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Wet Tropics a hot topic for creative artists
Queensland’s Wet Tropics will be the focus of a special publication produced through an artist-in-residence initiative highlighting Australia’s World Heritage
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22 August 2025
Business, Economy, Finances, Technology
AI R&D investment soars in latest ABS stats
Research and development investment in artificial intelligence (AI) has grown by more than 140 percent over the past four years.
New data from the Australian Bureau of
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22 August 2025
Business, Economy, Employment, Technology
Most workers see AI as a support not a threat
Most Australians believe artificial intelligence (AI) will allow them to do their jobs better, not replace them.
A new survey from the Tech Council of Australia (TCA)
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22 August 2025
Business, Economy, Federal, Finances, Government, Local, Retail, State
The Laundry Lady set to clean up overseas
A Queensland business is cleaning up and looking to expand overseas after using artificial intelligence to leverage capacity in the laundry sector.
Based on the Sunshine
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22 August 2025
Business, Retail
‘Trendy’ Kmart top brand for budget-conscious Gen Z
Australian retailer Kmart is the top local brand in the eyes of Gen Z.
The latest Australia’s Top 100 Youth Brands Report has revealed cost-of-living pressures have
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21 August 2025
Business, Economy, Government, Local, Retail, Tourism
Lions help Queen Street Mall roar back to life
The granite pavers of Brisbane’s Queen Street Mall weathered the footsteps of almost eight million pedestrians last month.
The Queensland capital’s main CBD
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20 August 2025
Business, Community, Education, Government, Health, Infrastructure, Local, Research & Science
New waste treatment process targets fatbergs
Australian researchers have developed a new wastewater treatment system that will help prevent “fatbergs” forming.
Senior lead researcher Dr Biplob Pramanik, form
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22 August 2025
Business, Community, Education, Health, Products, Research & Science, Retail
Cameras capture children exposed to unhealthy marketing
A study which placed cameras on children found they were exposed to unhealthy food, alcohol, and gambling marketing more than 70 times every day.
Researchers from the
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21 August 2025
Community, Education, Health, Research & Science
Trial to test impact of genetic skin cancer warnings
If you were told your genes made you more susceptible to skin cancer, would you really change your habits?
That’s what researchers at QIMR Berghofer have been tasked
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Community, Education, Research & Science, Support & Services
Mental toll of internet scams often overlooked
Innovative mental health support is needed in the wake of the rise of internet scams, according to a Brisbane researcher.
Dr Luke Balcombe, from Griffith University’s
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21 August 2025
Education, Research & Science
From caravan parks to cancer breakthroughs
Professor David Whiteman’s hunt for answers about skin cancer has meant criss-crossing Queensland in an old Ford Falcon, taking skin samples from people in caravan
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Business, Economy, Finances, Government, State
Renewed focus on Queensland-India business ties
A three-year strategy has been developed to strengthen ties between Queensland and India.
State Finance, Trade, Employment and Training Minister Ros Bates said the new
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22 August 2025
Community, Environment, Government, State
Cassowary release first in Far North Queensland
For the first time, sibling cassowaries have been released into the wilds of Far North Queensland after almost a year in care.
State Wildlife ranger Jeffrey Lewis said
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22 August 2025
Business, Community, Economy, Federal, Finances, Government, Safety, Technology
More than 100 scam sites shutdown weekly. See examples
More than 100 scam investment websites are taken down in Australia every week, with social media ads now in the sights of the regulator.
Australian Securities and
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21 August 2025
Brisbane 2032, Business, Community, Federal, Government, Infrastructure, State
Victoria Park green space condition of Federal Games funds
Improved access to green space in a redeveloped Victoria Park is a condition of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games funding agreement, signed this
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20 August 2025
Community, Government, Local, Support & Services
Satisfaction index puts Sunshine Coast on top
Sunshine Coast ratepayers are the most satisfied in the State, based on a recent community survey on Australia’s local governments.
Conducted by Snap Send Solve, an
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19 August 2025
Brisbane 2032, Business, Community, Economy, Employment, Events, Finances, Infrastructure, Retail, Tourism
Billions to boost the Brisbane experience
Brisbane’s experience economy is set for a more than $11 billion infrastructure boost in the lead-up to the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The Brisbane Economic
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21 August 2025
Economy, Employment
Employers’ wage bill growth hovers around six percent
Total wages and salaries paid by Australian employers grew by almost six percent over the 12 months to June.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showed
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20 August 2025
Economy, Finances, Perspectives
Prime Minister heralds start of economic reform roundtable
By Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
This week in Canberra we are bringing together leaders from the business community, the union movement and civil society to work
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18 August 2025
Economy, Employment, People
Women join workforce in record numbers
Historical highs in female participation have helped lower the unemployment rate to 4.2 percent.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows the
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14 August 2025
Economy, Employment, Finances
Aussie wage growth stable at 3.4 percent
Australia’s annualised wage growth remains at 3.4 percent.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showed Wage Price Index (WPI) rose 0.8 percent in the
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14 August 2025
Arts, Fine arts, Literature
Wet Tropics a hot topic for creative artists
Queensland’s Wet Tropics will be the focus of a special publication produced through an artist-in-residence initiative highlighting Australia’s World Heritage
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22 August 2025
Arts, Film & Television
Catch Jaws with extra bite across Brisbane
Just when you thought it was safe to get in the water – Jaws is at cinemas across Brisbane and in sync with a live orchestra to celebrate 50 years of the
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21 August 2025
Arts, Music
Tunes and togetherness at Maleny Music Festival
The Maleny Music Festival lineup for 2025 promises a weekend of unforgettable music with 60 acts across seven stages and 150 concerts, dances, and workshops.
