Forty years of laughs later, Bob Downe’s safari suit, wig and blinding smile are as iconic as his comedy, which is cause to celebrate with a national tour.

The Australian Festival of Chamber Music in Townsville is anything but stuffy, with artistic director Jack Liebeck’s program as entertaining as it is edifying.

Queensland Theatre’s bold new initiative to foster new work by Queensland creatives bore fruit in 2024 and is set to ripen again soon.

The late poet Dorothy Porter was brilliant, enigmatic and much loved – as a memoir by her sister makes abundantly clear.