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Power prices ‘heading for 10 percent drop’ next year
The Queensland Government says power prices are set to drop by about 10 percent next financial year as the state’s Energy Roadmap rolls out.
Treasurer and Energy
Read more20 April 2026
Business, Products, Retail
New print-in-store post labels for eBay sellers
Australia Post has launched a new ‘Print in Store’ capability that allows eBay sellers to print shipping labels at participating Post Offices using a QR code.
The
Read more20 April 2026
Business, Technology
Small businesses starting to embrace AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is shifting from a “curiosity” for Australian businesses to a practical tool.
NAB Economics research released today said the shift was
Read more20 April 2026
Business, Defence & Aerospace
NIOA extends drone and guided weapon alliances
Brisbane-based NIOA has extended its collaboration with global defence company L3Harris to explore the manufacture of guided weapons components in Australia.
It has also
Read more16 April 2026
Business, Perspectives, Retail
Dynamic pricing is shaking up the fashion industry
By Aayushi Badhwar
Fashion has always been a bit different to other industries. Consumers do not just buy because they need something. They buy because they are bored,
Read more15 April 2026
Business, Tourism
Qantas hikes fares, cuts flights as fuel costs soar
Qantas has increased fares, cut flights and made changes to its international network to mitigate the impact of the Middle East conflict.
In an update issued to the ASX,
Read more14 April 2026
Appointments, Early Learning, Education, People
Guardian appoints former police officer into safety role
Guardian Childcare and Education has appointed a former NSW Police Service child protection officer into its new national Investigations Lead role.
Jason Madsen takes on
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Education, Research & Science
Bus-sized crocodile once feasted on dinosaurs
A 10-metre “terror croc” that once preyed on dinosaurs has been reconstructed by scientists in the United States.
Columbus State University researchers have pieced
Read more16 April 2026
Community, Education, Health, People, Research & Science
Loneliness does not seem to be speeding up brain decline
Loneliness has been found to negatively impact memory in older adults but not accelerate brain decline.
A major new study has found lonely people perform worse than
Read more15 April 2026
Education, Research & Science
‘Cosmic volcano’ erupts after 100 million years of silence
A “cosmic volcano” has erupted in deep space as a colossal black hole reawakens after 100 million years.
The Royal Astronomical Society said radio images revealed
Read more14 April 2026
Education, Higher Education
Griffith University’s new-look CBD campus unveiled
Griffith University has unveiled the architectural plans for its new city campus in the heritage-listed former Treasury Building in Brisbane’s CBD.
The project to
Read more13 April 2026Government, State
Power prices ‘heading for 10 percent drop’ next year
The Queensland Government says power prices are set to drop by about 10 percent next financial year as the state’s Energy Roadmap rolls out.
Treasurer and Energy
Read more20 April 2026
Government, Local
Brisbane and Los Angeles sign sister city deal
Brisbane has signed a Sister City deal with the next Olympic and Paralympic Games host city Los Angeles in a collaborative agreement to build closer ties.
Brisbane Lord
Read more16 April 2026
Government, State
Nominations open for Queensland export awards
Nominations are officially open for the 2026 Premier of Queensland Export Awards.
The awards celebrate the achievements of businesses in the state’s $138.9
Read more15 April 2026
Federal, Government, State
State inquiry launched into federal environment laws
The Queensland Government has taken the unusual step of ordering an inquiry into the processes of another level of government.
Treasurer David Janetzki has directed the
Read more14 April 2026
Federal, Government, State
Mount Lindesay Highway widening completed
Work has been completed on the widening of a crucial section of the Mount Lindesay Highway in Jimboomba, south-west of Brisbane.
The $95 million upgrade was funded
Read more13 April 2026
Economy, Employment
Unemployment steady at 4.3% in March
The seasonally adjusted national unemployment rate was steady at 4.3 percent in March off the back of 18,000 new jobs.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures
Read more16 April 2026
Business, Economy, Tourism
Visitor numbers to Australia up 20 percent
The number of visitors to Australia jumped almost 20 percent in the year to February, 2026.
China was the largest source country, accounting for 23.3 percent of all
Read more16 April 2026
Economy
Strait of Hormuz blockade creates new uncertainty
By Sanjoy Paul
For weeks now, the world economy has been on tenterhooks, waiting for one outcome: reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
In response to war with Israel and the
Read more14 April 2026
Economy, Employment
Inconsistent ANZAC Day causes cross-state confusion
By Giuseppe Carabetta
ANZAC Day is commemorated on April 25 each year as a tribute to more than 2 million Australians who’ve served in war and peacekeeping
Read more13 April 2026
Economy, Perspectives
No recession yet, but dark clouds loom
By Stella Huangfu
Talk of a recession in Australia has picked up in recent weeks. Rising fuel prices, a sharp fall in consumer confidence, and signs of softer spending
Read more10 April 2026
Arts, Film & Television
Long awaited film sequel about to hit cinemas
The long-awaited sequel to the iconic movie The Devil Wears Prada will debut in cinemas on April 30, 2026.
