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Education & Research
Digital detox and AI curbs in sweeping school reforms
Australian schools will limit screen time and restrict the use of artificial intelligence under a package of national education reforms announced today.
The reforms will
Read more5 November 2026
Community, Health
Chronic back pain wires into our self image
Scientists have uncovered why many treatments are ineffective in addressing chronic lower back pain.
It seems the affliction wires deeply into the human psyche –
Read more5 November 2026
Community
Moreton Bay scores its own Monopoly game
Moreton Bay’s most-recognised landmarks from the shores of Redcliffe to the shipwrecks of Tangalooma have officially landed on the new Monopoly – Moreton Bay
Read more4 November 2026
Community, Events, Government, State
$2.5 million funding for 127 local agricultural shows
Queensland’s agricultural shows will receive $2.5 million in State Government funding in 2026-27 to help cover operating costs and maintain showground
Read more4 November 2026
Community, Events
Trainer Maher scores trifecta as Point of Law romps home
Trainer Ciaron Maher has dominated the 2026 Melbourne Cup, preparing the first three horses across the line in Australia’s most famous horse race.
Point Of Law,
Read more3 November 2026
Community, Government, State, Travel
SEQ rail network finally returning to full timetable
The South-East Queensland rail network will return to a full timetable on Monday, November 16 after months of commuter disruption.
Timetables had been reduced for seven
Read more2 November 2026
Government, Local
Work moving forward on major SEQ bottlenecks
Three major road bottlenecks across South-East Queensland are moving closer to construction, with upgrades progressing at Morayfield, Chermside and Wynnum West.
The
Read more5 November 2026
Government, State
$2 million fund to tackle tourism skills shortages
Queensland tourism businesses will receive support to attract, train and retain workers through a new $2 million Tourism Skills Fund.
The funding is aimed at addressing
Read more5 November 2026
Government, Local
Moreton Bay Council signs MOUs with New Zealand
By Susan Schwartz
Queensland’s international alliances ahead of the 2032 games continue to grow with the Moreton Bay Council signing agreements with two major New
Read more4 November 2026
Government
Distrust of AI changing online political news engagement
Accusations of AI use are creating an environment of online distrust that may affect how people engage with political news and elections globally, according to new
Read more3 November 2026
Community, Environment, Government, Local
New Mt Coot-tha parklands and viewing areas proposed
A 20-year vision for Brisbane’s Mt Coot-tha has identified six opportunities to enhance the experience on the mountain.
This includes turning the existing 26-hectare
Read more3 November 2026
World
Republican governors defeated in at least 5 states
The Democrats’ takeover of the US Congress was replicated at the state level, with the party flipping Republican-held governors’ offices in at least five
Read more5 November 2026
World
Trump defends Iran war despite big midterm rebuke
WASHINGTON – President Donald President Trump says the Iran war has been worth it despite acknowledging its role in losses in US midterm elections in which his
Read more5 November 2026
World
US Democrats on target to take back Congress and Senate
WASHINGTON – Democrats scored stunning victories in the South Carolina, Texas and Ohio Senate races, seizing Republican strongholds and moving to the verge of
Read more4 November 2026
World
Supermarkets rush to address mass fridge hacking
European supermarkets targeted in a second wave of cyberattacks that cranked up fridge and freezer temperatures are rushing to upgrade their systems and protect
Read more4 November 2026
World
Bomb threats disrupt flights across Europe
A string of bomb threats has disrupted passenger flights across Europe, forcing diversions, emergency landings and security sweeps.
No explosives have so far been
Read more4 November 2026
Arts, Fine arts
Glass and sculpture define Caloundra art exhibitions
The Caloundra Regional Gallery is hosting exhibitions by Sunshine Coast artists Nicole Voevodin-Cash and Erin Conron over the next five weeks.
Mapping Threads by Nicole
Read more5 November 2026
Arts, Theatre
Decadent 1920s come alive with Cirque Empire
The decadent world of 1920s New York will dazzle Brisbane’s Glasshouse Theatre when Cirque Empire comes alive in 2027.
The show will be presented at the Queensland
Read more4 November 2026
Arts, Fine arts
Brisbane jeweller Barbara Heath to exhibit at QAGOMA
The significance of an object’s personal meaning, and the stories it can hold and communicate will be explored in the Hidden Jewels exhibition by Barbara Heath at
Read more3 November 2026
Arts, Film & Television
Keira Knightley Black Doves thriller returns for new season
The new season of spy thriller Black Doves will hit Netflix later this week.
Its star Keira Knightley says the joy of the show lies in its blend of humour and morally
Read more3 November 2026
Arts, Theatre
Finding Nemo travels to the QPAC stage
The stage production of Finding Nemo will dive into its Australian debut at Brisbane’s Queensland Performing Arts Centre next year, with tickets on sale November 9,
Read more2 November 2026
Business, Retail
Stores stay open for now as David Jones appoints receivers
Australia’s oldest department store chain, David Jones, has been placed into voluntary administration.
It will continue operating while receivers view the
Read more5 November 2026
Business, Energy & Resources, Government, State
Positive early results from Taroom Trough oil exploration
Early exploration in Queensland’s Taroom Trough is producing 300 barrels of high-quality light oil a day, the State Government revealed this week.
