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Louise Bezzina has been announced as the new CEO and artistic director of the Brisbane Powerhouse.
Bezzina will begin her appointment in October after delivering her sixth Brisbane Festival in September.
Brisbane Festival artistic director Louise Bezzina has been named the new head of the Brisbane Powerhouse.Credit: Jane Ferguson
She takes over from Kate Gould, who has headed the Brisbane Powerhouse in New Farm for four years.
Bezzina founded the Gold Coast Bleach Festival, was a co-creative lead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games Cultural Program, and has been Brisbane Festival’s artistic director since 2019.
“Brisbane is Australia’s lifestyle capital and precincts like Brisbane Powerhouse have helped shape our incredible city and I am so honoured to be chosen as the next guardian of its future,” Bezzina said.
Brisbane Powerhouse hosts more than 1500 performances each year and welcomes more than 1 million visitors.
The program for Bezzina’s final Brisbane Festival will be announced on June 11.
The Queensland government has appointed a commissioner and issued the first tasks to its much-anticipated productivity commission.
The state passed a bill reinstating the commission in March this year, which it has positioned as a key part of its plan to fix issues in Queensland’s construction industry.
The government today appointed Angela Moody – a senior executive with experience in financial and regulatory policy in gas, water, and electricity industries – as its productivity commissioner.
Treasurer David Janetzki also revealed the commission will begin its first task, reviewing the industry as it stands.
“This important work by the productivity commission will drive up productivity and drive down cost pressures,” he said.
Anzac Day is fast approaching, and if you’re thinking of travelling through the city tomorrow, be aware that some roads will be closed for most of the day.
Brisbane’s main Dawn Service is at Anzac Square, and will be followed by a morning parade of veterans and their descendants.
Queensland Police has released this full list of city roads that will be shut.
- Ann Street, full closure between 3am to 8am
- Adelaide Street, full closure between George Street and Wharf Street from 3am to 3pm
- Albert Street, full closure between Adelaide Street and Burnett Lane from 3am to 3pm
- Burnett Lane, full closure between George Street and Albert Street from 3am to 3pm
- Charlotte Street, full closure between George Street and Elizabeth Arcade from 3am to 3pm
- Creek Street, full closure between Ann Street and Elizabeth Street from 3am to 3pm
- Eagle Lane, full closure between Queen Street and Creek Street from 3am to 3pm
- Edison Lane, full closure between Creek Street and End of Road from 3am to 3pm
- Edward Street, full closure between Ann Street and Charlotte Street from 3am to 3pm
- Elizabeth Street, full closure between William Street and Creek Street from 3am to 3pm
- Ely Lane, full closure between Adelaide Street and Giffin Lane from 3am to 3pm
- Faber Lane, full closure between Adelaide Street and Giffin Lane from 3am to 3pm
- George Street, full closure between Margaret Street and Ann Street 3am to 3pm
- Hutton Lane, full closure between Ann Street and Adelaide Street from 3am to 3pm
- Mary Street, full closure between George Street and Albert Street from 3am to 3pm
- North Quay, full closure between Victoria Bridge and Ann Street from 3am to 3pm
- Queen Street, full closure between George Street and Wharf Street between 3am to 3pm
- Stephens Lane, full closure between William Street and George Street between 3am to 3pm
- William Street, full closure between Elizabeth Street and Stephens Lane between 3am to 3pm
- Riverside Expressway, full closure of Elizabeth Street southbound off ramp between 2am to 3pm
- Riverside Expressway, full closure of Elizabeth Street northbound off ramp between 2am to 3pm
Public transport will run to different timetables, with full details on the Translink website.
For more details of the Anzac commemorations, along with other ideas of how to spend the public holiday, read this list from our reporter Nick Dent.
Albanese has failed to condemn a Labor candidate for posting fake, altered memes of Dutton as a Nazi or anti-Israel memes.
First reported on News.com.au, Labor candidate for Dutton’s seat of Dickson Ali France also described Coalition defence spokesman Andrew Hastie as “creepy” and Dutton as a “monster”.
Asked about these posts, Albanese immediately defended France.
“Ali France is an extraordinary Australian and I don’t know what, your tweets are like more than a decade ago … people are going and attacking Ali France as they did during the last campaign,” he said.
“Ali France as a person today is … an outstanding human being. She’s someone who has overcome extraordinary adversity during this time.”
