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Mass sand pumping on Sunshine Coast beaches
Around 100,000 cubic metres of sand – equivalent to 10,000 truckloads – will be pumped into the beach at Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast over the next four
Read more30 April 2026
Business, Government, Local, Tourism
Construction starts on new Sunshine Coast Crowne Plaza
Construction has begun on the $150 million Crowne Plaza Maroochydore on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
The premium hotel, located in Ocean Street, is being delivered by
Read more30 April 2026
Business, Retail
David Jones earnings up 325 percent, reports growth
David Jones has reported a surge in profitability and a return to growth in its 2026 financial year-to-date trading update.
Earnings (EBITDA) increased 325 percent for
Read more29 April 2026
Business, Legal
Technology and real time deadlines changed the face of law
Practising law over a long period of time has meant dealing with technological change, more prescriptive laws and more demanding real time deadlines.
For three long-term
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Business, Community, Energy & Resources, Environment, Federal, Government
Oil recycling success story stalls as levy fails to keep pace
One of the quiet achievers of Australia’s recycling sector is stalling, with infrastructure maxed out and millions of litres of untreated lubricant waste oil at risk
Read more28 April 2026
Business, Perspectives, Retail
Action against supermarkets will set future shopping rules
By Jeannie Marie Paterson
The consumer watchdog’s Federal Court case against Woolworths over its “prices dropped” promotions is underway and will run into next
Read more23 April 2026
Education, Government, Local, People, Research & Science
Leading city researchers supported onto global stage
Six of Brisbane’s leading researchers and innovators will receive grants to attend major international conferences in their fields.
The 2026 Lord Mayor’s Convention
Read more29 April 2026
Education, Government, Schools, State
School support officers added to youth crime squads
The Queensland Government has added School Support and Child Safety Officers to its Youth Co-Responder Teams as part of the battle against youth crime.
The teams have
Read more27 April 2026
Education, Schools
Demand for Catholic education grows across SEQ
Interest in faith-based schooling is growing across South-East Queensland, with more than 5000 families enrolled to attend Brisbane Catholic Education’s 2026 Open
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Education, Research & Science
Scientists capture mysterious glowing treetops
Faint electrical glows shimmering from treetops have been captured by storm-chasing scientists.
Penn State University researchers say these “corona discharges” were
Read more22 April 2026
Education, Government, Schools, State
Work begins on new Caloundra South school
Construction has started on a new $98 million primary school in one of Australia’s fastest growing areas.
The Caloundra South primary school on Queensland’s Sunshine
Read more21 April 2026Government, Local
Mass sand pumping on Sunshine Coast beaches
Around 100,000 cubic metres of sand – equivalent to 10,000 truckloads – will be pumped into the beach at Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast over the next four
Read more30 April 2026
Federal, Government, Local
Major Brisbane artery road upgrade complete
Work has been completed on the $10.9 million Wynnum Road and Hemmant-Tingalpa Road intersection upgrade.
It was designed to improve safety and traffic flow, with the
Read more29 April 2026
Appointments, Federal, Government, People
Trump appoints new Australian ambassador
By Michelle Grattan
US President Donald Trump has finally appointed an ambassador to Australia – David Brat, a conservative former Republican congressman.
The post has
Read more29 April 2026
Brisbane 2032, Business, Community, Government, Infrastructure, Local
Sunshine Coast gears business for Olympic opportunities
The Sunshine Coast has begun preparing its business community to capitalise on opportunities emerging from the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Sunshine Coast Mayor
Read more28 April 2026
Government, Local
‘Nightmare’ weed invades Moreton Bay properties
Tropical soda apple, a highly invasive weed, has been found on properties at Stony Creek, Neurum and Morayfield, north of Brisbane.
The City of Moreton Bay says council
Read more28 April 2026
Economy, Finances
Australia’s inflation moves into danger zone
Australia’s inflation struggles are continuing with the Consumer Price Index rising 4.6 percent in the year to March off the back of fuel cost blowouts.
The annual
Read more29 April 2026
Economy, Employment
Should you take the $1000 tax deduction and run?
By Fei Gao
When Australian workers lodge a tax return from mid next year, around 6 million taxpayers look set to be able to claim up to A$1000 with an “instant”
Read more27 April 2026
Economy, Federal, Finances, Government, Perspectives
Australia’s gas reserves ownership under the microscope
By Samantha Hepburn
Over the last decade, Australia has become one of the world’s largest exporters of liquefied natural gas.
But while the gas is extracted from
Read more23 April 2026
Economy, Perspectives
Are we finally seeing the end of oil?
By Wesley Morgan and Ben Newell
US President Donald Trump is a longtime climate denier and oil industry ally, who sums up his own energy policy as “drill, baby,
Read more22 April 2026
Economy, Employment
Unemployment steady at 4.3% in March
The seasonally adjusted national unemployment rate was steady at 4.3 percent in March off the back of 18,000 new jobs.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures
Read more16 April 2026
Arts, Music
Female stars being banished to the ‘Khia Asylum’
By James Hall
What do Bebe Rexha, Katy Perry, Meghan Trainor and Rita Ora all have in common? They’re all trapped in the “Khia Asylum”.
