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Positive signs of wellbeing … if you’re old and live in a city
Aussies believe the nation is heading in the right direction, but opinions vary depending on your age and where you live.
The insights were revealed in the latest
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21 October 2025
Business, Legal, People
New frictions emerge in ‘thorny’ workplace issue
The workplace has become a battleground for free speech with organisations caught between employee rights to have a political opinion and sensitivity around
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Business, Community, Safety, Tourism, Travel
Many Aussie travellers opting not to pack insurance
Almost a quarter of young Aussie travellers are heading overseas without travel insurance.
Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) CEO Andrew Hall said a recent survey
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21 October 2025
Business, Retail, Transport
Queenslander’s world-smallest car sells for $85,000
A car made famous by former Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson has set a record for the most expensive microcar sold in Australia.
The rare 1964 Peel P50 microcar, discovered
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21 October 2025
Business, Government, Infrastructure, Property, State, Technology
3D printed home tech to be trialled in Queensland
3D printed housing is coming to Queensland through a new agreement between a Japanese tech company and an Australian advisory firm.
Trade and Investment Queensland (TIQ)
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20 October 2025
Business, Government, Local, Property, State
Call for developers to transform Visy’s South Brisbane site
One of Brisbane’s last remaining riverfront industrial sites is set to be transformed into a thriving mixed-use precinct, with thousands of new homes.
The State
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20 October 2025
Community, Education, Health, Research & Science
Parkinson’s pain a chronic problem often overlooked
People living with Parkinson’s disease are nearly three times more likely to suffer from chronic pain compared to the general community.
QIMR Berghofer Associate
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21 October 2025
Community, Education, Federal, Government, Schools, State, Support & Services
Ministers back national plan to counter school bullying
$10 million will be injected into a new national campaign to counter bullying at Australian schools.
Federal Education Minister Jason Clare said all state and territory
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20 October 2025
Community, Education, Environment, Research & Science
Australia’s carbon sinks leaking emissions
The deteriorating health of tropical rainforests are turning them into carbon emitters, as opposed to the traditional carbon sinks relied on to combat the greenhouse
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20 October 2025
Education, Research & Science
Shape-shifting robots rise from thin sheets. Watch video
Researchers have created robots which can “shape-shift” without the need for a motor.
North Carolina State University scientists have developed metabots, made from
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17 October 2025
Early Learning, Education
Guardian Childcare gives an early start on democracy
Canberra children as young as three are learning about the power of democracy through an innovative and interactive new program.
The Guardian Childcare and Education
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Community, Events, Government, Local
Extra exposure for special inclusive places
A unique photography competition will showcase the Sunshine Coast’s most accessible and inclusive places.
Sunshine Coast Council Strong Community Portfolio Councillor
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21 October 2025
Business, Defence & Aerospace, Economy, Energy & Resources, Federal, Finances, Government
First Australian projects to benefit from US minerals deal
Mining projects in Western Australia and the Northern Territory will be the first to benefit from a critical minerals agreement signed with the United States.
Prime
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21 October 2025
Business, Community, Federal, Government, Retail, Safety, State
New group targets all links in illicit tobacco market
More than 10 government agencies will work together in a “first-of-its-kind whole-of-Government” capability to tackle the illicit tobacco market.
Australian Border
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20 October 2025
Business, Government, Infrastructure, Local, Retail, Tourism, Transport
Businesses urged to unlock our River of dreams
Brisbane businesses are being asked to help shape the guidelines to better use the city’s river as backdrop for commercial and recreational activities.
Lord Mayor
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17 October 2025
Business, Federal, Government, Professional Services
ATO call centre under fire from tax agents
Accountants have expressed their frustration with the Australian Tax Office, with most queries directed to call centre staff with less than 12 months’ experience.
Tax
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16 October 2025
Community, Economy, Federal, Finances, Government, Health
New guidelines for dentists as $817m pulled from super
A more than 50 percent jump in the amount of superannuation accessed for dental work has sparked the release of new guidelines from the dental profession’s peak
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20 October 2025
Economy, Employment
4.5% unemployment rate highest since 2021
Australia’s unemployment rate is at its highest level in almost four years.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows the seasonally adjusted
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16 October 2025
Business, Economy, Employment, People, Technology
Young AI-fluent workers have “eyes wide open”
Australia’s first AI-fluent work cohort is embracing the technology, despite most believing it will lead to fewer jobs.
A new Microsoft Australia survey found Gen Z
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16 October 2025
Business, Community, Economy, Employment, Finances, Government, Legal, Manufacturing, Professional Services, Retail, State, Support & Services
$5000 boost for women after career break
Queensland women can access $5000 grants when returning to work after a career break.
