Brisbane Line welcomes new editor David Mayocchi. A brochure in my letter-box from the Brisbane City Council asks if I have better things to do than sit in traffic. If I have better things to do, it suggests I use the Go Between Bridge. I guess it’s either that, or listen to one of the [...]

  In this special state election issue: We compare the 2012 Queensland election policies of the ALP and LNP in four key areas Brisbane Institute subscribers have nominated as important to them:  education, health, transport and infrastructure, and environment; while Institute CEO Karyn Brinkley laments the lack of deep policy debate and the dearth of big [...]

What: Acting Lord Mayor Graham Quirk explores the issues of planning for a growing city, and rebuilding Brisbane after the January floods. When: 6pm for 6.15pm, Tuesday, 5 April 2011 Where: The Polo Club, 1 Eagle Street, Brisbane Cost: $20; Brisbane Institute subscribers $15. Registrations and prepayment essential. To register, click here. To subscribe to The Brisbane [...]

In this issue: The Threat to International Higher Education; The Seven Habits of Carbon Effective Organisations; Road Trauma is Breaking the Nation; Schools and Cyberbullying; and What If There Was No News The Threat to International Higher Education The higher education sector in Australia has come to rely heavily on international students. The fees paid [...]