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Business, Government, Local

Finalists named for 2026 Lord Mayor’s Business Awards

Finalists have been named for the 2026 Lord Mayor’s Business Awards (LMBA) with the winners to be announced at a ceremony on October 30. Thirty-three businesses
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NIOA AeroVironment Switchblade pic

Business, Defence & Aerospace

Partnership to boost strike drone defence capability

A new defence partnership will help Australia develop the capacity to produce a “loitering munitions” capability. Brisbane-based NIOA and US-based AeroVironment
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Beijing Auto Show 2026

Business, Perspectives

China’s BYD soars to the top of the car sales market

By Milad Haghani Since the Iran-US military conflict began earlier this year, disrupting global oil markets, Australia’s electric vehicle (EV) market has experienced
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LIFESTYLE – GOLF COURSE

Business, Property

Rare Port Douglas land parcels being auctioned

Bidding has opened on eight prime beachside land parcels in Port Douglas in North Queensland. The land is part of the BeCHe Estate and is around 350m from Four Mile
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Construction manager

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
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Kindergarten kids

Early Learning, Education

Early learning boost ‘could reduce future social issues’

Child poverty could be addressed much faster with greater investment in early childhood learning and care, a new OECD report says. The report found that higher health
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Happy teacher

Education, Perspectives, Schools

Happy teachers lead to students learning more

By Theresa Dicke The OECD reports schools worldwide are under growing strain from teacher shortages. “It is getting harder to recruit, retain and deploy qualified
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Marius Hills Pit

Education, Research & Science

NASA to probe potential giant underground Moon caves

NASA has announced a mission to establish if there are large underground caves on the Moon. The so-called GIMLI payload will be deployed at the Marius Hills Pit on the
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Guardian Collins St

Early Learning, Education

CBD childcare centre is an early learning sanctuary

The Guardian Childcare & Education Collins Street in Melbourne typifies contemporary early learning “sanctuaries” in city CBDs. The centre is hidden within a
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Happy elementary teacher

Education, Schools

Aging teacher population worsening global shortage

Most countries are facing a shortage of teachers which is expected to get worse because 25 percent of the profession in high schools are over 55. An OECD education
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woman with dolphins in the Dolphinarium

Business, Community, Environment, Government, State

Work begins on new Sea World marine wildlife hospital

Construction has started on a new marine wildlife hospital at Sea World on the Gold Coast. It is the first facility of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, providing
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Pacific Pre-COP31 Meeting Takes Place In Fiji

Federal, Government, Perspectives

Island nations seek global help to stay above water

By Wesley Morgan and Liam Moore Leaders and delegates from countries including Australia, Germany, Nepal and Pacific nations began climate meetings in Fiji this week to
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Young man bypassing traffic with e-scooter

Community, Government, Safety, State

500 e-bikes and scooters seized during crackdown

More than 500 devices have been seized and nearly 2500 fines issued during a three-month crackdown on e-bikes and e-scooters. Operation Surety was launched by the
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Australian Government Responds To Developments In Iran Conflict

Federal, Government

New Greens leader sets his sights on replacing Labor

By Michelle Grattan New Greens leader David Shoebridge targeted Labor with a strong attack after the party on Wednesday chose him to succeed Larissa Waters, who this
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Data breach

Federal, Government

OpenAI moves to rebuild trust after data breach

By Michelle Grattan OpenAI has committed to “rebuilding trust with Australians” in a lengthy apologetic statement outlining what happened in its model’s breach of
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Happy woman with money

Economy, Finances

Cash makes a comeback off card surcharge changes

Australian consumers are returning to cash payments off the back of the October 1, 2026 card surcharge ban. RMIT Associate Professor of Marketing Marian Makkar said the
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Worried estate agent

Business, Economy, Finances, Property

Home sale volumes drop but more dwellings up for sale

House sale volumes have fallen by nearly 20 percent over three months, despite a big increase in homes listed for sale. The Savill’s October residential market report
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Crowd of people protest against inflation

Economy, Finances

Card surcharge change puts new pressure on inflation

By Fengfei Li Since Australia’s card surcharge ban took effect on October 1, social media users have questioned new “service fees” and “daily surcharges”
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Husband and wife

Economy, Finances

House price falls a correction rather than freefall

By Hal Pawson With national property values down by 5.2 percent in September from their March peak, Australia’s housing market is in a distinct downturn. This has
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Goalkeeper

Economy, Perspectives

Price pressure waning despite 4% headline inflation

By Isaac Gross Australia’s headline inflation rate climbed to an annual rate of 4 percent in August, up from 3.5 percent, giving the Reserve Bank some vindication for
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Counting and Cracking