An unidentified body was found in the Brisbane River this week.
The male was spotted by a member of the public near Kangaroo Point about 8.45am on Tuesday.
Water Police retrieved the body from the city side of the river a short time later.
Investigations are ongoing and officers are yet to conduct a postmortem.
This masthead understands initial inquiries did not find evidence the death was suspicious.
Former Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann wants prosecutors to hand over CCTV and witness statements ahead of his rape trial after his solicitor claimed “important” evidence had been withheld.
Lehrmann is accused of raping a woman twice during the morning of October 10, 2021 after they met at a strip club the previous night in Toowoomba.
The case was mentioned in Toowoomba District Court this morning.
Bruce Lehrmann in June last year.Credit: Dan Peled
Lehrmann’s solicitor Zali Burrows told Judge Dennis Lynch she would apply for a complete consolidated brief of evidence.
Louise Bezzina has been announced as the new CEO and artistic director of the Brisbane Powerhouse.
Bezzina will begin her appointment in October after delivering her sixth Brisbane Festival in September.
Brisbane Festival artistic director Louise Bezzina has been named the new head of the Brisbane Powerhouse.Credit: Jane Ferguson
She takes over from Kate Gould, who has headed the Brisbane Powerhouse in New Farm for four years.
Bezzina founded the Gold Coast Bleach Festival, was a co-creative lead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games Cultural Program, and has been Brisbane Festival’s artistic director since 2019.
“Brisbane is Australia’s lifestyle capital and precincts like Brisbane Powerhouse have helped shape our incredible city and I am so honoured to be chosen as the next guardian of its future,” Bezzina said.
Brisbane Powerhouse hosts more than 1500 performances each year and welcomes more than 1 million visitors.
The program for Bezzina’s final Brisbane Festival will be announced on June 11.
Those who heard a rumble in the skies over Brisbane yesterday would be forgiven for asking, “What was that?”
It was a single EA-18G growler from 6th squadron located at the RAAF base at Amberley that flew over the city as part of an Anzac Day ceremony at Anzac Square in the CBD.
Another flyover is planned for Anzac Day tomorrow, pending the weather. Two EA-18 Growlers are due to flyover Brisbane from 7.25am, passing over local Anzac Day services at suburban RSL branches from Gaythorne to Calamvale.
Rain is likely to hit Brisbane during dawn services on Anzac Day.
Up to 30 millimetres is predicted for Friday, with a significant amount likely to arrive in the early morning.
“There may be some isolated thunderstorms through south-east parts of Queensland,” senior meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology Dean Narramore said.
Members of the catafalque party stand guard at the cenotaph during an Anzac Day dawn ceremony on April 25, 2023 in Brisbane.Credit: Dan Peled
“That’ll be impacting dawn services there.”
A top of 26 degrees is predicted.
Health Minister Mark Butler says Labor will not do a deal with the Greens to form government despite preferencing the minor party second on ballots.
The preference prompted Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie to accuse the government of doing “dirty deals” with the Greens.
Butler told Nine’s Today program preferencing was a matter for the party as he denied the government would partner with the Greens.
Health Minister Mark Butler.Credit: Alex Ellinghausen
“We won’t cut a deal with the Greens. We’ve been absolutely definitive about that … we’ve been very clear about what we intend to do if we’re lucky enough to get into government,” he said.
McKenzie intervened, accusing Labor of always doing “dirty deals” with the Greens.
“You hold your breath, you hold your nose and then you sign up and actually do the deal, get it done, and that’s exactly what you will do if push comes to shove, if that’s the only way that Albo can become PM, he won’t skip a beat,” she said.
The Coalition has promised to create a national register that shares information on domestic violence perpetrators across states and territories, and make it illegal to threaten partners with phones or computers.
The $90 million announcement aims to put further focus on prevention, early intervention and crisis response, as Dutton aims to lean into his experience with being tough on crime and protecting Australians.
The Coalition has pledged $90 million to address family and domestic violence across Australia.Credit: iStock
A string of promises includes creating tough new bail laws and making it an offence if people use mobile phones or computer networks to make an intimate partner or family member fear for their personal safety.
The announcement also proposes lifting the threshold for fast-track property settlements in the family law courts, so separating couples with an asset pool of up to $1.5 million can resolve matters that do not involve children quickly and fairly.
