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Economy
Refinancing at record high, first home buyer loans rise
More people are looking for a better deal on their mortgages, as first home buyer loans rise 6.8 percent.
Australian Bureau of Statistics data released today show a 20
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12 February 2026
Business, Government, Infrastructure, State
New laws to speed up Olympics infrastructure approvals
The Queensland Government is attempting to get the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games “back on track” through legislation to accelerate approval of major
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12 February 2026
Business, Economy, Tourism
Resurging tourism blasts through the one million barrier
The monthly volume of tourists visiting Australia has broken through the one million barrier for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Figures released by
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12 February 2026
Business, Government, Local, Property, Tourism
Hilton to open new hotel in the Ipswich CBD
The city of Ipswich, west of Brisbane, will be the site of a $53 million Hilton hotel complex, to be completed in 2028.
The project is a result of an agreement between
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12 February 2026
Business, Legal, Perspectives
Growing psychological injury claims require early action
The rapid growth of workers’ compensation claims for psychiatric injury means organisations need to act early to protect staff and mitigate risk.
McCullough Robertson
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Business, Products, Retail
Grocery habits expose generational divide
New research has uncovered a vast generational divide in shopping habits, with young people far more likely to make spontaneous purchases.
The Vypr report, titled Six
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11 February 2026
Education, Higher Education, Perspectives
Universities facing ‘imperfect but essential’ changes
By Alex Zelinsky
Lasting policy reforms, almost always, have difficult beginnings. Think Medicare, the Superannuation Guarantee, or the National Disability Insurance
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12 February 2026
Education, Schools
Maryborough college “revolutionises” path to high school
Innovative thinking has helped boost student engagement and attendance at St Mary’s College Maryborough, a Brisbane Catholic Education school.
Principal Bree
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Education, Schools
‘Vitamin’ is named 2025 Children’s Word of the Year
Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced that “vitamin” is its Australian Children’s Word of the Year for 2025.
It was chosen from an analysis of 3.4 million
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9 February 2026
Business, Education, Technology
AI detection overwhelmed by machine-generated content
By Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders
In 2023, the science fiction literary magazine Clarkesworld stopped accepting new submissions because so many were generated by
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9 February 2026
Early Learning, Education
The transformation of Lilyfield Early Learning Centre
The Lilyfield Early Learning Centre in Sydney has been reinvented over the past two years through innovation and active family engagement.
The centre attracted some
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Community, Government, Safety, State
Children on bail can now be fitted with trackers
The Queensland Parliament has passed laws allowing courts to put GPS trackers on people aged 10 to 17 when they are on bail.
The provision can be used for first
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12 February 2026
Business, Government, Property, State
Guidelines released for residential housing boost fund
The Queensland Government has released guidelines for the next round of the Residential Activation Fund.
The latest funding tranche, of $500 million, is designed to
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12 February 2026
Federal, Government, Perspectives
Taylor resigns from shadow cabinet ready for challenge
By Michelle Grattan
Leadership aspirant Angus Taylor resigned from the shadow cabinet on Wednesday night, but when the Liberal Party will vote on the leadership remained
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12 February 2026
Government, State
Property developers can make political donations again
Property developers can again make political donations for Queensland state elections after the passing of laws the State Government says will return “fairness,
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11 February 2026
Business, Government, Local, Property
Thousands of homes for Chermside and Upper Mt Gravatt
A new suburban renewal program for the Brisbane suburbs of Chermside and Upper Mt Gravatt is expected to add thousands of new homes to the areas.
The Brisbane City
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10 February 2026
Economy, Finances
Refinancing at record high, first home buyer loans rise
More people are looking for a better deal on their mortgages, as first home buyer loans rise 6.8 percent.
Australian Bureau of Statistics data released today show a 20
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12 February 2026
Economy, Finances
Car servicing put on hold as cost pressures bite
Nearly half of Australian car owners say they are delaying servicing their vehicles as cost-of-living pressures continue to impact spending patterns.
Research released
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12 February 2026
Economy, Finances
Consumers facing ‘cutback fatigue’ as price rises bite
Cost of living pressure in Australia is creating “cutback fatigue” as consumers try to save as well as cope with rising bills.
The National Australia Bank’s latest
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11 February 2026
Economy, Finances
Mortgage holders hit with interest rate rise
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board has announced the expected 0.25 percentage points increase in the base interest rate, bringing the cash rate to 3.85
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3 February 2026
Business, Economy, Finances, Property
Low volumes of homes for sale driving price increases
Low supplies of houses for sale are keeping upward pressure on prices despite conditions that would normally dampen demand.