Nearly 20 years after the original was released, The Devil
Read more20 April 2026
Arts, Music, Perspectives
Streaming is stifling the emergence of new music
By Tim Kelly
In September, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) excluded catalogue music (recordings more than two years old) from the Australian
Read more16 April 2026
Arts, Music
Olivia Dean edges closer to all-time chart record
Olivia Dean’s megahit Man I Need is edging closer to becoming the longest-running number one single of all time in Australia.
The song moved back to number one last
Read more15 April 2026
Arts, Literature
Celebrating 100 years of Winnie the Pooh
By Elizabeth Hale
Just over a century ago, the satirical writer and playwright A.A. Milne, suffering from the after-effects of fighting in the trenches of World War I,
Read more14 April 2026
Arts, Theatre
Michael Jackson thrillering audiences on stage and screen
Australia has begun its year of Michael Jackson, with MJ The Musical underway and the biopic movie Michael to be released later this month.
Two major tribute acts from
Read more9 April 2026
Community, Environment, Safety
Most home battery installations are substandard
By Rusty Langdon
More than 60 percent of battery system installation work inspected under a Federal Government green energy program is substandard and 1.2 percent
Read more20 April 2026
Community
How to tell if your dog is in pain
By Jacqueline Boyd
New research suggests that many dog owners are not skilled in recognising pain in their pets as they might like to think.
This could have
Read more16 April 2026
Community, Health
The right exercise can reduce endometriosis pain
New research has found that the right exercise can reduce pain for women suffering from endometriosis.
A study of more than 200 women showed a “clear relationship”
Read more15 April 2026
Community, Safety
Domestic violence group calls for perpetrator database
A Brisbane’s domestic violence group is calling for a perpetrator database, similar to Daniel’s Law for child sex offenders, which would allow public access to
Read more15 April 2026
Community, Environment
Child-sized echidnas roamed south-east Australia
An echidna the size of a small child roamed Victoria tens of thousands of years ago, research released today reveals.
An Ice Age fossil found 120 years ago in an
Read more14 April 2026
People, Perspectives
History provides insights on dealing with homeless camps
By Rachel Gallagher
A homelessness worker in regional Victoria has seen a 200 percent increase in people living in free campgrounds – and a big increase in families
Read more20 April 2026
Business, Legal, People
McR celebrates two lawyers of the year
McCullough Robertson Partners Damien Clarke and Tim Longwill have been recognised as Lawyers of the Year in the 2027 Best Lawyers rankings released today.
Mr Clarke
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People, Perspectives
‘Spinster’ stigma on female singlehood still lingers
By Maddison Sideris
Being a single woman isn’t the social taboo it once was. Singlehood seems to be on the rise, with more single person households, and more women
Read more16 April 2026
Appointments, People
Susan Coyle to become first female chief of army
Lieutenant General Susan Coyle has been appointed as Australia’s first female chief of army.
She is also the first women to be appointed head of any of the services in
Read more14 April 2026
Appointments, People
Calile Hotel’s Marky Godbeer to lead Sully’s Mooloolaba
Executive Chef Marky Godbeer, formerly of Brisbane’s The Calile Hotel, has been appointed to lead Sully’s Rooftop at the new Avani Mooloolaba Beach Hotel.
Mr Godbeer
Read more9 April 2026
Economy, Employment, Perspectives
Inflation-busting approach is ‘unnecessarily cruel’
By Warwick Smith
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will look at the latest unemployment figures – 4.3 percent, roughly 650,000 people out of work – and see a
Read more20 April 2026
Federal, Government, Perspectives
New defence strategy ignores the big story
By Peter Layton
Sometimes new government strategies really aren’t newsworthy. The 2026 National Defence Strategy (NDS) is like that.
The biggest headline from the
Read more17 April 2026
Economy, Employment, Perspectives
Early warning signs emerge on AI job impact
By Clinton Free
There has been no shortage of bold claims recently about artificial intelligence (AI) and jobs – from mass unemployment to over-hyped distraction
Read more16 April 2026
Federal, Government, Perspectives
Unsustainable NDIS scheme in urgent need of reform
By Sam Bennett and Reilly Polaschek
Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has grown too big, too fast.
The NDIS is a government-funded program
Read more15 April 2026
Perspectives
Drones feature strongly in new national defence strategy
By Michelle Grattan
Drone and other autonomous military capabilities will be among the central features of the 2026 National Defence Strategy and Integrated Investment
Read more14 April 2026