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2026 Horizon Festival returns to Sunshine Coast in May
The 2026 Horizon Festival marks its 10th year on the Sunshine Coast with a bold and creative intersection of arts and culture from May 1-10.
Live music, dance, visual
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3 March 2026
Business, Legal
AI creating new copyright headaches for businesses
Artificial Intelligence is creating fresh legal risks for business as new technology opens the way for inadvertent breaches of copyright.
Belinda Breakspear, Partner in
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Business, Tourism, Transport
Caution urged on cancelling Middle East flights
By Natasha Heap
Travellers are being advised not to cancel their tickets for flights through the Middle East and check with their airlines, as airspace remains closed
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3 March 2026
Business, Legal
Women in Law project winds up with much to celebrate
A McCullough Robertson project celebrating 100 years of women in law has now wound up, with plenty to celebrate.
McR Chief Operating Officer Kim Trajer said the 101
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Business
Business calls for bold progress in ‘critical’ 2026
A senior Queensland business leader has declared 2026 the year to be bold and “get stuff done”.
Property Council Queensland Executive Director Jess Caire said it
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25 February 2026
Business, Government, Property, State
Gold Coast waterfront to be sold for “world-class” precinct
Prime Gold Coast waterfront land is to be sold by the Queensland Government in a bid to create a “thriving tourism and mixed-use precinct.”
The 3.5ha parcel on the
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25 February 2026
Education, Schools
BCE appoints 19 new school leaders in 2026
Brisbane Catholic Education has welcomed 15 new Principals and four new Heads of College.
From large city campuses to vibrant regional schools, BCE Principals play a
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Education, Research & Science
Call to restrict zero-alcohol ads to teenagers
Zero-alcohol ads may be harmful to teenagers, shaping future drinking patterns.
Teenagers are more likely to want to try the alcoholic versions of zero-alcohol brands
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25 February 2026
Community, Education, Health, Research & Science
Breakthrough brings ‘Holy Grail’ of medicine closer
Stanford Medicine researchers say they have made an “astonishing step” towards a universal vaccine that could protect humans from a wide variety of viruses and
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24 February 2026
Community, Education, Environment, Research & Science
Dramatic upper atmosphere changes driving weather change
By Milton Speer and Lance Leslie
Over the past decade, southern Australia has suffered numerous extreme weather and climate events, such as record-breaking heatwaves,
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20 February 2026
Education, Schools
New program helps to empower First Nations students
First Nations students will feel seen, valued and empowered under the new Brisbane Catholic Education Molum Sabe Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Strategy
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Community, Environment, Government, State
Grants announced to preserve koala habitats
The Queensland Government has announced $1 million in grants to help preserve the state’s koala habitat.
Grants of up to $75,000 are available for on-ground
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4 March 2026
Government, Local
Funding to explore new central Ipswich river crossing
The Queensland Government has confirmed funding of $4 million to investigate a new Bremer River crossing in Ipswich, west of Brisbane.
The city currently relies on the
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2 March 2026
Government, Local
Work starts on new pavilion at historic Suttons Beach
Work has begun on the new Suttons Beach Pavilion at Redcliffe, north of Brisbane.
The project includes a new pavilion structure, extensive landscaping and public
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2 March 2026
Federal, Government
Loud emergency alert to be sent to all mobile phones
A loud emergency warning will be sent to every mobile phone in Australia on Monday, July 27, at 2pm AEST to test the government’s new national alert messaging system,
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26 February 2026
Federal, Government, People
Canadian Prime Minister Carney to visit Australia
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Australia from March 3 to 6, 2026.
It is Mr Carney’s first visit to Australia since he took on the top job and comes
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24 February 2026
Economy, Finances, Perspectives
Oil price shock a risk for inflation and economic growth
By Stella Huangfu
Global oil markets have reacted swiftly to escalating tensions in the Middle East as the United States and Israel continue their assault on
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4 March 2026
Business, Economy, Employment
Job vacancies are trending up in 2026
Job advertisements in Australia have recorded their first back to back increases since October 2024.
The ANZ-Indeed Australian Job Ads index, released this week, showed
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3 March 2026
Economy, Employment
Discouraged workers are the forgotten wasted labour
By Sora Lee
When we hear that Australia’s unemployment rate is low, it sounds like good news. The Australian Bureau of Statistics defines an unemployed person as
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2 March 2026
Economy, Federal, Finances, Government
Accountants warn against government red tape obsession
Australia’s peak accounting body has urged governments to stop treating increased regulations as the default response to every issue.
CPA Australia, in a statement
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26 February 2026
Economy
Pesky inflation locks in at unsustainable level
Australia’s inflation rate was steady at 3.8 percent in the year to January 2026, dashing hopes that it would trend down into the new year.