Whether
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20 August 2025
Arts, Literature
Jane Harper in conversation for new novel
One of Australia’s best-selling international authors, Jane Harper, is coming to Brisbane for a conversation with audiences.
The event coincides with the release of
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19 August 2025
Arts, Film & Television
Humphrey B. Bear returns to television
Humphrey B. Bear has spent 16 years in hibernation but now he will return to television screens.
Australia’s favourite bear was the star of the country’s longest
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19 August 2025
Community, Education, Environment, Federal, Government, Research & Science
Southern ice disappearing quicker than the Arctic
Antarctic sea ice is disappearing far quicker than ice in the northern hemisphere, heightening concerns around accelerated coastal sea level rises.
A new Australian-led
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21 August 2025
Brisbane 2032, Community, Events, Government, Local, Sport, State
Softball World Cup in Queensland adds to mega 2027
The Women’s Softball World Cup will be held in Queensland in 2027.
State Sport, Racing and the Olympic and Paralympic Games Minister Tim Mander said the eight best
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21 August 2025
Business, Community, Government, Infrastructure, Local, Travel
Council steels itself to open Story Bridge footpath
Pedestrian access on one side of Brisbane’s Story Bridge will be restored by the end of the year with work under way to install 1.5km of steel supports.
Lord Mayor
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19 August 2025
Business, Community, Professional Services, Sport
Brisbane Roar back onside with ATO after $1.5m tax debt
The Brisbane Roar Football Club’s stoush with the Australian Tax Office (ATO) is over with the Federal Court this week dismissing a matter involving a $1.5 million
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19 August 2025
Business, Community, Federal, Government, Support & Services, Technology
Cybercrime impacting half of online Australians
Almost half of all Australian internet users were victims of cybercrime in the past year, according to the Australian Institute of Criminology.
Federal Cyber Security
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18 August 2025
Community, Education, Health, People, Research & Science
Disorderly weekends trigger new sleeping disorder
Weekend partying is not just leading to dusty Mondays. It has spawned a new sleeping disorder.
Researchers from Adelaide’s Flinders University found late nights,
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22 August 2025
Government, People, State
State Funeral for Sir Leo Hielscher on August 28
Sir Leo Hielscher will be honoured with a State Funeral at the end of August.
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli said the family of the visionary behind modern
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21 August 2025
Appointments, Business, Community, Education, Health, Higher Education, Manufacturing, People, Research & Science
Beattie new Chair of Brandon BioCatalyst
Former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie is the new Chair of Brandon BioCatalyst, a collaboration of more than 50 of Australia and New Zealand’s leading medical
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20 August 2025
Appointments, Federal, Government, People
O’Byrne new Ambassador for Gender Equality
Former Tasmanian politician Michelle O’Byrne is Australia’s next Ambassador for Gender Equality.
Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong said the ALP State and Federal
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19 August 2025
Economy, Employment, Finances, People
Average Aussie wage now above $2000 a week
The average weekly wage for Australians has passed $2000 for the first time.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Head of Labour Statistics Sean Crick said average
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15 August 2025
Economy, Employment, Federal, Finances, Government, Perspectives
The long ‘to do’ list from the economic roundtable
By Michelle Grattan
As Jim Chalmers was navigating his economic reform roundtable, his colleague Mark Butler on Wednesday took a dive from the 10-metre board into the
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22 August 2025
Community, Health, Perspectives, Sport
Flashing mouthguards are here to help head injury battle
By Nick Draper and Kevin Mangan
When the Women’s Rugby World Cup kicks off this weekend, spectators will witness more than the usual thrills, skills and physical
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22 August 2025
Business, Economy, Finances, Perspectives, Property
Five ways housing can drive up productivity
By Emma Baker, Andrew Beer and Rachel Ong ViforJ
Most Australians invest much of their income into housing, making employment, education and retirement decisions based
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20 August 2025
Perspectives
COVID lessons being steadily forgotten
By Shane Rodgers
Five years after COVID-19 knocked the world off its axis for a while, it is worth asking whether we have learnt much from the experience.
During those
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19 August 2025
People, Perspectives
The weird thing your mind does with memories
By Shane Rodgers
I realised some time ago that I’m getting older. But it’s okay. Apparently everyone else is too.
Even Brad Pitt, Elle MacPherson and Tom Cruise who
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18 August 2025