Neesha Sinnya
Neesha Sinnya is a social media journalist for Brisbane Times.
Brisbane’s best Easter treats of 2026
These cafes and bakeries are going all out with Easter-fied drinks and desserts, from creative hot cross buns to chocolate-topped lattes and more.
- Neesha Sinnya
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I paid an Etsy witch to cast a spell – and it worked (I think)
With spells advertised for less than $5, I couldn’t resist, and was duly rewarded when a “weather ritual” paid off.
- Neesha Sinnya
Up close and personal: Brisbane clubs commit to getting Gen Z offline
The 20-somethings and late teens of Generation Z often get a bad rap for being addicted to their phones. But these groups are proving young people want to connect face to face.
- Neesha Sinnya
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From the outside, William Tan led a glamorous life. Now he faces dozens of sickening charges
The former high-flier phoned his elderly mother one day from prison. He had an urgent request: that she visit a website to delete one of his accounts – without reading anything on it.
- Cloe Read and Neesha Sinnya
The run club for people who hate run clubs is selling out in 30 seconds
This Brisbane-based run club focuses as much on bars as it does running, and it’s so popular, it’s turning people away.
- Neesha Sinnya
Having a lend: Brisbane’s most borrowed books of 2025 revealed
From Trent Dalton to Richard Osman, find out which books Brisbane couldn’t put down in 2025, as library borrowing hits a record-breaking 5.9 million items.
- Neesha Sinnya
The feel-good stories of 2025: Heartwarming Brisbane stories we shared this year
As we prepare to farewell the year that was, here is a look back at the moments that made us smile, laugh and cheer.
- Neesha Sinnya
Most would avoid Brisbane’s lowest-rated hotels and eateries. Not Jon
The content creator behind Steven Miles’ viral bench press video swims against the tide of spruiking the best of the best.
- Neesha Sinnya
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Inside ‘the takedown’ of a Brisbane dance enterprise
For many dancers, it was a safe haven. But recent claims of alleged emotional manipulation and unpaid work have since embroiled the once-thriving community.
- Neesha Sinnya and Cloe Read
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- Crime
Boy, 3, dies in foyer of police station after crash south of Brisbane
A three-year-old boy has died in the foyer of a police station south of Brisbane after being in a car crash with his family, while his father allegedly fled the scene in what is being treated as a domestic violence incident.
- Cloe Read and Neesha Sinnya