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Great Barrier Reef dodges ‘in danger’ status
The World Heritage Committee has decided not to list the Great Barrier Reef as in danger, ratifying a draft decision at its meeting in India this week.
In a statement,
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26 July 2024
Business
Business icons join Queensland Hall of Fame
The man who built Dreamworld and iconic hairdresser Stefan were among five Queensland business success stories celebrated in Brisbane last night.
The Longhurst family,
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26 July 2024
Business, Rural
City goes country to help rural Australia
Cowboy hats and boots will make an early winter appearance in Brisbane today as the city turns out for Big Dry Friday.
Launched in 2018 by Morgans Financial Limited
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26 July 2024
Business, Technology
Australians reticent to complain to telcos
More than half of Australians have experienced issues with their telecommunications over the past 12 months, but many, especially the vulnerable, failed to complain in
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26 July 2024
Business, Economy, Government, Rural, State
Cattle drives Queensland’s agriculture sector
Queensland’s beef and meat processing industries contributed more than a third of the $22 billion the agriculture sector delivered to the state’s economy last
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25 July 2024
Business, Government, Infrastructure, State
Manufacturing showcase heads north for first time
Queensland has lured the nation’s largest manufacturing event away from southern capitals.
Brisbane will host Australian Manufacturing Week in 2026, the first time the
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25 July 2024
Community, Education, Environment, Research & Science
Breakthrough device creates water out of thin air
Scientists have moved a step closer to being able to harvest drinking water directly out of the air.
The breakthrough could help supply troops in the field and address
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25 July 2024
Education, Research & Science
Oldest known cave art opens window to past lives
More than 50,000 years ago, an artist crawled into a compact space in an Indonesian cave to document a hunting scene.
That work has now become the oldest known reliably
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Education, Federal, Government, Research & Science
Study surveys teens on online extremism
Australians as young as 13 are embracing extremism and will be the focus of a first-ever national study on the influence of online extremist ideological.
Researchers
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24 July 2024
Education, Research & Science
Men and women’s brains less alike than thought
Researchers have found that the brains of men and women are less alike than previously thought, opening up new insights into mental health.
Professor Richard Watts, from
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24 July 2024
Community, Education, Health, Higher Education, Research & Science
Listening is healing for burns pioneer
A researcher’s award-winning methods to improve outcomes for child burn victims were based on her willingness to listen.
Professor Zephanie Tyack, internationally
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24 July 2024
Community, Environment, Government, Local
Vandals poison Buddina turtle nesting area
Two sensitive coastal areas of the Sunshine Coast, including a turtle nesting area, have been scarred by illegal poisoning.
Sunshine Coast Council has launched
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27 July 2024
Business, Government, State, Transport
Crackdown on fake roadworthy certificates
A dedicated government task force is being established to crackdown on fraudulent vehicle safety certificates.
Queensland Transport and Main Roads Minister Bart Mellish
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27 July 2024
Education, Federal, Government, Schools, State
Schools to roll out consent programs
Queensland schools will receive more than $14 million to roll out consent education to students.
The five-year funding program is part of a $77.6 million Federal
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24 July 2024
Brisbane 2032, Business, Community, Federal, Government, Infrastructure, Queensland Election, State, Transport
Sunshine Coast calls for full rail extension before 2032
Sunshine Coast Council wants the next Queensland Government to provide the $6.5 billion required to extend rail services to Maroochydore before 2032.
The Direct Sunshine
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Government, Perspectives
50-year first as Biden steps aside in the US
By Professor Philip Klinkner
Now that Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 United States presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the nominee,
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22 July 2024
Economy, Employment, People
Korea faces big challenges from low birth rates
Korea is facing major economic and social challenges as its birth rate plummets to the lowest in the world and pet strollers outsell baby prams.
A report from the OECD,
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26 July 2024
Business, Economy, Finances
World eyes bulging billionaire balance sheets
Australian billionaires have increased their wealth by more than 70 percent in less than five years.
New analysis from Oxfam, released today ahead of a meeting of G20
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25 July 2024
Business, Economy, Finances, Retail
Green shoots in consumer confidence
Australian consumer confidence has hit a six-month high, with the largest weekly jump in more than three years.
ANZ Economist Madeline Dunk said consumer confidence rose
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23 July 2024
Business, Economy, Employment, Mining & Resources
Net zero to drive some positive job trends
The global movement towards net zero greenhouse emissions by 2050 is likely to have a relatively positive impact on employment, a new OECD assessment concludes.
The 2024
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23 July 2024
Community, Economy, Environment, Federal, Government, Support & Services
$17 billion upside to housing upgrades
Energy efficient upgrades to low-income housing has the potential to grow Australia’s economy by $17 billion.
