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Port of Brisbane strives to be a ‘good ancestor’
A famous Swiss watchmaker says you never really own one of its products, instead you merely look after it for the next generation.
Port of Brisbane CEO Neil Stephens has
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Port of Brisbane strives to be a ‘good ancestor’
A famous Swiss watchmaker says you never really own one of its products, instead you merely look after it for the next generation.
Port of Brisbane CEO Neil Stephens has
Read morePartner content
Business, Infrastructure, Transport
Excess light rail equipment being sold at auction
Surplus equipment and materials from the Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3 are being sold at auction.
Bidding for more than 600 batches of civil construction and industrial
Read more18 August 2026
Business, Economy, Employment
New minimum pay rates start for gig workers
On-demand delivery workers will be required to be paid a minimum pay rate of at least $31.30 under new rules that take effect this week.
The new minimum standards cover
Read more18 August 2026
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
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Education, Higher Education, Perspectives, Schools
Oral exams return to crack down on cheating
Analysis – Nicole Brownlie
Universities are increasingly turning to oral exams to stop students using artificial intelligence (AI) to cheat.
Some unis say it
Read more18 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
Federal, Government
Australia needs to ‘move up the AI value chain’
By Michelle Grattan
Australia must move up the Artificial Intelligence (AI) value chain rather than simply hosting data centres, the Assistant Minister for Science,
Read more18 August 2026
Federal, Government
PNG citizens to serve in Australian defence force
Australia and Papua New Guinea have held talks in recent days as part of efforts to shore up defence cooperation under the new Pukpuk Treaty.
The talks included plans to
Read more17 August 2026
Government, State
Mental health nurses for Redland, Redcliffe and Hervey Bay
Redland, Redcliffe and Hervey Bay hospitals have recruited specialist mental health nurses who will work with emergency clinicians to provide faster assessment and
Read more16 August 2026
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 2026Economy, Finances, Perspectives
Ban on card surcharges may have big rent impacts
By Fengfei Li
From October 1, businesses will no longer be able to add surcharges to payments made on the EFTPOS, Visa or Mastercard networks, following reforms by the
Read more18 August 2026
Economy, Finances, Perspectives
Negative home equity a low risk in the long run
By Steven Rowley
For most people who buy a home, a mortgage represents the single largest debt they will take on in their lives.
But what happens if the market value of
Read more17 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
Arts, Music
Kylie Minogue glow-up finds chart success
A repackaged Kylie Minogue is back on the Australian charts with two records that have received a 2026 glow-up.
Minogue’s collaboration with Madonna – Love Sensation
Read more16 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
Community, Health
COVID linked to reactivation of dormant viruses
COVID-19 has been found to reactivate certain chronic viruses that have been dormant in the body.
Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital say there is emerging
Read more17 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
Arts, Film & Television, People
Hollywood actress Hayden Panettiere dead at 36
Heroes and Nashville actress Hayden Panettiere has died at the age of 36.
Her family released a short statement announcing her death. No cause of death was
Read more17 August 2026
People
Johnny Young was one of our great songwriters
Johnny Young has died at 79 from pancreatic cancer, and Australian pop music has lost another of its multifaceted creatives of the ‘60s and ’70s.
While there may
Read more16 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
Perspectives
European Union mandates AI labels to combat deep fakes
As the world is increasingly flooded with deepfakes, the European Union is taking action to help people distinguish what is real and what is not.
It recently started
Read more17 August 2026
Perspectives
US-Iran war stuck in a dangerous loop
If you feel a sense of déjà vu with the state of the US–Iran war, you’re not alone.
In recent days, Iran has again demanded the Trump administration lift sanctions
Read more16 August 2026
Business, Perspectives
New laws force tech companies to pay for news
By Caroline Fisher and Sora Park
The government has finally tabled its News Bargaining Incentive legislation to make big tech companies pay for the Australian journalism
Read more14 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