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Economy
Wage growth steady despite inflation blow-outs
Wages growth is remaining steady in Australia despite growing inflationary pressure and geopolitical uncertainty.
The latest CommBank Wage Insights series, released this
Read more12 May 2026
Business, Tourism
Big Pineapple tourist icon gets sweet $5 million
Queensland’s iconic Big Pineapple landmark will undergo a $5 million revamp to deliver a microbrewery, cafes, retail outlets, a restaurant, and sports bar.
The
Read more12 May 2026
Business, Defence & Aerospace, Transport
Coast company deployed for Greek firefighting duties
Sunshine Coast-based McDermott Aviation has started deploying a major aerial firefighting fleet in Greece.
It is the seventh consecutive year the company has supported
Read more12 May 2026
Business, Energy & Resources, Infrastructure
BP storage lease extended at Bulwer Island
BP has been granted a lease extension at the Bulwer Island facility at the Port of Brisbane to secure additional storage under Queensland’s fuel security plan.
The
Read more11 May 2026
Business, Infrastructure, Transport
Inland Rail cuts put pressure on high maintenance highways
By Philip Laird
Every day, hundreds of trucks barrel along highways from Melbourne to Brisbane. Some B-triple trucks stretch to 36 metres or more, more than seven times
Read more11 May 2026
Business, Legal, Rural
Family businesses may be facing fundamental tax changes
Wealthy intergenerational family businesses fear that impending tax changes might have significant structuring implications, and could potentially lead to de facto death
Read morePartner content
Education, Schools
AI tool future-proofs next generation of change makers
Students are being prepared for a digital future with the introduction of Microsoft Copilot at Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE) secondary schools after a trial resulted
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Education, Research & Science
Hundreds of mysterious mass graves found in Sahara
By Julien Cooper, Maël Crépy and Marie Bourgeois
We have been on a years-long campaign of satellite remote sensing of the vast desert landscapes in Eastern Sudan.
This
Read more12 May 2026
Early Learning, Education
Guardian demystifies childcare for families with babies
New programs to help families ease their babies into childcare are being implemented by Guardian Childcare and Education.
This is part of the organisation’s aspiration
Read morePartner content
Education, Schools
State student details compromised in cyber breach
Queensland schools have been caught in a cybersecurity breach that is expected to impact 200 million people globally.
Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek said student
Read more7 May 2026
Education, Vocational
New TAFE centre to boost state tradie stocks
A new Queensland TAFE Centre of Excellence – Construction Tech will be established to help boost trade skills in the state ahead of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic
Read more7 May 2026
Federal, Government, Perspectives
One Nation surge is now being taken seriously
By Josh Sunman
One Nation’s surge can no longer be seen as a blip or an aberration.
As the results in the Farrer byelection showed, the right-wing populist party –
Read more11 May 2026
Business, Energy & Resources, Federal, Government
$10 billion fuel and fertiliser security plan unveiled
By Michelle Grattan
With the fuel crisis showing no sign of abating, the Albanese government has unveiled a package worth more than $10 billion to protect the
Read more7 May 2026
Government, State
Brisbane River to get zipline tourism icon
By Susan Schwartz
A wheelchair-accessible zipline over the Brisbane River is the latest eco-tourism project to be funded by the Queensland Government.
The Brisbane River
Read more6 May 2026
Federal, Government
Federal Budget to cut electric vehicle concessions
By Michelle Grattan
Next week’s budget will contain cutbacks to the concessional treatment of electric vehicles (EVs) that will save the government $1.7 billion over
Read more5 May 2026
Government, Local
Mass sand pumping on Sunshine Coast beaches
Around 100,000 cubic metres of sand – equivalent to 10,000 truckloads – will be pumped into the beach at Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast over the next four
Read more30 April 2026Economy, Employment
Wage growth steady despite inflation blow-outs
Wages growth is remaining steady in Australia despite growing inflationary pressure and geopolitical uncertainty.
The latest CommBank Wage Insights series, released this
Read more12 May 2026
Economy, Finances, Government, State
Queensland home ownership falls to historically low levels
By Shane Rodgers
Queensland has one of the nation’s lowest levels of home ownership in a market grappling with cost pressures, mismatched supply and low rental
Read more6 May 2026
Economy, Finances
Families hit again on interest rates in shaky economy
By Shane Rodgers
The Reserve Bank is continuing to use interest rates as a blunt instrument against inflation, lifting the cash rate target by another 25 basis points
Read more5 May 2026
Economy, Finances
Australia’s inflation moves into danger zone
Australia’s inflation struggles are continuing with the Consumer Price Index rising 4.6 percent in the year to March off the back of fuel cost blowouts.
The annual
Read more29 April 2026
Economy, Employment
Should you take the $1000 tax deduction and run?