The Khia Asylum
Read more30 April 2026
Arts, Music, Theatre
The Choir of Man heading to Brisbane in September
West End hit The Choir of Man is coming to Brisbane as part of the 2026 Brisbane Festival line-up.
The production will be staged in the South Bank Cultural Forecourt
Read more23 April 2026
Arts, Theatre
‘Love letter to the modern woman’ comes to QPAC
MO Theatre’s production of Pramkicker by English playwright Sadie Hasler is coming to the Queensland Performing Arts Centre from July 1 to 4, 2026.
The production
Read more21 April 2026
Arts, Fine arts
Bold, experimental and significant Chinese art at HOTA
Bold and experimental Chinese art which examines questions of identity, censorship, memory, tradition and transformation is on at the Home of the Arts (HOTA).
The
Read more20 April 2026
Arts, Film & Television
Long awaited film sequel about to hit cinemas
The long-awaited sequel to the iconic movie The Devil Wears Prada will debut in cinemas on April 30, 2026.
Nearly 20 years after the original was released, The Devil
Read more20 April 2026
Community, Environment, Government, State
Third area declared a Special Wildlife Reserve
The Queensland Government has declared a 229,000-hectare area south-west of Mount Isa a Special Wildlife Reserve.
The Pilungah Special Wildlife Reserve, owned by Bush
Read more30 April 2026
Community, Health
Tips for finding better value health insurance
By Lisa Farrell and Meg Elkins
Petrol. Groceries. Electricity. Rent. The cost-of-living crisis is squeezing household budgets from every direction, and private health
Read more29 April 2026
Community, Events
Jan Power’s Farmers Markets open at Eagle Farm Racecourse
The farmers markets will return to Eagle Farm Racecourse – this time powered by the family of foodie powerhouse Jan Power.
Run by Jan’s daughter Astrid Gates and her
Read more28 April 2026
Community, Perspectives, Sport
‘Impossible’ two-hour marathon barrier broken
By Mark Connick
On May 6, 1954, Sir Roger Bannister did what was deemed impossible in athletics: he ran a mile in less than four minutes.
The milestone was celebrated
Read more28 April 2026
Community, Events
AI insights at Women in Technology breakfast
Brisbane’s innovators will join the 2026 Inspiring Women in STEM networking breakfast on Thursday at PwC.
The Women in Technology (WIT) event will highlight the
Read more27 April 2026
People
20,000 seafarers stranded in the Strait of Hormuz
By Claudio Bozzi
As the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drags on, the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization has sounded the alarm over a related
Read more30 April 2026
People
India tops number of immigrants to Australia
More than 30 percent of Australia’s residents are born overseas, with India representing the largest number of immigrants in 2025, overtaking England for the first
Read more29 April 2026
Appointments, People
Griffith University VC appointed to University of Melbourne
Griffith University has started a global hunt for its sixth Vice Chancellor, after incumbent Carolyn Evans was appointed VC of the University of Melbourne – her alma
Read more28 April 2026
Arts, Music, People
Music star Alan Osmond passes away at 76
Alan Osmond, leader of the Osmonds singing group which had a string of hits in the 1970s, has passed away aged 76.
His death came a year after brother Wayne succumbed to
Read more23 April 2026
Appointments, People
O’Shea appointed as Partner at Allens law firm
International law firm Allens has appointed commercial lawyer Joseph O’Shea as a Partner in its Brisbane office.
Mr O’Shea acts in complex commercial disputes on
Read more22 April 2026
Perspectives
More places needed in fledgling home support scheme
By Luke Traini, CEO, Trilogy Care
Hundreds of thousands of older Australians on the waiting list for home care packages were justifiably hopeful when Support at Home
Read more30 April 2026Community, Environment, Perspectives
Emerging urban heat islands put billions at risk
By Hamish Lewis and Luke Harrington
We tend to think of climate change impacts as dramatic and destructive. Storms and floods that bring down landslides and swamp
Read more30 April 2026
Perspectives
Banning protest slogans won’t end antisemitism
By Imogen Richards
The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion will deliver its interim report to the Governor-General this week. Public hearings will
Read more29 April 2026
Federal, Government, Perspectives
The times suit Albanese, but he is still not popular
By Frank Bongiorno
The times might be bad, but they have suited Anthony Albanese. The explosions on the political right since the 2025 election have, in electoral
Read more27 April 2026
Business, Legal, Perspectives
CGT discount supports foreign renewables investors
By Melinda Peters, Andrew Bukowski, Kate Swain and Melissa Simpson from McCullough Robertson Lawyers
As Australia accelerates its transition to renewable energy, foreign
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