The result keeps upward
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25 February 2026
Arts, Film & Television
The 2026 French Film Festival opens this week
Francophiles and cinema lovers are in for a treat when the 2027 French Film Festival opens on Thursday in Brisbane. Now in its 37th year, each night has a different
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3 March 2026
Arts, Theatre
Art, friendships and egos dissected in ART the play
When a friend buys a piece of expensive art, personal taste gets dissected along with friendships and egos in the internationally award-winning comedy play ART at QPAC
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2 March 2026
Arts, Theatre
Stave off school holiday boredom at QPAC
The Easter break will soon be here and QPAC has a new lineup to stave off school holiday boredom with plays from Andy Griffiths, Toy Story and the elusive Green Sheep in
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26 February 2026
Arts, Community, Events, Music
Kim Wilde announces new Australian tour
British singer Kim Wilde has announced new Australian concerts in 2026.
Ticketmaster announced this morning that the Kim Wilde Closer Tour would include shows in
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24 February 2026
Arts, Fine arts
Pompeii photographic exhibition opens at HOTA
Pompeii – a once-thriving Roman city preserved forever under molten ash is the subject of a new exhibition at the Home of the Arts (HOTA) on the Gold Coast.
Acclaimed
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23 February 2026
Community, Health, Perspectives
The ancient secrets for living to 100
By Konstantine Panegyres
Just like in the modern world, people in ancient times wanted to know how to live a long and healthy life.
Greeks and Romans heard fantastic
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4 March 2026
Community, Events
2026 Horizon Festival returns to Sunshine Coast in May
The 2026 Horizon Festival marks its 10th year on the Sunshine Coast with a bold and creative intersection of arts and culture from May 1-10.
Live music, dance, visual
Read more
3 March 2026
Community, Travel
Luxury resort stays top activity wish-list
Luxury resort stays, world wonders, and cruises top the list Aussie activity wish-list, with preferences varying according to age.
Around 36 percent of Australians put
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2 March 2026
Community, Government, Safety, State
More offences added to youth crime adult sentencing
An extra 12 offences are being added to the Queensland Government’s “Adult Crime, Adult Time” laws.
This will bring to 45 the number of youth crime offences
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2 March 2026
Community, Travel
Advice to Australians caught in Middle East conflict
For Australian’s living in in the Middle East, or planning to travel there, the Australian Government has warned there is a risk of ongoing reprisal attacks and
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2 March 2026
People, Perspectives
Why do we remember some dreams and not others?
By Yaqoot Fatima, Danielle Wilson and Nisreen Aouira
Some mornings, you wake up and the dream is right there. Clear and vivid. You might still feel the emotion in your
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4 March 2026
Appointments, Arts, Music, People
New appointments to Qld Youth Orchestra board
Queensland Youth Orchestras (QYO) has announced three new appointments to its board.
Shaun Kenny has been appointed as QYO Board President, and he will be joined by new
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2 March 2026
Community, Health, People
The curious emergence of cultural ‘Chinamaxxing’
By Justine Poplin
“Drink hot water” has become an unlikely life philosophy on TikTok, as countless users track their journey towards “being” or “becoming
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26 February 2026
Appointments, People
Master Builders Queensland CEO Paul Bidwell resigns
Master Builders Queensland CEO Paul Bidwell will hang up the tool belt from his position at the advocacy group in May 2026.
Mr Bidwell has resigned after almost 17 years
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24 February 2026
Appointments, People
Hinchliffe appointed as Consul-General to NZ
Former Queensland Transport and Local Government Minister Stirling Hinchliffe has been appointed as Australian Consul General in Auckland, New Zealand.
Mr Hinchliffe has
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23 February 2026
Economy, Employment, Perspectives
Gender pay gap spotlight is driving change
By Leonora Risse
Since 2024, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has been publishing the gender pay gaps of Australia’s largest companies. Now, we have
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3 March 2026
Perspectives
International legal order is now in ‘free-fall’
By Shannon Brincat and Juan Zahir Naranjo Cáceres
The joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran represent a further erosion of the international legal order. Under
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2 March 2026
Economy, Finances, Perspectives
The hidden consumer traps in ‘free’ shipping
By Adrian Camilleri
You’re scrolling through an online retailer, like Amazon, Shein or eBay, and spot a shirt on sale for $40. You add it to your cart, but at
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26 February 2026
Perspectives
Top model doco exposes damage caused by reality shows
By Rebecca Trelease
If you’ve spent much time on the internet, you probably know how to yell “I was rooting for you!” The clip from “Cycle 4” (iykyk) of
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24 February 2026
Business, Perspectives, Rural
Sugar farmers facing global pressures and weak prices
By Chris Punzell
The 2026 sugar season is unfolding against a backdrop of strong crop potential in key producing regions, yet overshadowed by a persistent global
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23 February 2026