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10 trends to watch over the next 10 years
Business leaders will need to adopt the mindset of a futurist, as the pace of change accelerates over the coming decade.
Research services company McCrindle has released
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2 July 2025
Business, Community, Professional Services, Support & Services, Technology
Aussie banks to roll out new payee confirmation technology
Australian banks now have access to a new technology to combat scammers.
A new name-matching service, Confirmation of Payee, aims to help protect customers from being
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2 July 2025
Business, Community, Safety, Transport
Six million exposed in Qantas data breach
Information on six million people has been compromised in a cyber-attack on a Qantas’ contact centre.
Qantas Group Chief Executive Officer Vanessa Hudson said a cyber
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2 July 2025
Brisbane 2032, Business, Community, Property, Tourism
InterContinental enters Brisbane luxury hotel market
Luxury hotel brand InterContinental Hotels & Resorts has entered the Brisbane market and is planning a two-year transformation of its Elizabeth Street
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2 July 2025
Business, Community, Environment, Federal, Government, Products, Retail
More than seafood labelling needed to end fishy practices
Australian menus will evolve over the next year to better identify the origin of seafood dishes.
The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) said hospitality
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1 July 2025
Business, Defence & Aerospace, Energy & Resources, Infrastructure, Legal, Manufacturing, Professional Services, Property, Retail, Rural, Technology, Tourism, Transport
$45 billion tax debt warning for small business
Australian small business are being to urged to review cash flow strategies as a tax change next week has costly implications.
Chartered Accountants Australia and New
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30 June 2025
Business, Community, Education, Health, Research & Science, Safety, Technology
New hack can manipulate what AI sees
Artificial intelligence has been shown to be vulnerable to cyberattacks which manipulate what it sees, with dire implications for technology, such as self-driving
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2 July 2025
Community, Economy, Education, Federal, Finances, Government, Health, Higher Education, Vocational
Prac payments now available for selected students
Student health care providers and teachers receive a financial boost from today with prac payments kicking in.
Federal Education Minister Jason Clare said eligible
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1 July 2025
Education, Research & Science
10 million galaxies just the start for Rubin Observatory
First images of the universe from the world’s largest digital camera have been released.
The new Vera C. Rubin Observatory, in Chile, has captured images which contain
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27 June 2025
Community, Education, Health, Research & Science
New lab-grown tissue is tiny, but all heart
Brisbane researchers have developed lab-grown heart tissues which behave like genuine adult heart tissue, improving the ability to test new drugs.
QIMR Berghofer
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27 June 2025
Business, Defence & Aerospace, Education, Energy & Resources, Higher Education, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Property, Schools, Technology, Transport, Vocational
Students shown the impact of engineering
A new digital engineering academy has been established to support the next generation of engineers, particularly young women.
The partnership between Engineers Australia
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26 June 2025
Community, Economy, Government, Health, Queensland Budget, State
Billion-dollar bump ramps up Ambulance capability
The $1 billion State Budget boost to the Queensland Ambulance Service will see 600 new paramedics and 170 extra ambulances on the streets over the next four years.
State
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1 July 2025
Business, Community, Energy & Resources, Environment, Federal, Government
Gas market review to secure domestic supply
A review into Australia’s gas market regulations aims to ensure sufficient domestic supply in the future.
Federal Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen said
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1 July 2025
Business, Community, Government, Local, Transport, Travel
Next stop arrives on Brisbane’s new bus network
Brisbane’s new bus network kicks up a gear from today with the second stage of the project now live.
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said Brisbane Metro services now
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30 June 2025
Appointments, Government, Local, People
New look exec and fewer departments for Coast council
Sunshine Coast Council will have a new-look Executive team and streamlined structure in the next financial year.
Council CEO John Baker said four new directors had been
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30 June 2025
Brisbane 2032, Business, Community, Energy & Resources, Environment, Government, Infrastructure, State
Renewable projects face greater social impact scrutiny
Regional communities will have more input into the approval process of energy projects, following the passage of legislation in Queensland Parliament this week.
Deputy
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26 June 2025
Business, Community, Economy, Federal, Finances, Government, Health, Retail, Rural, Support & Services
Cheaper essentials delivered for remote communities
Essential groceries in more than 70 remote Australian communities will be cheaper from today through a new Federal subsidy scheme.
Federal Minister for Indigenous
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1 July 2025
Economy, Federal, Finances, Government
Individuals carry the country with $300 billion tax bill
With the new tax year starting tomorrow, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released its annual Taxation Statistics report.
The latest data, from the 2022-23
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30 June 2025
Economy, Finances
July 1 changes which will hit your hip pocket
This week marks the new financial year and with it a raft of changes. Here’s a list of what will be different after July 1.
Income and investments
National minimum
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30 June 2025
Business, Economy, Employment, Energy & Resources, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Property
Demand for construction workers jumps 20 percent
Job vacancies increased over the three month to May, driven by a more than a 20 percent jump in the need for construction workers.
