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Legislation to allow civil unions for same-sex couples is expected to be introduced to Queensland parliament tonight. Deputy Premier Andrew Fraser has won a fight to have his private member’s bill introduced despite the opposition saying it’s a “cheap political trick”. Kimberley McCosker reports. The Royal couple have been greeted by a sea of 45,000 well-wishers at the South Bank cultural precinct. People young and old took advantage of a perfect Queensland spring day to catch a glimpse of the Royal pair. Nicholas Chin reports. By Madolline Gourley In 2007, Billboard magazine named Brisbane as one of the world’s top international music destinations. Billboard, a US magazine devoted to all things music-related, said the city’s successful acts, such as Powderfinger, The Veronicas and Pete Murray, and booming music scene assisted in securing Brisbane a top five placing. Four years on, and several of Brisbane’s key music hotspots have or are in the process of closing. By Mitch Sabine On a quiet Wednesday morning in Kenmore Hills, in the outer suburbs of Brisbane, three men stand around a table in a shed, sharing a quiet conversation over a hot winter’s coffee. They are older guys, all above 50, and mostly retired. They have a nonchalant feel, casually sipping their cuppa, wearing carefree expressions on their faces.  Three men in a shed. By Tom Kojrowicz In a world where lifestyle sports rule the roost among youth, it almost seems sensible to make competition as to who can drive the fastest… sideways. Enter the new favourite for adrenaline junkies and car fanatics alike – drifting. Read on » Drifting: motorsport driven by the politics of community By Alicia Bolton The Sunshine Coast council anticipates an 18 per cent decline in pedestrian and cyclist trauma, involving serious injury and death, by 2021 due to the installation of green bicycle lanes. The lanes allow cyclists and motorists to be safer on the roads by highlighting high-risk areas such as roundabouts and intersections. Organic produce may have found its way to the supermarket shelves, but there is still a long way to go before it gains mainsteam status, reports Amy Kelly.IN the three-and-a-half years he has been running the Northey Street Farmers Market in Brisbane, Paul Ziebarth has watched it triple in size. Not content to provide only fruit and vegetables, he has increased the number of stall holders and the range of products available to make the market a one-stop-shop for visitors.  Organics needs to appeal to a broad range of people if it is to survive. By Louise Cheer Experts say Australia still needs to do more for the awareness of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in the general population. These comments come after Sunday’s 30th anniversary of the world’s first reported case of AIDS in the United States when five young men contracted the virus and two died. |
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