| Retail staff wear body cameras to counter abuse |
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| Six major department stores across Australia have their staff wearing body cameras in a bid to reduce threatening and abusive behaviour from customers. It comes after an increase in threats to staff across the industry during the pandemic. |
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| Is street art the future of cinema advertising? |
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| Brisbane-based street artist Knives has painted a mural of Dr Strange at the New Farm Cinema, ahead of the release of the latest movie in the Marvel cinematic universe. Could this innovative form of advertising get more bums in seats as cinemas return to normal after the pandemic? |
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| Story Bridge $80m paint job becomes $128m, 13-year restoration project |
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| A Brisbane City Council project to repaint the Story Bridge has blown out from its original five-year, $80 million budget into major maintenance works spanning 13 years. The 82-year-old landmark's first complete paint job since the 1930s was announced by former lord mayor Graham Quirk three years ago. |
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| How do you hail a bus if you can't see it? |
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| Imagine standing on the side of the road, trying to hail a bus with your eyes closed. You can't make eye contact with the approaching driver and you're not even sure you're standing in the right place, so the bus you need drives straight past. Santiago Valesquez says there has to be a better way. |
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School of Hard Talks:
Youth Votes |
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| Thousands of young people will cast their votes at the federal election this May, some for the first time while they're still in school. In the week after the election was announced, about 80,000 young Australians aged 18-24 enrolled to vote, meaning 88 percent of that age cohort will get to have their say. |
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| CityLink Cycleway 12-month trial ends |
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| A 12-month trial for separated bicycle lanes on three Brisbane CBD streets will be reviewed by the city council before it decides whether to keep the lanes or rip them up. |
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| We're out and about in Brisbane |
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| ABC Radio Brisbane is going to be broadcasting all around Brisbane over the next couple of weeks and talking to you about the election. Look out for us at Morningside Panthers Football Club (6 May), Club Pine Rivers (10 May), Queen Street Mall (13 May) and West Toowong Bowls Club (18 May). |
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