News You Can Use: Nine Things That Happened in Brisbane This Week
Here's what's been catching our attention, including the return of a Yayoi Kusama favourite to GOMA and Brisbane's first restaurant on a bridge.
From new bar and restaurant openings to the latest innovations in the arts, entertainment, technology, design and fashion, we like to keep our finger on Brisbane's pulse.
Below, we've collected the biggest stories from the past week that may have escaped your attention. Consider yourself back in the know.
Top image: Yayoi Kusama. The obliteration room 2002–present. Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art. © YAYOI KUSAMA
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News'Corteo' Is the Next Dazzling Cirque du Soleil Hit That's Bringing Its Acrobatic Wonders Down Under
A beloved part of the troupe's repertoire since 2005, this show takes place inside a carnival-like parade imagined by a clown.
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NewsFisher's Huge OUT 2 LUNCH Dance Party Is Returning for 2025 — and This Time It's Taking Over Surfers Paradise Beach
On this beachside music festival's lineup, the man behind the fest is joined by Chris Lake, Hayden James, Patrick Topping, DJ Boring, Noizu and more.
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NewsNow Open: Lamb-Loving Mediterranean Restaurant Dark Shepherd Is Your Next Queen's Wharf Eatery to Flock To
If you haven't yet tried the "wagyu of lamb", aka White Pyrenees Lamb from Victoria, this is your chance.
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NewsNow Open: Inspired by Queenslander Homes and Boasting Stellar Views, Stilts Is the Sunshine State's First Restaurant on a Bridge
There's elevated dining experiences and then there's this addition to Brisbane's Kangaroo Point Bridge, perched ten metres above the Brisbane River.
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NewsThe 2025 SheBelieves Cup Is Your Next Chance to Catch the Matildas in Action — Here's When and Where to Watch
Playing in the ten-year-old competition for the first time, the Steph Catley-led team are taking on Japan, the USA and Colombia.
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NewsOlafur Eliasson, Yayoi Kusama, Archie Moore, Patricia Piccinini: QAGOMA 2025's Program Is Packed with Must-Sees
A number of beloved artworks are returning to Brisbane — including Eliasson turning GOMA into a riverbed again, and Kusama's sticker-happy 'The Obliteration Room'.
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NewsNow Open: Tokyo-Inspired Izakaya Goros Is Fortitude Valley's New 500-Person Hangout with Karaoke, Cocktails and Karaage
Gyoza, bao, sashimi, matcha soft serve, boozy boba, sake bombs, whisky highballs, crooning tunes: this Sydney-born chain is now serving them all up in Brisbane.
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NewsThis Australian Cafe Was Just Named the Best in the World on the First-Ever Top 100 Coffee Shops List
Toby's Estate flagship cafe and roastery in Chippendale in Sydney took out top spot — and eight other Aussie caffeine havens, plus one in New Zealand, made the ranking.
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NewsMark Your Calendar: 'The Last of Us' Season Two Has Locked in Its Mid-April Return Date
The wait for the Pedro Pascal- and Bella Ramsey-starring game-to-TV hit's seven-episode second season is almost over.
