Study. Work. Live in Brisbane

Brisbane is Australia’s New World City, a multi-cultural hub of creativity and invention that provides students with forward-thinking educational providers and world-class research facilities, all in a sub-tropical climate ideal for an outdoor lifestyle. It is also the capital city of the sunshine state, Queensland. Brisbane is home to over 2.2 million people. Brisbane has a humid subtropical climate with warm to hot and humid summers and dry moderately warm winters.

Brisbane offers world-class education along with a high quality, accessible lifestyle – especially if you compare living expenses and tuition costs with other developed countries.

Brisbane is a safe and friendly city with a beautiful climate, outdoor lifestyle and a generous community spirit. In fact, Australia’s low crime rates make it one of the safest countries compared with almost anywhere in the world.

The Gold Coast, the Australian capital of theme parks and beautiful beach strips, is only 80km and one hour drive away from Brisbane. So you will never be running short of fun things to do.

Art & Culture

Strap yourself in and enjoy Brisbane’s biggest line-up of events yet. From the colourful, to the inspiring and the exclusive, Brisbane’s arts scene is packed with character in summer. Brisbane also have wide range of places for arts and museum enthusiast, such as Queensland Museum & Sciencentre, The Workshops Rail Museum,  La Boite Theatre Company, Queensland Maritime Museum, State Library of Queensland, Queensland Art Gallery, Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology, The Old Museum of Brisbane, and Brisbane Powerhouse just to name a few.

Sports

Brisbane is full of outdoor sporting activities to spoil the outdoor enthusiasts.  You can test yourself in Brisbane without leaving the city. Hold your breath as you abseil 20 metres down the 20 million year old kangaroo Point cliffs in only 20 seconds or rock climb your way to the top with the meandering Brisbane River at your back. If you want to be closer to the water, then kayak your way around every bend of the river; no matter what the weather. You can get a bird’s eye view of how the river shapes our city when you do the Story Bridge Adventure Climb. When you get to the top of Brisbane’s most famous 1940’s icon, catch your breath and look around for a glimpse of the beautiful Moreton Bay. How about cycling or rollerblading along the Riverwalk – over 20 km of riverside paths and bikeways?

Cafe & Restaurant

Brisbane is never in short of places to experience best casual and fine dining experiences. It also has wide range of produce markets for foodie enthusiast in places such as Jan Power’s farmers market, Riverside market at The Pier, Redcliffe Jetty Market, Rocklea Markets, and Springfield Markets just to name a few. If you are in the mood of riverside dining, then try Stokehouse, Aria Brisbane Restaurant,  Byblos Bar & Restaurant, The Jetty, and many more.

Shopping

Brisbane is never in short of places to experience best casual and fine dining experiences. It also has wide range of produce markets for foodie enthusiast in places such as Jan Power’s farmers market, Riverside market at The Pier, Redcliffe Jetty Market, Rocklea Markets, and Springfield Markets just to name a few. If you are in the mood of riverside dining, then try Stokehouse, Aria Brisbane Restaurant,  Byblos Bar & Restaurant, The Jetty, and many more.

Entertainment & Night Life

Brisbane is dubbed the City of Scenes. From classic watering holes on every second corner to sophisticated bars with immense couches, where you can lie back and listen to music that never stops, our pubs, bars and live-music venues are the perfect meeting places. Our Urban Villages entice with a range of intimate nightspots and live music. In particular, West End and Fortitude Valley are perfect to see emerging bands, enjoy live indie-rock, get up close to national and international acts or groove to innovative jazz bands.