An Australian Council of Social Service
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22 July 2024
Arts, Education, Music, Research & Science
Music tempo slows as elite performers age
Elite music stars have been found to produce slower music as they age, particularly if physical movement is a key element of their early careers.
Researchers at the
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24 July 2024
Arts, Federal, Government, Music
Queensland music leaders grab the ear of Canberra
A Federal Government inquiry into the challenges facing Australia’s live music industry rolls into Brisbane tomorrow.
The House of Representatives Standing Committee
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23 July 2024
Arts, Dance
Dancer downtime an unexpected ballet bonus
Queensland Ballet is reactivating dancers who are injured or have retired by capitalising on their unique insights to pivot into new careers.
Take David Power, for
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Arts, Music
John Williamson announces 2025 tour dates
Country music star John Williamson, who has been touring Australia approximately forever, has announced new Queensland 2025 dates for his My Travellin’ Days Are Done
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23 July 2024
Arts, Community, Government, Local
Photographers frame Brisbane in the best light
Brisbane’s unique tapestry has been captured by the winners of this year’s Lord Mayor’s Photographic Awards.
The Brisbane City Council has revealed the
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22 July 2024
Community, Government, Health, State
Billion-dollar boost to cancer care in Queensland
A new billion-dollar cancer centre is the cornerstone of a 10-year strategy to improve cancer services in Queensland.
New images of the Herston-based complex were
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26 July 2024
Community, Government, State, Support & Services
Extra support for sexual assault victims
Two new state-funded support programs to support victims of sexual assault will be rolled out in Queensland next year.
State Minister for Prevention of Domestic and
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26 July 2024
Community, Environment
Great Barrier Reef dodges ‘in danger’ status
The World Heritage Committee has decided not to list the Great Barrier Reef as in danger, ratifying a draft decision at its meeting in India this week.
In a statement,
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26 July 2024
Community, Paris 2024
Paris OIympics Results Australia: Opening Ceremony eve
Australian results at the Paris Olympics, Thursday, July 25:
Archery
Women’s Individual Ranking Round:
Australia (Laura Paeglis): Ranked 44 (Score:
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26 July 2024
Community, Education, Government, Health, Schools, State, Support & Services
Pill testing site for Gold Coast Schoolies
Pill testing will be offered to school leavers on the Gold Coast this year.
Queensland Health Minister Shannon Fentiman said a confidential and free service would be
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26 July 2024
People
Revolutionising the quality of healthcare, step by step
By Niki Widdowson
Associate Professor Zephanie Tyack, internationally recognised for pioneering burns treatment for children, has built her healthcare career by
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Appointments, Government, People, State
Carroll new Queensland Reconstruction Authority chair
Former Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll is the new board chairperson of the Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA).
Ms Carroll replaces Queensland Police Service
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22 July 2024
People
Matthew Flinders finally makes it home
The first person to circumnavigate Australia, and was largely the reason our country was called as such, has been laid to rest in his birthplace in England.
Australian
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19 July 2024
Government, People, State
Former Police Commissioner Jim O’Sullivan dies
Former Queensland Police Commissioner Jim O’Sullivan, who re-built the state’s police service in the wake of the Fitzgerald inquiry, has died, aged 85.
Premier
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17 July 2024
Appointments, Business, Economy, Government, People, State
McGowan keeps the reins at TIQ
Justin McGowan has been retained as the Chief Executive Officer for Trade and Investment Queensland (TIQ) for another five years.
Deputy Premier Cameron Dick said since
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16 July 2024
Perspectives
Has money become society’s toxin?
By Shane Rodgers
I often find myself quoting comedians because they have an interesting habit of stripping off the layers of constructed humanity and exposing the
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22 July 2024
Education, Perspectives, Schools
How much should AI shape career choices?
By Associate Professor Andreas Cebulla
As year 12 students across Australia ponder their next move, the world of work is undergoing a seismic shift.
Artificial
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15 July 2024
Perspectives
United States ‘one inch from civil war’
The attempted assassination of Donald Trump in the United States over the weekend sparked global media coverage.
Images of the former President’s bloodied face
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15 July 2024
Arts, Film & Television, Perspectives
Pause the drama. Reality TV without villains
By Rebecca Trelease and Jodi McAlister
Often when we think about reality TV, we think about mess, conflict and scandal – three things usually grouped under the
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8 July 2024
Perspectives
Why we need to stop talking about work-life balance
By Shane Rodgers
For decades we have talked about work-life balance and the difficulties achieving that in a complex world.
The old notions of a rigid 9-5 day have
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1 July 2024