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#CapTech2026 global investor gateway heads to Australia
Australian businesses will take centre stage in the global innovation and investment arena as #CapTech2026 returns for its fifth year.
The forum is designed to connect
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Business, Community, Property, Retail, Support & Services
Hamilton site to house permanent food and arts market
A new permanent market, styled on Melbourne’s famous Queen Victoria Market, is being developed in the Brisbane suburb of Hamilton.
A website has been established
Read more13 August 2026
Business, Economy, Finances
#CapTech2026 global investor gateway heads to Australia
Australian businesses will take centre stage in the global innovation and investment arena as #CapTech2026 returns for its fifth year.
The forum is designed to connect
Read morePartner content
Business, Rural
State invests $2 million into cattle breeding technology
Queensland agricultural biotechnology company Nbryo will receive a $2 million State Government investment to accelerate advanced cattle breeding technology.
The
Read more12 August 2026
Business, Energy & Resources, Perspectives
The US has a sudden interest in small NSW town
By Robert Monterosso
The town of Fifield near Parkes is about a six-hour drive west of Sydney, and at the last census was home to about 130 people.
Now, the town has
Read more11 August 2026
Business, Government, Products, Retail, State
Ekka showbag blitz finds little to worry about
A safety blitz on Ekka showbags has revealed only one unsafe toy among the 373 bags assessed.
Office of Fair Trading inspectors will continue to monitor product safety
Read more10 August 2026
Community, Education, Health, People, Research & Science
Tickling is a cross-cultural screaming sensation
By Anina Rich
We’ve all been tickled. We all know our ticklish spots, and we all know how we respond when these are tickled: helpless laughter, attempts at escape,
Read more13 August 2026
Education, People, Schools
Young baseball star celebrates record 14 strikeouts
Australian Christian College Moreton is celebrating the success of two of its young baseball stars in the recent Australian Little League Championship.
Evan Grobler and
Read more12 August 2026
Education, Perspectives, Schools
Disadvantaged students still falling behind in NAPLAN
By Andres Molina
Last week’s NAPLAN results landed with their usual media splash. There were headlines worrying about the significant proportions of students below
Read more12 August 2026
Brisbane 2032, Community, Education, Higher Education
New leadership institute launched at QUT
QUT has launched a new institute that will focus on creating leadership growth as one of the legacies of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The QUT
Read more11 August 2026
Early Learning, Education
Brisbane’s ‘hidden gem’ Hamilton childcare centre
You could easily miss the Hamilton Guardian Childcare and Education Centre nestled in a quiet street in Brisbane’s inner-north.
The centre, at 405 MacArthur
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Government, Local
Council provides free campsite to address homelessness
The City of Moreton Bay has announced a free camping site for tents to help deal with the region’s homeless crisis.
The site Wyllie Park in Petrie includes a current
Read more13 August 2026
Business, Government, Infrastructure, Local
Milestone for new Redcliffe Suttons Beach Pavilion
The new Suttons Beach Pavilion at Redcliffe, north of Brisbane, has moved a step closer to completion.
Around 160 cubic metres of concrete is now being poured for the
Read more12 August 2026
Federal, Government, Local, State
Burleigh to Broadbeach light rail open for passengers
Stage three of the Gold Coast Light Rail is now operational, providing services between Burleigh Heads and Broadbeach.
The section includes eight new stations and a
Read more10 August 2026
Business, Federal, Government, Infrastructure, Technology
ACCC to explore gaps in regional mobile coverage
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced an inquiry into regional mobile coverage.
It wants to determine if regulating wholesale access to
Read more5 August 2026
Government, State
Nearly 49,000 new homes for Wide Bay Burnett plan
The new draft Wide Bay Burnett Regional and Infrastructure Plan for 2026 includes a target for 49,000 new homes by 2046.
Public consultation on the future of the region
Read more4 August 2026
Economy, Finances
Earnings growth falls to a four-year low
Wages growth has fallen to the lowest level in four years, but the salary gender gap is continuing to close.
Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released today show
Read more13 August 2026
Economy, Finances
Inflation trending down across OECD countries
One third of countries in the OECD have inflation sitting at two percent or lower.
This compares with Australia’s inflation rate of 3.8 percent in June,
Read more5 August 2026
Economy, Employment
Homeless population reaches 122,000 in Australia
More than 122,000 people are homeless in Australia with women and children the most affected, according to The Salvation Army.
Contrary to common perceptions, rough
Read more4 August 2026
Economy, Finances
EVs and rebooked holidays drive consumer spending lift
Household spending rose in June but this was largely due to a spike in Electric Vehicle (EV) sales and the resumption of travel delayed by the Iranian war.
Australian
Read more4 August 2026
Economy, Employment
Pension rules stifling incentive to work longer
Older Australians who want to earn extra money are being penalised by inflexible Age Pension rules, according to industry super fund HESTA.
