"It is wonderful that Brisbane is fostering an ideas “smart” culture- affordable and free events like this that provoke thought and debate in the community are essential!"
-Audience Comment 2006

"The Festival stimulates brain cells and avoids Alzheimer’s taking over"
-Audience Comment 2006

"It has been great to sit beside a variety of other Brisbanites, Queenslanders and foreign visitors and discuss topics that are being brought to the surface"
-Audience Comment 2006

To revisit Ideas 2006 highlights or catch up on ideas you might have missed a selection of papers, transcripts and audio files are published here.