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Story Bridge to close over Christmas period
Brisbane’s Story Bridge is being closed to traffic for three weeks over the upcoming Christmas period.
It will be closed from 1am Sunday, December 27, 2026 until 5am
Read more28 September 2026
Business
Tradies to be given free access to mandatory standards
Tradies and small businesses will be given free access to mandatory Australian Standards for the first time later this year.
This could save small construction firms up
Read more28 September 2026
Business, Energy & Resources
Tenders awarded for Taroom Trough exploration area
The Queensland Government has awarded exploration tenders for areas in the Taroom Trough prospecting area, Julia Creek and north of Blackwater.
The successful Taroom
Read more23 September 2026
Business, Retail
Retailers battling abuse of ‘generous’ returns policies
Online fraud communities have been created for people to share tips on making fraudulent returns of bought items.
A new study also reveals the widespread practice of
Read more22 September 2026
Business, Community
Giant go-kart circuit to be built at Skygate
The Game Over group has announced it will build Queensland’s largest electric go-kart circuit in Brisbane Airport’s Skygate precinct.
The track is part of a new
Read more21 September 2026
Business, Infrastructure, People
Port people recall the moments that shaped an icon
The Port of Brisbane has long attracted dedicated people who have quietly shaped history, reclaiming land from the sea and keeping Queensland’s vital supply chains
Read morePartner content
Education, Research & Science
‘Drunk’ AI bots more likely to break the rules
Artificial Intelligence systems primed to imitate drunken behaviour are more likely to leak secret information and answer harmful questions.
New UNSW-led research found
Read more28 September 2026
Business, Economy, Education, Employment
Half of the workforce are overqualified for their jobs
By Inga Lass
Close to half of Australians believe they have more education than their job requires, a dynamic that is associated with lower job and life satisfaction.
A
Read more24 September 2026
Education, Research & Science
The brain found to be two distinct organs
The human brain has been found to be two distinct organs that evolved independently over millions of years.
A research team, led by Stanford Medicine, said it was
Read more23 September 2026
Education, Higher Education, Perspectives
Crack down on ‘visa hopping’ by overseas students
By Peter Hurley and Melinda Hildebrandt
The Australian government has announced visa changes making it harder for international students to bring their families with
Read more21 September 2026
Education, Research & Science
New cues link Long COVID and POTS
Dizziness, fatigue, brain fog and a racing heart are commonly associated with Long COVID but new research suggests these symptoms may indicate POTS (Postural orthostatic
Read more17 September 2026Government, Local
Story Bridge to close over Christmas period
Brisbane’s Story Bridge is being closed to traffic for three weeks over the upcoming Christmas period.
It will be closed from 1am Sunday, December 27, 2026 until 5am
Read more28 September 2026
Federal, Government
Australia signs new security agreement with Ukraine
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have signed a new Bilateral Security Agreement.
The agreement provides “a
Read more24 September 2026
Federal, Government
Cheesy selfie masks US-Australia divide on AI safeguards
By Michelle Grattan
Anthony Albanese was quick to put up a cheesy selfie with Donald Trump when the two rubbed shoulders at the president’s reception for those
Read more23 September 2026
Government, Local
Plans approved for new Moreton Bay Wildlife Hospital
Plans have been approved for the new Moreton Bay Wildlife Hospital, which will treat up to 7000 injured animals each year.
Construction is expected to start early next
Read more22 September 2026
Economy, Federal, Government, Perspectives
New report forecasts a fraught, turbulent and aging world
By Michelle Grattan
Artificial intelligence (AI) will be “a defining influence” on Australia’s economy over the next 40 years, according to the Intergenerational
Read more22 September 2026
Economy, Finances, Perspectives
China no longer easy pickings for exports and students
By Christoph Nedopil
For decades, China’s market of 1.4 billion people and extraordinary economic growth gave Australian exporters seemingly endless opportunities.
The
Read more28 September 2026
Economy, Employment
Unemployment rises as people reactivate job ambitions
People who were previously not looking for work started moving back into the workforce as the job market tightened in August.
Seasonally adjusted unemployment rose to
Read more24 September 2026
Economy, Finances
World economy is mostly riding out oil shock
The global economy has come through the oil shock from the Middle East conflict better than expected but inflation continues to haunt the recovery.
The OECD’s Interim
Read more24 September 2026
Economy, Finances, Perspectives
Surprising results from tax change modelling
By Nick Garvin and Elyse Dwyer
The Federal Government’s tax reforms are the most significant changes for housing investors Australia has seen since 1999. From July 1,
Read more23 September 2026
Economy
Queensland takes Australia’s top economic crown
Queensland is the number one performing economy in Australia, coming out on top because of its strength in business, housing and labour market investment.