SuperEd research,
Read more4 August 2026
Arts, Music, Perspectives
Dancing Queen turns 50 but never gets old
“Anybody could be that guy. The night is young and the music’s high.’
By Shane Rodgers
Pretty much anybody who has been on a dance floor in the past five decades
Read more12 August 2026
Arts, Music
Ariana Grande back at the top of the charts
Ariana Grande is back on the top of the ARIA Albums Chart with her new album Petal.
The success comes just days after the singer announced she was pulling back from
Read more10 August 2026
Arts, Film & Television
Free movie fest celebrates puppetry in motion
The cinematic work of The Jim Henson Company will be shown for free with 90 movies at GOMA from September 12.
Watch classics such as Where the Wild Things Are, The
Read more6 August 2026
Arts, Dance
Cirque du Soleil’s KOOZA to open in Brisbane
Cirque du Soleil returns to its origins with breathtaking acrobatics combined with the timeless art of clowning when KOOZA premiers in Brisbane tomorrow.
The name KOOZA
Read more5 August 2026
Arts, Fine arts
Brisbane in focus for Lord Mayors Photographic Awards
Images capturing Brisbane’s rainy city streets, backyard summers, local wildlife and river views are the focus of the 2026 Lord Mayor’s Photographic Awards.
This
Read more3 August 2026
Community, Health
New heart map opens the way for better treatments
Queensland researchers have created a highly detailed map of the chemical signals that control heart function.
They say this will open “new avenues” for the
Read more13 August 2026
Community, Government, Health, Local, Travel
Details released for ‘missing link’ Brisbane bikeway
Brisbane City Council has announced details of a new cycling link between the Western Freeway Bikeway and the Bicentennial Bikeway.
It says this will mean a safer, more
Read more12 August 2026
Community, Environment, Government, Local, Support & Services
New 20-year plan to revitalize Kedron Brook
A new 20-year plan aims to transform Kedron Brook in Brisbane’s north into one of the city’s “premier lifestyle and recreation corridors”.
The Kedron Brook
Read more12 August 2026
Arts, Community, Events, Fine arts
Straddie Arts Trail brings creativity and stories alive
The Straddie Arts Trail is returning for its fifth year later this month.
From August 14-16 visitors to North Stradbroke Island (aka Minjerribah) can enjoy art, design,
Read more10 August 2026
Community, Education, Health, Research & Science
Some good news for moderate wine drinkers
A major study of alcohol consumption has confirmed the long-term health dangers but also found some good news for moderate wine drinkers.
The study, reported by Science
Read more10 August 2026
Community, Events, People
‘Trendy’ Mahjong is having a global moment
By Aaron Teo
From designer tile sets and “mahjong parties” to growing numbers of clubs and classes, the centuries-old Chinese tile game Mahjong is becoming trendy
Read more13 August 2026
Appointments, People
Shake-up of senior roles in the Queensland public service
The Queensland Government has announced some major role changes in the senior ranks of the state public service.
The changes include:David Mackie has been appointed
Read more10 August 2026
Appointments, People
New Governor for Queensland Justice Thomas Bradley
Queensland’s 28th Governor has been announced as Justice Thomas Bradley, current Cout of Appeal Judge who will take over from Dr Janette Young on November 1,
Read more4 August 2026
Appointments, People
New industry leads for Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton has appointed new leads for their Mining, Energy, and Retail industry groups.
In Brisbane, Will Kendall has been appointed National Head of Mining and
Read more3 August 2026
People
Confiscated travel products donated to those in crisis
Unused toothpaste, shampoo and soap confiscated from Brisbane international travellers are being donated to people experiencing hardship.
Personal care items such as
Read more3 August 2026
Federal, Government, Perspectives
One Nation closing in on Labor’s ‘mythical status’ voters
By Emily Foley and Josh Sunman
Australian politics has long afforded an almost mythical status to certain categories of voters – usually a large group that feels
Read more13 August 2026
Community, Environment, Perspectives
Climate ‘whiplash’ becoming more common and severe
By Linden Ashcroft
What flashes to mind when you hear the word “whiplash”?
Perhaps you picture someone’s head rocking back and forth during a car crash – a
Read more12 August 2026
Perspectives
Losing our religion – a census night big question
By Afzal Chowdhary
When I sit down to fill in my first Australian Census in 2026, one question I will be watching closely is a familiar one. Back home in India, “What
Read more11 August 2026
Business, Perspectives, Technology
Smart glasses come with a minefield of privacy issues
Kimberlee Weatherall and Milica Stilinovic
There are now many more people walking the streets in Australia wearing glasses that can subtly film and record the world
Read more10 August 2026
Federal, Government, Perspectives
Cancelled speech reveals perils of immigration policy
By Michelle Grattan
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke’s cancelling of his big speech on migration that had been scheduled for delivery at the National Press Club this
Read more6 August 2026