Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and Australian Maritime Officers Union (AMOU) members working on Brisbane CityCat ferries have rejected a proposal to introduce licensed bars aboard vessels, put forward by Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner. MUA Queensland Branch Secretary Aaron Johnston says the ferry services exist to move passengers safely between stops, not to provide alcohol…
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Bhuja launches its first brand campaign in 60 years
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Australian snack maker Majans has launched Bhuja’s first-ever brand campaign, 60 years after the range launched. It introduces a new brand platform alongside a full identity overhaul that repositions Bhuja as bold, adventurous and plant-powered. In six decades on Australian shelves, Bhuja has never run a brand campaign. It has never been on television, broadcast…
MUA Rejects RiverCity Ferries Olive Branch
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Today, at a tele-meeting called by the MUA’s Queensland Branch and National Office, the Union sought to re-engage in good faith negotiations with Graeme Legh, the CEO of RiverCity Ferries, to try to advance a consensus before the weekend’s Riverfire event. Industrial action has been occurring for some time, and RiverCity Ferries has had ample…
BIG Live’s “Dracula: Ballet at its Darkest” will return to Australia for 65 performances
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Following sold-out seasons in London’s West End and the United States, and a record-breaking tour across Australia and New Zealand in 2025, BIG Live’s critically acclaimed Dracula: Ballet at its Darkest will return home for 65 performances across Sydney and Melbourne: 35 in Melbourne and 30 in Sydney. The Australian-born production will play 35 performances…
Brisbane ferry industrial action on Saturday 5 September
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Brisbane ferry workers will take 24-hour protected industrial action on Saturday 5 September, coinciding with Riverfire, after RiverCity Ferries refused to properly negotiate and instead moved to put a union-rejected Enterprise Agreement to a workforce vote. Members of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and Australian Maritime Officers Union (AMOU) have given RiverCity Ferries (RCF)…
Fig & Bloom Publishes estimated growing-origin-to-studio distance on its bouquets
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Brisbane’s former Victoria Park precinct to go under the hammer
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Thousands of hospitality, events, and operational assets from Brisbane’s former Victoria Park precinct will go under the hammer in a major three-part auction series conducted by Lloyds Auctions with every item starting at just $1. The sale follows the precinct’s official closure on 31 May 2026 after notice to vacate was issued to facilitate construction…
Filming completed in Queensland on Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro
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Screen Queensland has confirmed that filming recently wrapped in Brisbane on Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro hosted by Robert Irwin. The ABC (US) series produced by BBC Studios features the Queensland-born wildlife conservationist and Dancing with the Stars season 34 champion as host, while 12 up-and-coming dancers live together and vie for the…
CHRISTINA TOSI BRINGS MILK BAR TO AUSTRALIA
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American Express delicious. Month Out (AEDMO) returns next month, encouraging consumers to dine out across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra throughout May. In celebration of the seventh consecutive year of this much-loved culinary campaign, globally renowned pastry chef and Milk Bar founder Christina Tosi will travel to Sydney to bring her iconic New…
Brisbane Dog Lovers Festival returns in May 2026
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The Brisbane Dog Lovers Festival is set to deliver its biggest and most dog-filled event yet in 2026, with a record number of dogs bound for the Brisbane Showgrounds for two unforgettable days of canine celebration. Taking place on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th May, the Festival will bring together loads of wonderful dogs, across…