Kate O'Toole views Brisbane through 100-year-old camera | Christmas gift ideas from the kitchen

Welcome to the final ABC Radio Brisbane eNews for the year.
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These days, you can shoot, edit and distribute a film just using your smartphone. But things were pretty different for the filmmakers of 100 years ago, as Dr Daryl Sparkes found out.

Metro Arts is expecting an exodus of up-and-coming artists from Brisbane, after all the organisation's federal funding was cut for the next four years.

Before he became the legendary Mao's Last Dancer, Li Cunxin was a peasant boy in communist China with a burning desire to work harder than everyone else.

Baby boomers have been copping criticism from the day they were born, from being too left-wing and delinquent, to being too conservative and greedy, but researchers suggest much of the criticism doesn't stack up.

With over 130 dolls and several spools of pink tinsel, a Barbie-themed bus has been declared the most festive in Brisbane, beating a Bluey-themed bus in the annual Christmas competition.

It can be an anxious time being in hospital, especially if you're waiting to have surgery.

This summer know your ABCs; action plan, be safe, connect with us. The ABC has a host of useful resources and tips on how to best prepare yourself for emergency weather so you can keep you and your household safe.

What better gifts are there to to give this year than ones you can eat?

Hydrangeas are beautiful, but the colour you purchase at the nursery is not necessarily the colour you will end up with.

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