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Mamma Mia! on The Gold Coast in September 2026
Hit musical Mamma Mia will bring the Greek islands to the Gold Coast shores when it premieres at The Star from September 4-20, 2026.
The feel-good musical features 22 of
Read more20 August 2026
Business, Defence & Aerospace, Education, Perspectives, Research & Science
China preparing Moon mission to find ancient ice
By Richard de Grijs
How do you explore a place where the Sun never shines? China’s space program will soon embark on one of the most innovative lunar exploration
Read more21 August 2026
Business, Infrastructure
Regions responding to rising infrastructure demand
Regional Australia is continuing to transform through major infrastructure delivery, improved lifestyle amenity and growing economic confidence.
That is the observation
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Business, Infrastructure, Transport
Port of Brisbane strives to be a ‘good ancestor’
A famous Swiss watchmaker says you never really own one of its products, instead you merely look after it for the next generation.
Port of Brisbane CEO Neil Stephens has
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Business, Infrastructure, Transport
Excess light rail equipment being sold at auction
Surplus equipment and materials from the Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3 are being sold at auction.
Bidding for more than 600 batches of civil construction and industrial
Read more18 August 2026
Business, Economy, Employment
New minimum pay rates start for gig workers
On-demand delivery workers will be required to be paid a minimum pay rate of at least $31.30 under new rules that take effect this week.
The new minimum standards cover
Read more18 August 2026
Education, Research & Science
Skin alone cannot detect if your washing is dry
Kate Poole and Felix Aplin
It’s a cold winter afternoon and you’ve just brought the washing in. Suddenly, you pause. Are these clothes a bit damp?
In the laundry
Read more20 August 2026
Education, Higher Education, Perspectives, Schools
Oral exams return to crack down on cheating
Analysis – Nicole Brownlie
Universities are increasingly turning to oral exams to stop students using artificial intelligence (AI) to cheat.
Some unis say it
Read more18 August 2026
Community, Education, Health, People, Research & Science
Tickling is a cross-cultural screaming sensation
By Anina Rich
We’ve all been tickled. We all know our ticklish spots, and we all know how we respond when these are tickled: helpless laughter, attempts at escape,
Read more13 August 2026
Education, People, Schools
Young baseball star celebrates record 14 strikeouts
Australian Christian College Moreton is celebrating the success of two of its young baseball stars in the recent Australian Little League Championship.
Evan Grobler and
Read more12 August 2026
Education, Perspectives, Schools
Disadvantaged students still falling behind in NAPLAN
By Andres Molina
Last week’s NAPLAN results landed with their usual media splash. There were headlines worrying about the significant proportions of students below
Read more12 August 2026
Community, Federal, Government, Safety
Warnings of a dangerous spring fire season ahead
People in bushland areas, including parts of south-east Queensland, have been warned to prepare for a dangerous fire season.
The Australasian Fire and Emergency Service
Read more20 August 2026
Business, Government, Local, Transport
Public transport being used more for night trips
Brisbane residents are using public transport more to move around the city on Friday and Saturday nights, and on weekends.
Brisbane City Council figures show that
Read more19 August 2026
Government, Local
Major changes coming for Brisbane building rules
Major changes to building rules will come into effect next month as Brisbane City Council continues to push through its plan to create more housing in key areas.
Changes
Read more19 August 2026
Federal, Government
Australia needs to ‘move up the AI value chain’
By Michelle Grattan
Australia must move up the Artificial Intelligence (AI) value chain rather than simply hosting data centres, the Assistant Minister for Science,
Read more18 August 2026
Federal, Government
PNG citizens to serve in Australian defence force
Australia and Papua New Guinea have held talks in recent days as part of efforts to shore up defence cooperation under the new Pukpuk Treaty.
The talks included plans to
Read more17 August 2026
Economy, Finances, Perspectives
Ban on card surcharges may have big rent impacts
By Fengfei Li
From October 1, businesses will no longer be able to add surcharges to payments made on the EFTPOS, Visa or Mastercard networks, following reforms by the
Read more18 August 2026
Economy, Finances, Perspectives
Negative home equity a low risk in the long run
By Steven Rowley
For most people who buy a home, a mortgage represents the single largest debt they will take on in their lives.
But what happens if the market value of
Read more17 August 2026
Economy, Finances
Earnings growth falls to a four-year low
Wages growth has fallen to the lowest level in four years, but the salary gender gap is continuing to close.
Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released today show
Read more13 August 2026
Economy, Finances
Inflation trending down across OECD countries
One third of countries in the OECD have inflation sitting at two percent or lower.
This compares with Australia’s inflation rate of 3.8 percent in June,
Read more5 August 2026
Economy, Employment
Homeless population reaches 122,000 in Australia
More than 122,000 people are homeless in Australia with women and children the most affected, according to The Salvation Army.
