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The six things that hinder successful careers
Most careers can survive a few ups and downs. You win a few, you lose a few. Sometimes it works out. Sometimes, not so much.
When I started writing the Worknado book a
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17 May 2024
Business, Community, Federal, Government, State, Transport
Record road toll renews data sharing call
Australia has recorded its worst 12-month road toll in more than a decade.
Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economic figures show 1310 people died on
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18 May 2024
Business, Community, Retail
Spam a recipe for Pizza Hut deep pain
Pizza Hut has been fined $2.5 million for sending more than 10 million marketing messages in breach of Australian spam laws.
An Australian Communications and Media
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17 May 2024
Business, Property
Fresh look for old Bulimba Barracks site
The site of the former Bulimba Barracks is being transformed into a residential development with 800 dwellings.
New artist’s impressions for the site were recently
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17 May 2024
Business, Economy, Education, Higher Education, Mining & Resources
Massive price tag on phasing out coal burning
Phasing out coal to meet international climate targets would cost at least $US 2 trillion, a new assessment has concluded.
Researchers at Chalmers University of
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15 May 2024
Business, Retail
Southeast Asia has a thirst for Sobah
A Gold Coast craft brewery was among the star attractions at Food & Hotel Asia 2024.
Sobah, which operates out of Burleigh Heads, was one of 160 companies showcased
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15 May 2024
Community, Education, Health, Higher Education
Perpetrator naming key to male accountability
Greg Anderson, Adrian Bayley and Rowan Baxter. Do these names ring a bell?
Perhaps if we mention Rosie Batty or Jill Meagher or Hannah Clarke, the penny will drop.
The
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Community, Education, Health, Higher Education
Inner voice a big part of getting through the day
People often talk about the “voice in their head” that advises, warns and sometimes confounds them.
It turns out that most humans have this, and it plays a really
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16 May 2024
Education, Federal, Government, Higher Education
Bid to end international student poaching
The scrapping of commissions on student transfers and new accommodation requirements for universities are among the proposed changes in Australia’s international
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13 May 2024
Community, Education, Health, Higher Education
World-first treatment program for flood survivors
Southern Cross University has been chosen to trial a new treatment program to help residents of northern NSW suffering Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after the
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Business, Economy, Education, Federal, Federal Budget, Government, Infrastructure, Vocational
Fee-free TAFE pledge for construction sector
An extra 20,000 fee-free vocational training places will be offered next year to boost the workforce in the construction and housing industries.
Next week’s Federal
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8 May 2024
Community, Government, Local, Sport
Sweet milestone for Honey Farm sporting precinct
Work has begun on a major sporting and recreation precinct on the Sunshine Coast.
The Honey Farm Sport and Recreation Precinct at Meridian Plains will feature sporting
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19 May 2024
Business, Government, Infrastructure, Local, Property
Minimum car parks scaled back for city apartments
Brisbane City Council is scaling down mandatory car parking requirements in the inner city as part of efforts to make housing more affordable.
The Inner-City
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16 May 2024
Business, Government, State, Technology, Transport
Robotic efficiency at ports focus of research
Research to improve the efficiency in our ports has received $1.5m in funding from the Queensland Government.
Brisbane-based Young Guns Container Crew is developing
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16 May 2024
Community, Economy, Federal, Federal Budget, Government, Health
Pandemic ‘amnesia’ in public health response
Australia remains unprepared for the next pandemic following this week’s Federal Budget, according to the Public Health Association of Australia.
Association CEO Terry
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15 May 2024
Economy, Federal, Federal Budget, Government
The Federal Budget – Newsreel style
By Steve Zeppa
Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered the Federal Budget last night. Here is what you need to know.
“This is a Budget for the here and now and it’s a
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15 May 2024
Economy
Sustainability focus in updated trade agreement
An updated trading agreement with our southeast Asian neighbours will include enhanced obligations around sustainability and equality.
The Federal Parliament Joint
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19 May 2024
Economy, Employment
Unemployment edges higher in changing economy
Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rose to 4.1 percent in April. This was up from a revised 3.9 per cent in March as jobless numbers jumped by 30,000 during
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16 May 2024
Economy, Employment
Wage growth still tracking above 4 percent
Private sector annual wage growth is remaining above four percent, despite a tightening of economic activity and moderating inflation.
Australian Bureau of Statistics
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15 May 2024
Business, Community, Economy, Transport, Travel
Overseas tourists return to Sunshine State
Queensland’s attraction for international tourists is showing signs of recovery after the dismal COVID-19 pandemic years.
Overseas short-term visitor figures for March
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14 May 2024
Economy
No plans for spending spree after tax cuts
Less than 10 percent of Australians plan to splurge the extra cash they will receive through the Stage 3 tax cuts.