Arts, Theatre

Counting and Cracking makes its Queensland debut

Award-winning play Counting and Cracking will have its Queensland debut at the Brisbane Powerhouse in 2027. The play has won the Helpmann Award seven times, including
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Bluey

Arts, Film & Television, Theatre

Bluey live QPAC stage show sales begin

Pre-sales for the Bluey stage show at QPAC have begun and general sales will be underway  on Friday, October 9, 2026. Bluey’s Big Play – The Stage Show is being
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John Farnham NR

Arts, Music

Special John Farnham cinema concert begins next week

Screenings of a special cinema-packaged version of last month’s John Farnham celebration concert will begin next week. HOYTS said the repackaged version of John
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Dona Peron

Arts, Dance

2027 ballet season embraces Evita, Hamlet and INXS

Queensland Ballet has announced the line-up for its 2027 season, including the Australian premiere of Doña Perón: The Story of Evita. Other highlights include Hamlet,
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Sherbet

Arts, Music

Sherbet revival with new music and 50th anniversary film

One of Australia’s most successful rock bands – Sherbet – is moving back into the pop culture spotlight, 50 years after it dominated the music charts. Lead singer
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Toombul Irvine

Business, Community, Property, Retail

Retail to return to Toombul shopping centre site

Retail will return to the old Toombul shopping centre site through a new masterplan designed to resurrect the flood-ravaged site as a major community
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Thinking, serious and professional farmer on a field with herd of cows and calves in a open nature grass field outside on cattle farm. Agriculture man, worker or business owner looking at countryside

Community, Environment

Southern Queensland parched coming into summer

Southern Queensland is one of five areas of Australia with below average rainfall in 2026. Others are the west of Western Australia, north-eastern New South Wales,
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Giant light up of the Brisbane 2032 Emblems. Supplied by Brisbane 2032 (1)

Brisbane 2032, Community

Brisbane 2032 emblems set the tone for ‘cheeky’ games

The official emblems of Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games are now fully revealed after a series of unveilings across Queensland. The emblems are made up of six
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12 Apostles

Community, Perspectives, Travel

Finally a visit to the disappearing “Aussie dozen” apostles

By Shane Rodgers For most people there is an Australian ‘bucket list’ of features that you need to see at least once. It includes Uluru, the Great Barrier Reef, the
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Kawana Way intersection

Community, Government, Local, State, Support & Services

Major roadworks to bust Caloundra traffic congestion

An alternative route into the Caloundra CBD on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast is being constructed to ease traffic congestion on the road to the popular holiday spot. The
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Freedom to work personally, be happy with work and have goals in working as a freelancer. Victory and achievement of goals

People, Perspectives

Migration polices ignore regional population challenges

By Stewart Lockie, Nick Osbaldiston and Rana Dadpour Migration policy is emerging as one of this year’s defining political battlegrounds. The Albanese government,
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Jeffrey Archer

Literature, People

Author Jeffrey Archer dies suddenly at age 86

Author and former politician Jeffrey Archer has died “suddenly and peacefully” at age 86. Archer sold more than 320 million books over 50 years and was promoting his
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Close portrait of two blonde women

People, Perspectives

Global moves to give legal status to friendships

By Maddison Sideris We often hear about the importance of meaningful friendship to our lives – and the sense of belonging, recognition and care they provide. Yet, for
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Carbon Tax Opponents Rally In Sydney

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
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Robert  Irwin

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
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Relaxed Woman

Perspectives

‘Scandinavian’ beige barely resembles Nordic chic

By Nina Hillenberg Australian furniture showrooms, newly-styled apartments and lifestyle magazines remain devoted to the Scandinavian look: pale oak, linen, white
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Planning your child’s future

Perspectives

Coalition’s big migrant cut plan ‘based on mythology’

By Alan Gamlen Following months of discussions and partial announcements, Liberal leader Angus Taylor has unveiled the Coalition’s migration policy, including the
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Tracking children

Perspectives

Tracking your child’s movements comes with risks

By Bjørn Nansen and Lauren Bliss As children grow up and become more independent, parents and carers may start to worry about their safety while they’re out. Their
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laughing group of kids in circle

Community, Perspectives, Support & Services

First stage of ‘fractious’ Thriving Kids plan rolls out

By Helen Dickinson and Catherine Smith This week the first stage of Thriving Kids begins to roll out. This new program, announced just over a year ago, is part of the
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Risky Business

Economy, Finances, Perspectives

Rate hike is risky business for a faltering economy

By Stella Huangfu The Reserve Bank of Australia has raised the cash rate to 4.6 percent from 4.35 percent, taking the key rate to its highest level since late 2011 as
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