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Used Teslas rated for safety for the first time
A fully electric car has been rated for the first time in an annual Australian used car safety ratings report.
Monash University Accident Research Centre’s 2025 Used
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21 November 2025
Business, Community, Energy & Resources, Environment, Technology, Transport
Battery-electric locomotives a first in Aussie mining
Australia’s first purpose-built battery-electric locomotives (BELs) are ready to get to work in Western Australia’s mining sector.
BHP Western Australia Iron Ore
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21 November 2025
Business, Defence & Aerospace, Energy & Resources, Infrastructure, Legal, Manufacturing, Professional Services, Property, Retail, Rural, Technology, Tourism, Transport
Business red tape a $15 billion handbrake
Queensland businesses are tipped to spend more than $15 billion on red tape this year.
Business Chamber Queensland’s latest Efficient Regulation Report shows the
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17 November 2025
Business, Legal
Boards facing complex governance dilemma
Companies are facing an increasingly difficult battle to satisfy complex governance requirements without stifling growth and innovation.
McCullough Robertson Lawyers
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17 November 2025
Business, Property
$3.5m Glider Park first of Kinma Valley’s green spaces
A $3.5 million community space, and first park, in a master-planned community north of Brisbane is now welcoming locals.
Stockland Senior Development Manager Dan Nay
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14 November 2025
Business, Retail, Rural
Beef producers moving to meet wellness demand
Australia’s meat producers are marking their mark in the United States wellness industry.
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) Program Manager Food Innovation John
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14 November 2025
Community, Education, Environment, Research & Science
Ultrasonic device shakes up water creation
Engineers have developed an ultrasonic system that “shakes” water out of air in minutes, rather than the hours it takes current methods.
Principal research scientist
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21 November 2025
Education, Research & Science
Genetic study looks to slow aging and combat Alzheimer’s
Brisbane scientists have linked frailty to Alzheimer’s disease and identified genes which control aging, providing new hope in combating the disease.
In a landmark
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Community, Early Learning, Education, Health
Guardian Childcare encouraging nutrition for life
Exposing children to healthy food habits from an early age has become an important focus of the childcare and early learning experience.
The Guardian Childcare and
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Community, Education, Health, Research & Science
Study recognises family heartbreak of Alzheimer’s
The heartbreaking moment a person with Alzheimer’s disease no longer recognises a loved one is the targeted focus of research in a United States university.
Dr Harald
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14 November 2025
Business, Education, Research & Science, Technology
Gamers help craft gambling awareness messaging
Gamers in the Northern Territory are taking part in a study to discover how in-game spending on virtual items and events may shape long-term gambling habits.
Flinders
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12 November 2025
Business, Community, Government, Infrastructure, State, Transport, Travel
New designs for Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail precincts
Updated designs have been released for the northern section of the Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project, including Kuraby, Trinder Park, Woodridge and Kingston
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21 November 2025
Business, Community, Economy, Education, Employment, Government, Health, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, State, Vocational
$250m spend to boost skills pipeline
More than $250 million will be invested to address the skills shortage in Queensland.
State Finance, Trade, Employment and Training Minister Ros Bates said $201 million
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20 November 2025
Business, Community, Government, Local, Retail, Transport, Travel
Albert Street re-opening begins in December
The Queen Street Mall expansion down Brisbane’s Albert Street will beginning opening next month.
Brisbane City Council Planning Chair Adam Allan said the major
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18 November 2025
Community, Environment, Government, Safety, State
Influencer burned for lighting fire on K’Gari
An online influencer has been fined by the Queensland Government for lighting a fire on K’gari.
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) Senior Ranger Chad Hoult
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14 November 2025
Community, Government, Local, Travel
Both Story Bridge footpaths now ready for traffic
All of Brisbane’s Story Bridge will this week be open for pedestrians, cyclists and scooter riders.
Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said locals will again be able
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12 November 2025
Economy, Employment, Finances
Annual wage growth steady at 3.4 percent
Annual wage growth was more than 3 percent in the September quarter, with the value of total wages and salaries paid by employers jumping by more than 5 percent,
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21 November 2025
Business, Community, Economy, Events, Finances, Government, Local, Retail, Tourism
Seaweed and beer the essence of friendship
South-east Queensland seaweed has been used to produce a “friendship” beer strengthening ties between the City of Moreton Bay and the Japanese city of
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20 November 2025
Economy, Employment
Unemployment rate drops back to 4.3 percent
Unemployment eased last month with more unemployed people moving into employment compared to what is typical for this time of year.
The latest Australian Bureau of
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14 November 2025
Business, Economy, Finances, Property
Investment loans hit record numbers and value
The number of new investment loans in Australia has hit a three-year high.
New Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showed new investment loans rose by 13.6
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12 November 2025
Business, Economy, Finances, Manufacturing
Record manufacturing numbers drive business turnover
Australian manufacturing recorded a record 7 percent increase in business turnover in September.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showed overall
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10 November 2025
Arts, Community, Events, Music
Kick back on the banks of Brisbane River next March
A new live outdoor concert series will bring the Cultural Forecourt in South Bank to life early next year.
A partnership between the Queensland Performing Arts Centre
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21 November 2025
Arts, Community, Events, Fine arts, Government, Local
Flaxton Gardens takes art to the Edge
Art breaks out of traditional galleries as almost 200 exhibits take over a Sunshine Coast hinterland gardens later this month.
Sculpture on the Edge returns to the
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11 November 2025
Arts, Film & Television, Perspectives
The “golden tonsils” of John Laws fall silent, aged 90
By Denis Muller
John Laws was one of the most influential, commercially successful yet polarising figures in the history of Australian radio broadcasting. He has died at
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10 November 2025
Arts, Dance, Education, Film & Television, Music, Theatre, Vocational
Boost in technical support for the Arts
A south-east Queensland initiative to counter the technical skills shortage in the Arts industry will expand its program from next year.
Queensland Performing Arts
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4 November 2025
Arts, Film & Television
Gold Coast just the ticket for Netflix’s Wonka reality show
Some of Queensland’s finest creatives have brought to life a whimsical wonderland on the Gold Coast for a one-of-a-kind Netflix reality show.
Screen Queensland CEO
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3 November 2025
Business, Community, Products, Retail, Safety
Online marketplaces fail button battery safety test
The vast majority of a random selection of toys purchased from popular online marketplaces have failed safety tests.
CHOICE Director of Campaigns Rosie Thomas said 24
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21 November 2025
Business, Community, Safety, Transport, Travel
Used Teslas rated for safety for the first time
A fully electric car has been rated for the first time in an annual Australian used car safety ratings report.
Monash University Accident Research Centre’s 2025 Used
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21 November 2025
Community, Safety
Fraud data reveals plight of people living with disability
People living with a disability are almost 40 percent more likely to be victims of fraud, than people without a disability.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Head of
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20 November 2025
Community, Health
Dementia overtakes heart disease as leading cause of death
Dementia is now the leading cause of death in Australia, overtaking ischaemic heart diseases.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows dementia,
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19 November 2025
Community, Support & Services
Gamblers reveal benefits of Self-Exclusion Register
The vast majority of gamblers, who have self-excluded from wagering services, report enjoying a better quality of life.
A new survey from the Australian Communications
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13 November 2025
Business, Community, Education, Health, People, Research & Science, Technology
AI-created digital twins predict patient outcomes
Artificial intelligence has been used to create digital twins of patients to predict the effectiveness of medical treatments.
Researchers from the University of
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21 November 2025
Economy, Employment, People
Hesitation in Great Resignation as job huggers emerge
Australians are becoming a nation of “job huggers”, as cost-of-living pressures and global economic uncertainty shape workplace behaviour.
A new survey has revealed
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20 November 2025
Community, Government, Health, People, State
New laws allows GPs to better help adults with ADHD
Queensland GPs will be the first in Australia able to prescribe ADHD medication for adults.
State Health and Ambulance Services Minister Tim Nicholls said the changes
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19 November 2025
Appointments, Business, Legal, People
Higgins joins McCullough Robertson as new Sydney partner
Leading independent law firm McCullough Robertson Lawyers (McR) has bolstered its expertise in the Construction and Infrastructure field with Scott Higgins joining as a
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Community, Economy, Federal, Finances, Government, People, Support & Services
Gen Z losing hope of ever having financial security
More than half of Australia’s Gen Z cohort believe they will never achieve financial security in their lifetime.
Results of the 2025 Australian Youth Barometer found
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13 November 2025
Perspectives
Can social workers in schools reduce youth crime?
By Rosemary Sheehan
The Victorian government has announced it will send social workers to 20 of the state’s schools to try to reduce violent youth crime.
It will spend
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21 November 2025
Community, Government, Health, People, Perspectives, State
Drug driving deaths surge on Australian roads
By Milad Haghani
Australia has made major progress in curbing drink driving. Decades of random breath testing, enforcement and powerful social media campaigns have cut
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20 November 2025
Business, Legal, Perspectives
High Court ruling another hit for foreign investors
By Duncan Bedford
The High Court of Australia has unanimously confirmed the constitutional validity of the retroactive validation of surcharge land taxes and duties
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Business, Perspectives, Retail
Will Menulog’s demise lead to higher food delivery prices?
By Alex Veen and Josh Healy
It’s been a rocky road for Australia’s food delivery sector. Over the past decade, major platforms and a smattering of daring, minor
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14 November 2025
Community, Environment, Federal, Government, Perspectives
Climate storm shows no sign of easing
By Robyn Eckersley
Next month marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, hailed as humanity’s best shot at keeping climate change under control. Between then
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12 November 2025