A $20 million State Government program aims to the reduce the cost of returning
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13 October 2025
Business, Defence & Aerospace, Economy, Employment, Energy & Resources, Finances, Infrastructure, Legal, Manufacturing, Professional Services, Property, Retail, Rural, Technology, Tourism, Transport
Business confidence surges to 10-year high
Queensland business confidence is at its highest levels in more than a decade.
Business Chamber Queensland CEO Heidi Cooper said the group’s latest sentiment report
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10 October 2025
Arts, Dance
Queensland Ballet’s new season for 2026
Queensland Ballet’s first season under the artistic direction of Ivan Gil-Ortega has been announced for 2026.
The season celebrates ballet’s power to connect across
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21 October 2025
Arts, Fine arts
Follow the art trail to find creative artists
Step inside the studios of professional and emerging artists as part of the Sandgate Art Society’s Creative Trail this week.
The free event includes open artist
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21 October 2025
Arts, Film & Television, Government, Local
Sunshine Coast attracts spotlight on many stages
The Sunshine Coast’s premier screen event will bask in the spotlight of national acclaim for the local industry when it kicks off later this month.
ShowFest 2025,
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20 October 2025
Arts, Dance, Film & Television, Fine arts, Literature, Music, Theatre
Digital record honours 50 years of Disability Arts
A new website has been launched which celebrates 50 years of creativity and progress in Disability Arts.
Project Chief Investigator Professor Bree Hadley said Disability
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16 October 2025
Arts, Music
Country music popular as free festival hits Gold Coast
By Susan Schwartz
Australia is the third-largest international market for country music, and the fastest-growing streaming market driven by Gen Z.
This is according to
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14 October 2025
Business, Community, Safety, Transport, Travel
Confident Aussies want to use mobile phones while driving
The majority of Australian motorists believe it should be legal to use your mobile phone while driving, with an increasing number saying they were confident to drive
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21 October 2025
Community, Events
The best Halloween events in Brisbane
By Susan Schwartz
Prepare for fright night with our spooktacular roundup of some of the best ways to spend Halloween in Brisbane in 2025.
Wynnum Halloween Parade
The
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21 October 2025
Community, Events
Crocs under the microscope at Qld Museum
Croc! Lost Giants to Living Legends is an interactive Queensland Museum exhibition which brings you face-to-face with the 130-million-year journey of this powerful and
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21 October 2025
Community, Events
Let in the light with Diwali celebrations
The annual Diwali Festival of Lights celebrates a victory of good over evil, where knowledge beats ignorance, and light prevails in the darkness.
Today marks the
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20 October 2025
Community, Environment, Government, Local, Safety
Fire-starting drones help reduce bushfire risk
Specialised aerial incendiary drones are being used to start controlled fires and reduce bushfire risk north of Brisbane.
The City of Moreton Bay has been flying the
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20 October 2025
Community, Economy, Federal, Finances, Government, Health, Local, People, State, Support & Services
Positive signs of wellbeing … if you’re old and live in a city
Aussies believe the nation is heading in the right direction, but opinions vary depending on your age and where you live.
The insights were revealed in the latest
Read more
21 October 2025
Appointments, Business, Community, Federal, Government, People, Safety, Technology
Hunter new Ambassador for Cyber Affairs
Australia has a new Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Jessica Hunter would replace Brendan Dowling and lead
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20 October 2025
Appointments, Business, People, Property
Susan Fraser new CEO of ARNECC
Brisbane executive Susan Fraser is the new CEO of the national body which manages the regulatory framework for electronic conveyancing of property in Australia.
Ms
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16 October 2025
People
Age of Aussie parents increases again
The age of parents in Australia continues to rise and is accelerating, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data.
ABS Head of Demography Beidar
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16 October 2025
Business, Community, Education, Health, People, Research & Science, Support & Services, Technology
6 million Aussies struggle to access internet services
Almost a quarter of all Australians have difficulty accessing the internet, preventing them from full participating in society.
New research from UNSW Sydney found the
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14 October 2025
Business, Energy & Resources, Federal, Government, Perspectives
Albanese and Trump meeting a critical success
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has had a successful meeting with US President Donald Trump in the White House. Aside from a Presidential dressing down for
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21 October 2025
Perspectives
Flattery or confidence? Albo’s Trump dilemma
By Rebecca Strating
The long-awaited meeting between US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is finally set to happen in Washington this
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20 October 2025
Perspectives
Extra risks around AI-written police reports
By Andrew Guthrie Ferguson
Police in the United States are getting a boost from artificial intelligence, with algorithms now able to draft police reports in minutes. The
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17 October 2025
Perspectives
Gaza violence continues as clans take on Hamas
By Martin Kear
Despite the euphoria surrounding the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, Gaza is still wracked with violence.
More than two dozen Palestinians have been
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16 October 2025
Economy, Finances, Perspectives
Superannuation retreat fixes some, but not all, flaws
By Natalie Peng
After months of vociferous pushback from the superannuation industry and wealthy investors, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has softened his proposed super tax
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15 October 2025