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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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stacker reclaimer on coal stockpile

Business, Energy & Resources

Tenders awarded for Taroom Trough exploration area

The Queensland Government has awarded exploration tenders for areas in the Taroom Trough prospecting area, Julia Creek and north of Blackwater. The successful Taroom
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Shopping time

Business, Retail

Retailers battling abuse of ‘generous’ returns policies

Online fraud communities have been created for people to share tips on making fraudulent returns of bought items. A new study also reveals the widespread practice of
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Game Over 4

Business, Community

Giant go-kart circuit to be built at Skygate

The Game Over group has announced it will build Queensland’s largest electric go-kart circuit in Brisbane Airport’s Skygate precinct. The track is part of a new
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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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robot & spacegirl

Education, Research & Science

‘Drunk’ AI bots more likely to break the rules

Artificial Intelligence systems primed to imitate drunken behaviour are more likely to leak secret information and answer harmful questions. New UNSW-led research found
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Smiling Woman

Business, Economy, Education, Employment

Half of the workforce are overqualified for their jobs

By Inga Lass Close to half of Australians believe they have more education than their job requires, a dynamic that is associated with lower job and life satisfaction. A
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Absorbing the beauty of the burning sky

Education, Research & Science

The brain found to be two distinct organs

The human brain has been found to be two distinct organs that evolved independently over millions of years. A research team, led by Stanford Medicine, said it was
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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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Australia’s Albanese Labor Government Presents Budget

Federal, Government

Greens leader steps down to deal with health issues

By Michelle Grattan Greens leader Senator Larissa Waters has quit the party leadership in a surprise move due to ill health. Waters, who has been leader since former
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Story Bridge

Government, Local

Story Bridge to close over Christmas period

Brisbane’s Story Bridge is being closed to traffic for three weeks over the upcoming Christmas period. It will be closed from 1am Sunday, December 27, 2026 until 5am
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Volodymyr Zelensky

Federal, Government

Australia signs new security agreement with Ukraine

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have signed a new Bilateral Security Agreement. The agreement provides “a
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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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Little bussiness boy with tablet

Community, Economy, People

Gen Z turning to shares to secure future wealth

Almost half of new share investors are aged under 30 as Gen Z seeks new ways to build future wealth. NAB said account openings by this group on its nabtrade platform had
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Australia’s Parliament Sits

Economy, Finances

Interest rates lifted to a 15-year high of 4.6%

The Reserve Bank board has lifted interest rates by another 25 basis points (0.25 percent) to 4.6 percent, the highest point in 15 years. It warned that it would not
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Chinese students

Economy, Finances, Perspectives

China no longer easy pickings for exports and students

By Christoph Nedopil For decades, China’s market of 1.4 billion people and extraordinary economic growth gave Australian exporters seemingly endless opportunities. The
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Candidate Waiting

Economy, Employment

Unemployment rises as people reactivate job ambitions

People who were previously not looking for work started moving back into the workforce as the job market tightened in August. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rose to
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QBD fantasy month

Arts, Literature

Fantasy fiction surge changes book life cycles

QBD bookstores will open early and host special events to celebrate the surging interest in fantasy fiction and the changed life-cycle of books. QBD says fantasy is now
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Tame Impala Performs At The Pechanga Arena

Arts, Music

Tame Impala, Genesis Owusu lead ARIA award nominations

Genesis Owusu and Tame Impala lead this year’s ARIA award nominations with eight nominations each. Close behind is Ecca Vandal with seven and Baker Boy, BOY SODA, G
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John Farnham

Arts, Music

Farnham’s Whispering Jack back on top after 40 years

John Farnham’s classic Whispering Jack album is back at number one on the ARIA “on replay” albums chart off the back of the tribute concert to honour the
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One Electric Day 2019

Arts, Music

John Farnham concert gets a second cinema run

A re-edited version of last weekend’s The Songs of John Farnham: A Living Legend – The Celebration Concert will be aired by HOYTS cinemas. The cinema chain streamed
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Olivia Rodrigo

Arts, Music

Olivia Rodrigo chalks up 6 weeks at number one

Olivia Rodrigo’s You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love is back at number one in the ARIA Albums Chart, marking six non-consecutive weeks in that
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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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Victoria Park Newsreel

Brisbane 2032, Community, Government, State

Preferred builders named for Brisbane Olympics stadium

The BESIX Watpac and John Holland consortium has been named as the preferred construction contractor to build the new Brisbane Stadium at Victoria Park. The companies
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Tuvalu Group

Community, Events

Pasifika Vibes Festival celebrates vibrant Pacific cultures

The Pasifika Vibes Festival, which celebrates the cultures of the Pacific, will be held at Pine Rivers Showgrounds at Lawnton on October 4 and 5, 2026. The festival,
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Woman stopping to catch her breath while exercising

Community, Health

Exercise more effective than common pain meds

Exercise can be 60 percent more effective than common pain relief medication, a new comprehensive Adelaide University study of 221,279 participants has
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Heart

Community, Health

Daily chronic stress a time bomb for heart health

Chronic stress is believed to be creating hidden inflammation in the hearts of million of people – changing the organ’s structure and causing long term damage. A new
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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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Lamborghini Diablo in Darryn Lyon’s Garage (1)

Business, People

Vast Darryn Lyons private collection goes to auction

Items from the vast private collection of “Mr. Paparazzi” Darryn Lyons have been put up for auction. The collection includes items from motorsport, music, sport and
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Betel nut

Education, People, Research & Science

Drug habits traced back to early human civilisations

Humans appear to have started using mind-altering substances tens of thousands of years ago, according to new research. Griffith University archaeologists say that the
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Bob Hawke Biography

People, Perspectives

Blanche d’Alpuget found her place in history

By Chris Wallace Writer Blanche d’Alpuget has died aged 82, leaving a lasting imprint on Australian literature, and having influenced the course of political
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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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Woman with plants

Perspectives

Do plants grow better when you play them music?

By Lily Whelehan When I’m in the lab studying my plants, I love to listen to music. But do my plants like it too, or do they just want some peace and quiet? It turns
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President Donald Trump Attends United Nations General Assembly In New York

Perspectives

Trump’s war on the media poses risk to democracy

By Matthew Ricketson Amid the tumult over US President Donald Trump’s latest assault on press freedom, it’s easy to lose sight of what exactly journalism is and
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Young woman

Business, Perspectives

Cue struggled to dress women for reinvented work lives

By Toby Slade and Dijanna Mulhearn Australian fashion brand Cue and its sister label Veronika Maine have entered receivership. At first glance, it looks like another
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