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Arup selected to deliver Victoria Park master plan
Engineering consultancy firm Arup has been appointed the principal contractor for the Victoria Park Precinct Master Plan.
Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie said the
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17 September 2025
Business, Government, Infrastructure, Local, Property, Retail
Sky high plans for Brisbane to counter sprawl
Brisbane is reaching for the stars, with Council ramping up an anti-sprawl strategy to boost housing density around city shopping centres.
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner
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17 September 2025
Brisbane 2032, Business, Community, Government, Infrastructure, State
Arup selected to deliver Victoria Park master plan
Engineering consultancy firm Arup has been appointed the principal contractor for the Victoria Park Precinct Master Plan.
Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie said the
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17 September 2025
Business, Community, Education, Environment, Research & Science, Rural
Carbon set to fall to crush and capture approach
Australian researchers are looking at using crushed rock dust to store carbon and improve soil quality for primary producers.
Led by The University of Sydney, a
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16 September 2025
Business, Property
Top Taste site to undergo radical transformation
By Susan Schwartz
The old Top Taste industrial site at Kedron is set to undergo a radical transformation, with plans to create a new residential, retail and community
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16 September 2025
Business, Community, Defence & Aerospace, Energy & Resources, Environment, Government, Infrastructure, Local, Manufacturing, Property, Retail, Rural, Support & Services, Technology
Award-winning Qld program saving business millions
Business Chamber Queensland has received international recognition for a program which helps hundreds of businesses reduce their power consumption, water use and
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15 September 2025
Community, Education, Health, Research & Science
Heavy sunscreen users urged to take vitamin D booster
Regular users of SPF50+ sunscreen are being urged to take vitamin D supplements following a landmark study led by Brisbane’s QIMR Berghofer.
Professor Rachel Neale,
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Business, Education, Research & Science, Rural
Aussie nut being hardened for future challenges
Researchers are future-proofing an Aussie icon, breeding a new macadamia tree to withstand climate change.
Hort Innovation CEO Brett Fifield said the new trees would
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16 September 2025
Education, Higher Education
Global spike in young people with tertiary qualifications
Education in the developed world has reached an all-time high with almost half of young adults now completing a tertiary education.
The latest analysis by the OECD found
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12 September 2025
Community, Education, Environment, Research & Science
Migrating microbes set to change the shape of the tropics
Tropical ecosystems are at risk as warming sea temperatures impact ocean microbes, which are the foundation of the marine food chain.
New research from the University of
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10 September 2025
Community, Education, Health, Research & Science
Fat cell key to limiting tissue damage from heart attack
A fat molecule which the body manufactures during trauma may hold the key to limiting tissue damage during a heart attack or stroke.
Cornell University Associate
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9 September 2025
Business, Community, Energy & Resources, Environment, Federal, Government, Rural
Billion-dollar sovereign bio fuel push
More than $1 billion will be invested in growing Australia’s sovereign low carbon fuel making capabilities.
Federal Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Minister Julie
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17 September 2025
Government, Local, People
Citizens’ Panel set to shape Sunshine Coast
A Citizens’ Panel will meet for the first time this week to help shape the future of a South-East Queensland region.
Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli said the new
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Community, Government, Safety, State, Support & Services
New 1500-cell prison opens west of Brisbane
Queensland has a new prison with the Lockyer Valley Correctional Centre now open.
State Corrective Services Minister Laura Gerber said the new state of the art high
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15 September 2025
Federal, Government
Antarctic research shapes long-distance space travel
Research under way in Australia’s Antarctic research stations will help prepare astronauts for long space flights.
Antarctic Division’s Polar Medicine Unit (PMU)
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15 September 2025
Community, Environment, Government, Local, Safety
Hot spots revealed for peak bird swooping season
Brisbane’s swooping birds have switched their focus this year with different suburbs becoming hot spots for Council callouts.
With spring here and peak beak awareness
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15 September 2025
Economy, Finances
Consumer confidence on shaky ground
United States recession fears have shaken the confidence of Australian consumers.
The latest ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence report showed a drop of 3.4
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16 September 2025
Business, Economy, Federal, Finances, Government, Professional Services
$240m fine for ANZ an ASIC record
ANZ is set to pay $240 million in fines for misconduct impacting thousands of customers and the Federal Government.
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
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15 September 2025
Economy, Employment
Thousands of Aussies ditching their second jobs
The number of Australians with a side hustle fell in the June quarter, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
The latest data showed the number of
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12 September 2025
Business, Economy, Infrastructure, Property
Childless suburbs loom in a world of inequality
Australia is facing the prospect of childless suburbs as the housing affordability crisis creates an unprecedented intergenerational divide.
