Finance & Business
Moreton Bay tour operators just surviving
Saturday, August 15, 2009, 2:20 pm | Reported by Nick Drewe
Moreton Bay tour operators have had a tough year following a disastrous oil spill in March, coupled with a downturn in the numbers of visiting tourists spurred by the global financial crisis.
Bent Books: the struggle for survival
Saturday, August 15, 2009, 2:14 pm | Reported by Geraldine Holt
Bent Books in West End might be the most photogenic shop on Boundary Street, but second-hand bookstores in Brisbane have dwindled in recent years and Bent’s owner-manager Sean Mackinnon has found staying in business “extraordinarily hard”.
Valley set for Euro makeover
Saturday, August 15, 2009, 1:56 pm | Reported by Allanah Box
There are plans to introduce European-style footpath dining to Brisbane streets.
Indooroopilly cinemas in fight for customers
Saturday, August 15, 2009, 1:52 pm | Reported by Maria Ermides
Indooroopilly’s Event Cinemas’ recent price rise in the midst of the financial crisis is sending customers to their local competitor – low budget cinema Eldorado.
Citizens bite: New media ideas come to Brisbane
Thursday, August 13, 2009, 8:35 pm | Reported by Derek Barry
Last month Brisbane played host to a major conference on new media trends in Malaysia and Australia. Industry players Steven Gan, Mohammad Zulkifli and Graham Young all gave the audience the benefit of their new media expertise.
Model Miranda tells workshops what’s hot for summer
Friday, August 7, 2009, 1:57 pm | Reported by Elke Byrne
Brisbane fashionistas flocked to David Jones QueensPlaza yesterday for a workshop of the latest trends with David Jones ambassador Miranda Kerr and author Kathryn Eisman.
Ramu Nickel Mine Project
Friday, July 17, 2009, 10:54 am | Reported by Daniel Challis
Mining in Papua New Guinea has been both a source of controversy and wealth for the country; since the industry took off back in 1970. The mining sector in PNG has traditionally wielded substantial clout in terms of dodging its environmental obligations; as well as taking precedence over other industries due to the countries high dependency on mining for its short-term revenue. Such recent mining projects include Lihir Gold Mine (commissioned in 1997) and Misima Gold Mine; which have been in the spotlight due to its questionable method of waste disposal into nearby seas.