From July 1, taxpayers are expected to be between $350
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14 May 2024
Arts
First Nations art focus of new Board
The search is on for the inaugural Board members who will be tasked with advancing First Nation art in Australia.
Creative Australia has opened an Expression on Interest
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16 May 2024
Arts, Dance
Queenslanders finalists in grand Prix of ballet
The Queensland Ballet Academy has produced Australia’s only finalists at the prestigious Prix de Lausanne 2024 competition in Switzerland.
The Prix de Lausanne is the
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Arts, Music
Superfans drive a buoyant global year for music
The global music industry had an unexpected bumper year in 2023 as “superfans” drove sales and emerging markets took off.
The Goldman Sachs 2023 Music in the Air
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15 May 2024
Arts
Flip the script and go vertical for cash
TikTok creators rejoice. $10,000 grants are up for grabs to help you hone your craft.
For the first time, Screen Queensland is offering support to producers of vertical
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9 May 2024
Arts, Economy
Full-time artists in rapid decline
Less than one in 10 Australian artists work full-time in their field, a drop of more than 60 percent in under a decade.
A recent Creative Australia-commissioned report
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8 May 2024
Community, Health
Spike in racism-related calls to crisis line
A national crisis hotline dedicated to First Nations people has seen a sharp rise in racist-induced calls across its two years of operation.
13YARN, an Indigenous-led
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19 May 2024
Brisbane 2032, Community
Games stadium contract goes to market
The contract to upgrade Sunshine Coast Stadium in preparation for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympics will go to market on Monday.
The stadium was one of three
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18 May 2024
Arts, Community, Sport
TV networks bank on Aussie sport programs
Australia’s commercial television networks increased their investment in local programing last year, while dialling back on overseas content.
A new Australian
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18 May 2024
Community, Education, Health, Higher Education
Naturopathic centre drives new disease fight
The National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine (NCNM) is aiming to “change the conversation” on health as it explores enhanced natural treatments for a wide range of
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Brisbane 2032, Community, Sport
Matildas chase more Cup glory on home soil
The Matildas have the opportunity to again galvanise a nation, with Australia to host the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup.
Queensland will join New South Wales and Western
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16 May 2024
Appointments, Government, People, State
Commissioner and Department heads announced
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) Acting Commissioner Stephen Smith has been made permanent, after six months in the caretaker role.
Commissioner Smith has
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17 May 2024
People
Making a stand for gender equality
By Elissa Lawrence
QUT researcher Professor Michael Flood has spent decades advocating for gender equality and engaging men and boys in domestic and sexual violence
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Business, Education, Higher Education, People, Technology
Sometimes you just want the chatbot
In the 1998 movie Small Soldiers one of the characters is trying to report some toys coming to life and running amok.
He is talking to a human, and not having much luck
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15 May 2024
Education, Higher Education, People
Social media ‘gap week’ lifts self esteem
A single “gap week” from social media has been found to be enough to significantly lift self-esteem and body image in young women.
A study by the York University
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13 May 2024
Appointments, Brisbane 2032, Community, Education, Higher Education, People
McKay to oversee QUT engagement and marketing
CEO and senior executive Lara McKay is the new Vice-President (Engagement) and Chief Marketing Officer at QUT.
Ms McKay will join the Brisbane university from Ormond
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Economy, Employment, People, Perspectives
The six things that hinder successful careers
Most careers can survive a few ups and downs. You win a few, you lose a few. Sometimes it works out. Sometimes, not so much.
When I started writing the Worknado book a
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17 May 2024
Brisbane 2032, Community, Perspectives, Sport
Fund sets up Aussie athletes for success and life
By Nat Cook
Every athlete should be celebrated.
Every athlete should be encouraged.
And every athlete should be supported.
I am not just talking about those who stand
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15 May 2024
Arts, Perspectives
Comedy cleansing drives chronic laughter drought
By Shane Rodgers
Do you ever think about what makes you laugh out loud and uncontrollably?
These days it might be nothing. But there is something in our weird and
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11 May 2024
Arts, Brisbane 2032, Business, Community, Infrastructure, Music, Perspectives
What Taylor Swift can teach us about Olympic stadiums
By Shane Rodgers
There was something very curious about two sets of economic data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in the past couple of weeks.
They
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7 May 2024
Business, Perspectives, Technology
Fear of posting leaves content dancing in the dark
By Joe McKay
For better or worse, LinkedIn is part of Australian life.
Around 70 percent of the adult population (over 14m Aussies) have a LinkedIn account. Global
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30 April 2024