The latest
Read more15 September 2026
Arts, Music
Farnham’s Whispering Jack back on top after 40 years
John Farnham’s classic Whispering Jack album is back at number one on the ARIA “on replay” albums chart off the back of the tribute concert to honour the
Read more28 September 2026
Arts, Music
John Farnham concert gets a second cinema run
A re-edited version of last weekend’s The Songs of John Farnham: A Living Legend – The Celebration Concert will be aired by HOYTS cinemas.
The cinema chain streamed
Read more23 September 2026
Arts, Music
Olivia Rodrigo chalks up 6 weeks at number one
Olivia Rodrigo’s You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love is back at number one in the ARIA Albums Chart, marking six non-consecutive weeks in that
Read more21 September 2026
Arts, Theatre
Brisbane Powerhouse welcomes new venue
The Brisbane Powerhouse will gain a new venue in the form of a Spiegeltent which is being moved from Wynnum, to the site of the former Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor
Read more16 September 2026
Arts, Film & Television
Jim Henson exhibition is for those who believe in magic
The Jim Henson exhibition at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art is for those who believe in magic.
QAGOMA curator Amanda Slack-Smith certainly does.
It took her nearly
Read more14 September 2026
Community, Events
Pasifika Vibes Festival celebrates vibrant Pacific cultures
The Pasifika Vibes Festival, which celebrates the cultures of the Pacific, will be held at Pine Rivers Showgrounds at Lawnton on October 4 and 5, 2026.
The festival,
Read more28 September 2026
Community, Health
Exercise more effective than common pain meds
Exercise can be 60 percent more effective than common pain relief medication, a new comprehensive Adelaide University study of 221,279 participants has
Read more24 September 2026
Community, Health
Daily chronic stress a time bomb for heart health
Chronic stress is believed to be creating hidden inflammation in the hearts of million of people – changing the organ’s structure and causing long term damage.
A new
Read more23 September 2026
Community, Health
Late flu spike reflects changing winter illness patterns
By Allen Cheng
The weather is warming up and the hay fever season has begun, but more people are experiencing cases of influenza than expected for spring.
In the two
Read more22 September 2026
Community, Government, Safety, State
Tougher dangerous driving rules to activate in December
New laws to crack down on dangerous driving, including a doubling of penalties for drug driving, will come into force in December 2026.
The laws include increased jail
Read more21 September 2026
Arts, Music, People
Angry Anderson dies weeks after heart attack overseas
Australian rock singer, songwriter, actor and television personality Angry Anderson has died several weeks after experiencing a heart attack while touring
Read more23 September 2026
People
Robert Irwin to headline new Qantas campaign
Qantas has announced a new international campaign featuring wildlife identity Robert Irwin.
The campaign features Irwin and a Qantas cabin crew explaining to the world
Read more23 September 2026
Business, People
Vast Darryn Lyons private collection goes to auction
Items from the vast private collection of “Mr. Paparazzi” Darryn Lyons have been put up for auction.
The collection includes items from motorsport, music, sport and
Read more16 September 2026
Education, People, Research & Science
Drug habits traced back to early human civilisations
Humans appear to have started using mind-altering substances tens of thousands of years ago, according to new research.
Griffith University archaeologists say that the
Read more11 September 2026
People, Perspectives
Blanche d’Alpuget found her place in history
By Chris Wallace
Writer Blanche d’Alpuget has died aged 82, leaving a lasting imprint on Australian literature, and having influenced the course of political
Read more10 September 2026
Perspectives
Do plants grow better when you play them music?
By Lily Whelehan
When I’m in the lab studying my plants, I love to listen to music. But do my plants like it too, or do they just want some peace and quiet?
It turns
Read more28 September 2026
Perspectives
Trump’s war on the media poses risk to democracy
By Matthew Ricketson
Amid the tumult over US President Donald Trump’s latest assault on press freedom, it’s easy to lose sight of what exactly journalism is and
Read more24 September 2026
Business, Perspectives
Cue struggled to dress women for reinvented work lives
By Toby Slade and Dijanna Mulhearn
Australian fashion brand Cue and its sister label Veronika Maine have entered receivership.
At first glance, it looks like another
Read more23 September 2026
Perspectives
Sydney Sweeney ad ignites body image debate
By Vivienne Lewis
Sydney Sweeney’s sports advertisement has been widely criticised by women athletes as sexualising athletes’ bodies.
The advertisement, for sports
Read more21 September 2026
Business, Defence & Aerospace, Perspectives
Arms race enters a dangerous new era in space
By Cassandra Steer
US Air Force Secretary Troy Meink this week announced the United States has deployed what he called “on-orbit space control weapons”.
This public
Read more17 September 2026