The results have
Read more5 November 2026
Business, Economy, Finances
Markets wobble as global events create uncertainty
Global equity markets have wobbled this week with investors eyeing the outcome of the US midterm elections, while oil prices continued their descent amid ongoing talks
Read more4 November 2026
Business, Infrastructure, Legal, Property
Land shortage compounded by infrastructure delays
Queensland’s looming shortage of industrial land is being compounded by delays in connecting power, water and other essential services to new developments.
McCullough
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Business, Government, Local
Construction wins key categories at city business awards
Brisbane’s construction industry has dominated the major categories in the 2026 Lord Mayor’s Business Awards.
BESIX Watpac CEO Mark Baker was named Business Person
Read more2 November 2026
Economy, Finances
Big sport and late flu drive spending habits
A late flu season and a run of big sporting events drove Australian consumer spending habits in September.
Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released today show
Read more4 November 2026
Economy, Finances
Families smashed again with interest rate rise
By Shane Rodgers
Struggling families are facing more pain after the Reserve Bank (RBA) again increased interest rates after continually failing to bring inflation under
Read more3 November 2026
Business, Economy, Finances, Rural
Frequent global shocks lead to big lift in farm subsidies
Governments across the world are heavily subsidising their agricultural industries off the back of more frequent global shocks.
The OECD Agricultural Policy Monitoring
Read more3 November 2026
Economy, Finances
Brisbane housing leads the national price dive
Brisbane has overtaken the other capital cities with a 6.1 percent decline in housing prices over the past three months.
The speed of price falls across the country is
Read more3 November 2026
Economy, Employment
Traditional jobs hardest to fill despite high-tech boom
By Shane Rodgers
Despite the rise of ultra-high technology, the world’s biggest skills shortages are still largely in health, teaching and trade occupations.
The
Read more2 November 2026Education & Research, Schools
Digital detox and AI curbs in sweeping school reforms
Australian schools will limit screen time and restrict the use of artificial intelligence under a package of national education reforms announced today.
The reforms will
Read more5 November 2026
Education & Research, Research & Science
NASA space telescope burns up north of Australia
NASA’s Swift satellite telescope, which spent two decades studying the most powerful known blasts of energy in the cosmos, has tumbled out of orbit and burned up
Read more5 November 2026
Education & Research, Perspectives, Research & Science
Mystery of the missing layers of Earth’s history solved
By Santosh Dhungana and Nicolas Flament
Imagine opening a history book and finding several chapters torn out. This was what geologists looking into the rock records of
Read more5 November 2026
Education & Research, Research & Science
Evidence of red blood cells preserved in dinosaur remains
Scientists have discovered what they consider the strongest evidence yet of blood cells in a dinosaur fossil.
The evidence has been found inside bone from the right leg
Read more3 November 2026
Education & Research, Research & Science
Meteorite from Mars is at least 4 billion years old
A meteorite found in 2022 in the Sahara in Mali formed in the Martian crust at least 4.1 billion years ago, according to scientists.
This makes reddish igneous rock
Read more30 October 2026
People
Motorsport world champion Alan Jones dead at 80
Australian former Formula 1 World Champion Alan Jones has died at the age of 80 after a short illness.
In 1980, Jones became the second Australian to win the Formula 1
Read more5 November 2026
Community, Environment, People
Whale champion Vanessa Pirotta wins prestigious award
Marine scientist and science communicator Vanessa Pirotta has been named NSW 2027 Australian of the Year.
Dr Pirotta is a world-recognised marine scientist based in
Read more5 November 2026
Arts, Dance, People
Queensland Ballet’s Dilshani Weerasinghe steps down
Queensland Ballet Executive Director Dilshani Weerasinghe is leaving the role next week after 11 years.
Ms Weerasinghe joined the Company in 2011 and became Executive
Read more5 November 2026
Appointments, People
Cathie Reid appointed Brisbane business ambassador
Cathie Reid has been appointed as Brisbane’s 2026-27 Women in Business Ambassador.
Ms Reid has more than 20 years of experience across healthcare, technology and
Read more3 November 2026
Appointments, People
28th Queensland Governor Thomas Bradley sworn in
Queensland’s 28th Governor Thomas Bradley was sworn in at a ceremony at Parliament House today.
Mr Bradley was a Court of Appeal Judge, a sitting Judge of the Supreme
Read more2 November 2026
Perspectives, World
US election breaks age-old rules of American politics
By Andrew Gawthorpe
Donald Trump’s Republican Party has received a stunning rebuke in the US midterm elections.
Republicans went into election evening hoping that the
Read more5 November 2026
Economy, Finances, Perspectives
Economy starting to feel like a recession
By Stella Huangfu
The Reserve Bank of Australia has raised the cash rate to 4.85 percent from 4.6 percent – its highest level since the global financial crisis in
Read more4 November 2026
Perspectives
Can Trump interfere with the US midterm results?
By Jean-Nicolas Bordeleau
On Tuesday, voters across the United States will cast their votes in the 2026 midterm elections. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives
Read more3 November 2026
Community, Economy, Finances, Perspectives
Poor children tend to become poor adults
By Roger Wilkins and Esperanza Vera-Toscano
About 757,000 Australian children aged under 15 lived in poverty in 2022-23 – more than all the people living in cities of
Read more2 November 2026
Federal, Government, Perspectives
Grim warning from PM on cost of living outlook
By Michelle Grattan
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns delivered an attention-grabbing prediction this week.
“By any poll, by any measure, (One Nation leader) Mike
Read more30 October 2026