Geek out with your meat out: Star Trek is back

    Words: Matt Willing   Warning: the following contains inherently geeky comments and may be foreign to people that do not associate the phrase “It’s a trap” with a large goldfish like species. Also, it will contain slight spoilers so don’t come yelling ghuy’cha (Klingon for damn you) at me later on.   The...

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Ben Salter strikes again – Giants of Science hit the Troubadour

Words: Dave Callaghan Photos: Kate Scantleton If balls out, but sophisticated grunge is what you crave, then the Giants of Science are definitely what you seek. As front man Ben Salter’s side project from the Gin Club, the Giants were always going to have writing integrity as he is no slouch with a number of Q Music awards under...

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Weekend Sports Wrap

Round 11 Super 14 Wrap- Lucinda Ross Stormers 18 def. Highlanders 11 Western Force 55 def. Lions 14 QLD Reds 31 def. Blues 24 Hurricanes 56 def. ACT Brumbies 7 Cheetahs 20 def. Crusaders 13 Bulls 33 def. Chiefs 27 Game of the Round: A Derick Kuun double gave the Bulls a win in Pretoria to move them into second position on the...

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Interview: Leading Influenza Expert Offers Advice on Swine Flu Outbreak

Alan Hampson OAM, is a World Health Organisation expert Advisor on influenza, and was until recently, Deputy Director and operational head of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza. He is also an influenza advisor to the Australian Government, a Member of the Australian National Influenza Pandemic...

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A Eulogy for The Arena

The Arena: Death Cab for Cutie 2006 As fans of alternative music, The Arena has offered a spiritual home to us all. As a venue, The Arena offered refuge to those disillusioned with Brisbane’s largely-populated-by-bogans night life. A place where collars were not required. A place where faded band t-shirts bought on tours ten...

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