This is happening in a world
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11 September 2025
Business, Economy, Finances
Higher energy prices drive surge in business turnover
Australian business turnover surged in July, with the biggest increase in almost three years.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Head of Business Statistics Robert
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9 September 2025
Arts, Business, Community, Events, Fine arts, Rural
Queensland bush the focus of admiration
Images of Queensland have dominated the winning entries in Rural Aid’s annual Spirit of the Bush Photography Competition.
Rural Aid CEO John Warlters said the
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17 September 2025
Arts, Film & Television, People, Perspectives
Robert Redford gave back more than he took
By Daryl Sparkes
Hollywood is the place where having a great face will get you far. Think Errol Flynn, James Dean, George Clooney, Brad Pitt – a handsome appearance
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17 September 2025
Arts, Film & Television
Chris Hemsworth leads crew of submarine thriller in SEQ
Chris Hemsworth is among a star-studded cast which has descended on the Gold Coast to film a new Amazon MGM Studios movie.
The Aussie acting icon is being joined by
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16 September 2025
Arts, Music
Amy Shark to play more regional towns
Amy Shark has added 26 new shows to her sold-out regional tour The Solo Acoustic: Songs and Stories.
In Queensland Shark will play Gladstone on November 3, Bundaberg
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12 September 2025
Arts, Literature, People
Mackie makes her mark among romantic writers
Queensland author Susan Mackie is setting hearts racing and taking out a national award in the process.
Based in the Southern Downs-town of Warwick, the writer has been
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11 September 2025
Community, Environment, Government, Local
From wasteland to award-winning wetlands park
An old wastewater treatment plant is now Queensland’s best park, 12 months after its transformation.
Brisbane’s Archerfield Wetlands District Park was awarded the
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17 September 2025
Community, Education, Government, Schools, State, Support & Services
New parents’ circle in anti-bullying efforts
Queensland’s anti-bullying program is being expanded to provide extra support for parents.
State Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek said $3.2 million would be
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17 September 2025
Community, Events
Wild West meets dance in holiday round-up
It’s school holiday time again and there’s something for everyone in our spring 2025 guide to what’s on while the kids have extra time on their hands:
The wild
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17 September 2025
Community, Government, Health, State
Free no-needle flu vaccine for Queensland toddlers
Young Queensland children will the first in Australia to access a free non-injectable flu vaccine.
State Health and Ambulance Services Minister Tim Nicholls said a new
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17 September 2025
Community, Sport
Darren Lockyer answers London calling
Queensland rugby league royalty has officially taken charge of the London Broncos with the view of steering the club into the Super League.
In a statement, the UK
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16 September 2025
Appointments, Business, Defence & Aerospace, People
Beckett takes flight to head airline industry group
Brisbane executive Stephen Beckett is the next head of this region’s airlines industry group.
Currently the General Manager of Government and Industry Affairs at
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16 September 2025
Appointments, Business, People, Professional Services
Jenson new Chief Operating Officer at Rowland
A 20-year industry veteran has been appointed Chief Operating Officer at a leading Brisbane-based strategic communication agency.
Scott Jenson, who has held senior
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16 September 2025
Appointments, Community, Government, People, Safety, State, Support & Services
New chair among reconstruction authority board changes
The Queensland Reconstruction Authority board has a fresh look with four new appointments.
State Disaster Recovery Ann Leahy said former Flinders Shire Mayor Jane
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15 September 2025
Appointments, Community, Health, People, Support & Services
Silvey to guide Herston Health Precinct’s long-term vision
A commercially-minded social services executive, with a background in research, has been appointed as the Director of the Herston Health Precinct.
Dr Patrick Silvey will
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15 September 2025
Business, Economy, Finances, People, Property
Housing mismatch sparks Great Housing Divide
Australia is creating a Great Housing Divide with small households living in larger dwellings, while thousands struggle to find a home.
The stark mismatch between the
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10 September 2025
Community, People, Perspectives, Safety
Youth more at risk of seeing raw violence online
By Samuel Cornell and T.J. Thomson
When news broke last week that US political influencer Charlie Kirk had been shot at an event at Utah Valley University, millions of
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17 September 2025
Business, Perspectives, Technology
More insights into workings of U16s social media ban
By Lisa M. Given
The Federal Government has released regulatory guidance on the social media minimum age law, which comes into effect on December 10. The law will
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16 September 2025
Community, Environment, Federal, Government, Perspectives
Make your call on the National Climate Risk Assessment
The Federal Government today (September 15) released a National Climate Risk Assessment and National Adaptation Plan.
Depending on which media you read or advocacy
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15 September 2025
Community, Health, People, Perspectives, Support & Services
Six ways for parents to talk to their child about sex
By Jennifer Power, Alexandra James and Thomas Norman
Parents play an important role in teaching their children about sex and relationships. But our new report shows many
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15 September 2025
Perspectives
Kirk “most influential figure” in young conversative politics
By Jared Mondschein
In yet another shocking act of political violence in the United States, Charlie Kirk, who came to prominence as a conservative influencer and
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12 September 2025