Crispian Yeomans

Sep 14, 2024 | abc.net.au | Ashwin Segkar |Crispian Yeomans

Kenny lights up in the middle of his phone call. It's an interview offer — a precious moment for him after a long job drought. And he's not going to squander it. Kenny hurries down the stairs flanking his timber home, half-skipping a step as he does. "It's hard to get a job when you're homeless," he explains. "You're not clean, you haven't got a house, you can't shower, you don't smell nice.""You're gonna rock up to a job stinking.

Aug 30, 2024 | abc.net.au | Kenji Sato |Crispian Yeomans

A group of parents is in uproar after a neighbour dobbed children into Brisbane City Council for building dirt bike jumps at Johnston Park in Bulimba. Council has destroyed the "incredibly dangerous" bike jumps, which it said could get it sued if a child injured themselves. The bike jumps were created by a group of children aged around eight and ten at an empty stretch of dirt next to Johnston Street.

Jun 21, 2024 | abc.net.au | Crispian Yeomans |Caitlyn Sheehan

A 10-year-old boy pauses to catch his breath, as he grasps the makeshift handles of a rope-and-wheel zipline. He pauses. Then, he jumps. For a moment, he's airborne – held up only by rope. Seconds later, he crash lands on a scatter of gym mattresses below. "Other playgrounds you can't do whatever you want, but here you can," one child explains. "Where I live, you can't really go outside and play," another says.

Jun 19, 2024 | abc.net.au | Rebecca Levingston |Crispian Yeomans

In short: Costa Georgiadis is the flourishing subject of this year’s Bradley. The art competition is hosted by ABC Radio Brisbane and invites submissions from members of the public. What's next? You can submit portraits of Costa until mid-July. Landscape architect Costa Georgiadis has been announced as the "sunny" artistic muse of this year's Bradley art competition.

Jun 11, 2024 | abc.net.au | Crispian Yeomans |Craig Zonca |Loretta Ryan

In short: Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner says the permits will help put hundreds of homes back onto the rental market. Apartments will also need body corporate and planning approval to become short-term accommodation. What's next? The local law will need state government approval and will involve community consultation. Brisbane landlords will soon need a council-approved permit before they can list their home for short-term accommodation, including Airbnb, the city's lord mayor has announced.