane from the lookout at Mt Cootha, I ponder while gazing at the all the buildings, roads and other monotone infrastructures as if I was David Attenborough viewing humanity as a colony of ants. How … [Read more...]
A matter of live (streaming) and death
Nov 9, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Monique Mita Image by holz-galerie (pixabay.com) Being excluded from the funeral service of a loved one because of social distancing measures has been the reality for many Australians this year. The live streaming of funerals has become … [Read more...]
Silk from the sewer
Nov 3, 2020 by Leave a Comment
ISABELLA PORRAS Green bushels of mulberry swaying in the wind The untouched power of wastewater A journey to silk Wastewater, a common enough sight dripping and swirling through storm drains and snaking its way around the bustling … [Read more...]
On a health kick
Nov 3, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Jonathan O'Neill Meet the players kicking goals for men's health. Soccer ball by J Dimas on Flickr Work, family, friends, a global pandemic - there have been a million excuses not to hit the gym this year. A new league in Queensland … [Read more...]
Explainer: Implementing greenspace In urban development
Oct 30, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Indio Myles The Queensland state government has control of the balance between infrastructure growth and the development of green space in urban areas. Where do the main parties stand on prioritising this balance? The benefits of … [Read more...]
Explainer: Domestic Violence in Queensland
Oct 30, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Monique Mita Queensland’s next Premier is all but guaranteed to be a woman, but where do the major parties stand on an issue that disproportionately affects women? The brutal murder of Hannah Clarke and her three children in the Brisbane … [Read more...]