By Fei Gao
When Australian workers lodge a tax return from mid next year, around 6 million taxpayers look set to be able to claim up to A$1000 with an “instant”
Read more27 April 2026
Arts, Theatre
Tickets for Death of a Salesman now available
Aussie Hollywood actors Anthony LaPaglia and Alison Whyte will star in the 1940 Pulitzer Prize-winning classic Death of a Salesman at QPAC’s Lyric Theatre from August
Read more11 May 2026
Arts, Music
Queensland Youth Orchestras celebrate 60 years
Queensland Youth Orchestras will celebrate their 60th anniversary in 2026 with a free day of music and entertainment at The Old Museum in Bowen Hills on Saturday, June
Read more7 May 2026
Arts
Swift seeks to trademark voice to combat deep fakes
By Graeme Austin
Music superstar Taylor Swift has applied to trademark her voice and image to head off the threat of AI-generated impersonations. But the problem
Read more5 May 2026
Arts, Music
Female stars being banished to the ‘Khia Asylum’
By James Hall
What do Bebe Rexha, Katy Perry, Meghan Trainor and Rita Ora all have in common? They’re all trapped in the “Khia Asylum”.
The Khia Asylum
Read more30 April 2026
Arts, Music, Theatre
The Choir of Man heading to Brisbane in September
West End hit The Choir of Man is coming to Brisbane as part of the 2026 Brisbane Festival line-up.
The production will be staged in the South Bank Cultural Forecourt
Read more23 April 2026
Community, Health
Ancient Chinese routine lowers blood pressure naturally
An 800-year-old Chinese exercise routine has been found to be almost as effective as medication in bringing down blood pressure.
A new study found adults with stage 1
Read more12 May 2026
Community, Education, Health, Research & Science
The right music can lift your exercise endurance
Listening to your favourite music can increase endurance during a workout by up to 20 percent.
A new study found that cyclists exercising with self-selected songs had a
Read more11 May 2026
Community, Events
A long night to reflect on lives lost to domestic abuse
The Darkness to Daylight event, which allows the Brisbane community to take a strong collective stand against abuse, will be held for the 13th time on May 28-29,
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Community
Big drop in households mixing with family and friends
By Shane Rodgers
Barely half of Australians have any weekly in-person contact with family and friends, a new social snapshot has revealed.
The ABS Social Survey,
Read more6 May 2026
Community, Health, Perspectives
Constant food decisions are wearing us down
By Emma Beckett
You’re standing in a supermarket aisle, weighing up whether to buy a microwave meal or a bunch of fresh carrots.
We all know making healthy eating
Read more6 May 2026
People
DNA mapping may unlock the secrets of da Vinci’s genius
By Shane Rodgers
The secret to the creative genius of Leonardo da Vinci may be unlocked through an extensive genetic mapping exercise.
Researchers have tracked Da
Read more5 May 2026
People
20,000 seafarers stranded in the Strait of Hormuz
By Claudio Bozzi
As the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drags on, the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization has sounded the alarm over a related
Read more30 April 2026
People
India tops number of immigrants to Australia
More than 30 percent of Australia’s residents are born overseas, with India representing the largest number of immigrants in 2025, overtaking England for the first
Read more29 April 2026
Appointments, People
Griffith University VC appointed to University of Melbourne
Griffith University has started a global hunt for its sixth Vice Chancellor, after incumbent Carolyn Evans was appointed VC of the University of Melbourne – her alma
Read more28 April 2026
Arts, Music, People
Music star Alan Osmond passes away at 76
Alan Osmond, leader of the Osmonds singing group which had a string of hits in the 1970s, has passed away aged 76.
His death came a year after brother Wayne succumbed to
Read more23 April 2026
Community, Health, Perspectives
Ballooning medical specialist fees next focus for reform
By Anthony Scott
Australia’s Health Minister Mark Butler has declared reducing specialists’ fees will be his next key focus of health policy reform.
Doctors are
Read more12 May 2026
Federal, Government, Perspectives
Farrer result takes heat off broken Labor promises
By Michelle Gratten
No wonder Jim Chalmers was anxious to use every opportunity on Sunday to weigh in on the Liberals’ “bloodbath” in Farrer.
It was extremely good
Read more11 May 2026
Community, Environment, Perspectives
Trees can halve the amount of heat in urban areas
By Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez, Rob McDonald and Tirthankar Chakraborty
Cities and towns are usually 1–3°C hotter than the surrounding countryside, because asphalt,
Read more7 May 2026
Economy, Finances, Perspectives
RBA sends clear but uncomfortable signal to households
By Stella Huangfu
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has lifted the official cash rate by another 25 basis points, the third hike this year as it struggles to keep
Read more6 May 2026
Perspectives
China takes action to establish global ownership rights
By Colin Hawes
The Chinese-owned firm that operates the Port of Darwin isn’t happy about the Federal Government’s push to return it to an Australian owner. Now, the
Read more5 May 2026