Real estate research group Cotality estimates
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3 February 2026
Arts, Theatre
Macbeth re-told for Shake & Stir 20th anniversary
Shakespeare’s most gripping tragedy, Macbeth, will be re-told by acclaimed production house Shake & Stir in celebration of its 20th anniversary.
The Brisbane-based
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12 February 2026
Arts, Film & Television, Perspectives
Is Wuthering Heights really a great love story?
By Jodi McAlister
Emerald Fennell’s film of Wuthering Heights, starring Australian actors Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff and Margot Robbie as Catherine, bills itself as
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12 February 2026
Arts, Music
Engelbert Humperdinck tour tickets on sale
Tickets go on sale this week for the Engelbert Humperdinck 2026 tour of Australia that kicks off in July.
Humperdinck, 89, is celebrating his 60-year career in which he
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11 February 2026
Arts, Music, Perspectives
Can protest songs really change the world?
By Panizza Allmark and Jon Stratton
In January, over the course of three days, Bruce Springsteen wrote, recorded and released the political protest song Streets of
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10 February 2026
Arts, Music
Bad Bunny makes Super Bowl history despite safety fears
Bad Bunny has made history at the Super Bowl as the first performer to sing entirely in Spanish despite fears for his safety.
The Porto Rican performer also made
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9 February 2026
Community, Travel
Love in plane sight as Aussies find romance at 35,000 feet
Forget dating apps, if you’re looking for love this Valentine’s Day, your new romance may be 35,000 feet in the sky.
Almost one in five people are open to the
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12 February 2026
Community, Events
Military Tattoo brings big sound and colour to Brisbane
Brisbane is welcoming more than 1000 performers from 13 countries in coming days for The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
The event will be hosted at Suncorp Stadium
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10 February 2026
Community, Travel
Qantas discounts domestic airfares as low as $99
If you’re thinking about travelling interstate, now may be a good time to book a flight in Australia as Qantas discounts selected economy fares to $99 today.
Touted as
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10 February 2026
Community, Health, Perspectives
ADHD prescriptions up 10-fold in two decades
By Brenton Prosser and Yogi Vidyattama
The number of young people in Australia prescribed medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increased more
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10 February 2026
Community, Events
Funding rescue for Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers
The Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers will live to bloom another day, with an injection of funds guaranteeing its operation for the next two years, the Queensland Government
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9 February 2026
Appointments, Business, People, Property
Noonan and Sullivan appointed to key JLL roles
Paul Noonan has been appointed as JLL’s Head of Capital Markets Queensland, in addition to his role as Managing Director.
Noonan will continue to drive institutional
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12 February 2026
Arts, Film & Television, People
Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek loses cancer battle
American actor James Van Der Beek has died after a three-year battle with colorectal cancer.
The actor’s family announced his passing today.
In a post on social media
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12 February 2026
People
Logan’s Heroes save basketball playing pastor
Two Logan City Council staff members have been awarded medals after they helped save the local pastor who was playing basketball when he went into cardiac arrest.
Aaron
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9 February 2026
Federal, Government, People
Danish royals to tour Australia in March
King Frederik X and Queen Mary will tour parts of Australia next month as part of their fourth official visit since taking over the Danish Throne in 2024.
For Queen
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2 February 2026
Economy, Employment, People
Blurred lines spark conflict for work-from-home couples
Couples who mostly work from home are experiencing heightened frustrations and conflicts from the blurry divide between their personal and professional lives.
New
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29 January 2026
Perspectives
The lure of creating taller and smarter babies
By Alex Polyakov
Prospective parents are being marketed genetic tests that claim to predict which IVF embryo will grow into the tallest, smartest or healthiest
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11 February 2026
Economy, Federal, Finances, Government, Perspectives
Are there better ways to deal with inflation?
By Luke Hartigan
Just when we thought it was safe to return to the supermarket aisle, it seems inflation has come back to bite us again. Worse, the Reserve Bank of
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11 February 2026
Community, Health, People, Perspectives
Simple tips to bring meaning to your life
By Trevor Mazzucchelli
The start of the year often comes with attempts at big life changes that we’re hoping will make us feel more grounded, fulfilled or in control
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10 February 2026
Federal, Government, Perspectives
Can One Nation convert strong poll results into seats?
By Kurt Sengul and Jordan McSwiney
One Nation is no stranger to the headlines, but it’s been a long time since the party has been talked about as a serious political
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6 February 2026
Perspectives
Warming world is significantly impacting rain patterns
By the Bureau of Meteorology
Low pressure systems are common in southern Australia, particularly in the cool half of the year. These are often called extratropical
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4 February 2026