The latest Australian Bureau of
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26 June 2025
Economy, Finances
Annual inflation indicator drops to 2.1 percent
Australia’s monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator has again registered its smallest increase since the pandemic.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics
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25 June 2025
Arts, Community, Events, Fine arts
Shape of Queensland talent on show at Mt Coot-tha
The Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens is set to be transformed into a vibrant outdoor gallery when the 2025 Brisbane Sculpture Festival returns later this month.
Sculptors
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1 July 2025
Arts, Dance, Theatre
Bogong’s song calls for children to wonder
The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) will host the world premiere of Bangarra Dance Theatre‘s newest creation in September.
One of Australia’s leading
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30 June 2025
Arts, Business, Dance, Music, Tourism
birdees back in full flight from tonight
Iconic Brisbane nightclub birdees is back after a multi-million makeover.
From tonight (June 27) the Fortitude Valley nightspot will welcome back partygoers.
Group
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27 June 2025
Arts, Music
Dream of enduring chart appearances over for music stars
Australia’s music charts are changing in response to streaming services which allow popular historic songs to linger in the charts at the expense of new
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27 June 2025
Arts, Community, Fine arts, Government, State, Travel
Off-the-rails artwork reaches final destination
After more than a decade, a larger-than-life Brisbane artwork has seen its final brushstroke.
Queensland Rail’s 14 pillars of the Merivale Bridge weave their way
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26 June 2025
Community, Education, Environment, Research & Science
Sea-ice loss a concerning climate domino
Record low sea-ice coverage in Antarctica is signalling a quantum shift in global climate, according to new Australian-led research.
Australian Antarctic Program
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2 July 2025
Community, Education, Health, Research & Science
Reassurance in real-time measuring of mothers’ milk
A world-first device that accurately tracks how much breastmilk a baby drinks in real-time has been developed by Australian scientists.
Dr Fae Marzbanrad, from Monash
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2 July 2025
Business, Community, Environment, Government, State, Tourism
Marine hospital first of its kind in Southern Hemisphere
The first wildlife hospital of its type in the Southern Hemisphere will be established at Sea World on the Gold Coast.
The State Government has committed $10 million for
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2 July 2025
Business, Community, Environment, Federal, Government, Health, Retail
ACCC claims sunscreen reef messaging greenwashing
A popular sunscreen brand is being taken to court over its use of “reef friendly” messaging on its products.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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1 July 2025
Brisbane 2032, Community, Sport
Desire no obstacle for Brisbane 2032 Games push
The push is on to have obstacle racing included as a standalone Olympic sport at the Brisbane 2032 Games.
A new group, the Australian Multisport Federation (AMF), has
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30 June 2025
Community, Education, Health, People, Research & Science
Aussie life expectancy trumps United States numbers
The life expectancy of the most disadvantaged Australians is higher than that of an average American.
A new study, from The Australian National University (ANU) found
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2 July 2025
Appointments, Community, Federal, Government, Health, People
Shuhyta new Illicit Tobacco and E-cigarette Commissioner
Canberra public servant Amber Shuhyta is Australia’s new Illicit Tobacco and E-cigarette (ITEC) Commissioner.
Previously the Assistant Secretary, Primary Care
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1 July 2025
Appointments, Community, People, Support & Services
Your Home Care makes Howden full-time CEO
Former journalist and experienced non-executive director Ashley Howden is the new CEO of South-East Queensland disability care provider Your Home Care.
After serving as
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30 June 2025
Community, Health, People, Support & Services
Multiple stressors overwhelming thousands of Aussies
Nearly half of Australians are experiencing multiple stressors in their life sparking a rise in mental health issues.
New data from Beyond Blue, which had 276,000 people
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30 June 2025
Education, People, Research & Science
Conspiracy theorists ‘mis-calibrated from reality’
Conspiracy theorists are overconfident and overestimate how many people share their beliefs.
New research from Cornell University, in the United States, found that
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27 June 2025
Business, Defence & Aerospace, Energy & Resources, Federal, Government, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Perspectives, Rural, Technology, Transport
Fewer tariff headlines, but July 8 deadline looms
By Peter Draper, Kumuthini Sivathas and Nathan Howard Gray
US President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on implementing so-called “reciprocal” tariffs on some 180
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2 July 2025
People, Perspectives
10 trends to watch over the next 10 years
Business leaders will need to adopt the mindset of a futurist, as the pace of change accelerates over the coming decade.
Research services company McCrindle has released
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2 July 2025
Perspectives
In defence of the Welcome to Country
By Steve Zeppa
I don’t identify as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person, I don’t speak for Anglo-Australians, nor represent the thoughts of our wide and
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1 July 2025
Business, Defence & Aerospace, Federal, Government, Perspectives
Will NATO’s 5% defence commitment impact Australia?
By Jennifer Parker
After lobbying by US President Donald Trump, NATO leaders have promised to boost annual defence spending to 5 percent of their countries’ gross
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30 June 2025
Perspectives
500,000 Aussies in need don’t qualify for the NDIS
By Sebastian Rosenberg
Half a million Australians are living with moderate to severe mental illness, but they don’t qualify for the National Disability Insurance
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26 June 2025