Contrary to common perceptions, rough
Read more4 August 2026Arts, Theatre
Mamma Mia! on The Gold Coast in September 2026
Hit musical Mamma Mia will bring the Greek islands to the Gold Coast shores when it premieres at The Star from September 4-20, 2026.
The feel-good musical features 22 of
Read more20 August 2026
Arts, Music
Kylie Minogue glow-up finds chart success
A repackaged Kylie Minogue is back on the Australian charts with two records that have received a 2026 glow-up.
Minogue’s collaboration with Madonna – Love Sensation
Read more16 August 2026
Arts, Music, Perspectives
Dancing Queen turns 50 but never gets old
“Anybody could be that guy. The night is young and the music’s high.’
By Shane Rodgers
Pretty much anybody who has been on a dance floor in the past five decades
Read more12 August 2026
Arts, Music
Ariana Grande back at the top of the charts
Ariana Grande is back on the top of the ARIA Albums Chart with her new album Petal.
The success comes just days after the singer announced she was pulling back from
Read more10 August 2026
Arts, Film & Television
Free movie fest celebrates puppetry in motion
The cinematic work of The Jim Henson Company will be shown for free with 90 movies at GOMA from September 12.
Watch classics such as Where the Wild Things Are, The
Read more6 August 2026
Community, Education, Environment, Research & Science
Submerged lakes and rivers found in Great Barrier Reef
Before it became submerged around 7000 years ago, Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef was a “vast coastal plain” rich with rivers, lakes and estuaries.
This existed at
Read more20 August 2026
Community, Education, Health, Research & Science
Major study links coffee habit to healthier bodies
A new study has linked habitual coffee consumption to healthier body composition and enhanced sex hormones.
Research by the University of Oulu found the benefits of
Read more20 August 2026
Community, Health
COVID linked to reactivation of dormant viruses
COVID-19 has been found to reactivate certain chronic viruses that have been dormant in the body.
Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital say there is emerging
Read more17 August 2026
Community, Health
New heart map opens the way for better treatments
Queensland researchers have created a highly detailed map of the chemical signals that control heart function.
They say this will open “new avenues” for the
Read more13 August 2026
Community, Government, Health, Local, Travel
Details released for ‘missing link’ Brisbane bikeway
Brisbane City Council has announced details of a new cycling link between the Western Freeway Bikeway and the Bicentennial Bikeway.
It says this will mean a safer, more
Read more12 August 2026
Business, People, Perspectives, Tourism
Weather becoming a big factor in travel plans
By Kerstin Zander and Stephen Garnett
Before booking a holiday, it pays to check the weather.
Rain can turn a joyful trip into a glum stretch of days. Soaring
Read more19 August 2026
Arts, Film & Television, People
Hollywood actress Hayden Panettiere dead at 36
Heroes and Nashville actress Hayden Panettiere has died at the age of 36.
Her family released a short statement announcing her death. No cause of death was
Read more17 August 2026
People
Johnny Young was one of our great songwriters
Johnny Young has died at 79 from pancreatic cancer, and Australian pop music has lost another of its multifaceted creatives of the ‘60s and ’70s.
While there may
Read more16 August 2026
Community, Events, People
‘Trendy’ Mahjong is having a global moment
By Aaron Teo
From designer tile sets and “mahjong parties” to growing numbers of clubs and classes, the centuries-old Chinese tile game Mahjong is becoming trendy
Read more13 August 2026
Appointments, People
Shake-up of senior roles in the Queensland public service
The Queensland Government has announced some major role changes in the senior ranks of the state public service.
The changes include:David Mackie has been appointed
Read more10 August 2026
Business, Perspectives, Transport
EV charging network struggling to keep up
By Kai Li Lim and Scott Dwyer
Electric vehicles (EVs) seem to be popping up everywhere.
In the first half of 2026, sales of battery-powered EVs nearly tripled, and
Read more21 August 2026
Community, Health, Perspectives
Tobacco tax push ‘unlikely to stop illicit cigarette trade’
By Becky Freeman, Christina Watts and Sam Egger
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has called for a 75 percent cut to the tobacco tax and a freeze on any price indexation
Read more20 August 2026
Perspectives
European Union mandates AI labels to combat deep fakes
As the world is increasingly flooded with deepfakes, the European Union is taking action to help people distinguish what is real and what is not.
It recently started
Read more17 August 2026
Perspectives
US-Iran war stuck in a dangerous loop
If you feel a sense of déjà vu with the state of the US–Iran war, you’re not alone.
In recent days, Iran has again demanded the Trump administration lift sanctions
Read more16 August 2026
Business, Perspectives
New laws force tech companies to pay for news
By Caroline Fisher and Sora Park
The government has finally tabled its News Bargaining Incentive legislation to make big tech companies pay for the Australian journalism
Read more14 August 2026