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Olympic host city housing fails a marker for Brisbane
A review of short-term policies and the retention of a public housing interest in the development of Olympic sites are among recommendations to ensure Brisbane 2032
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14 August 2025
Business, Community, Energy & Resources, Environment, Federal, Government, Technology, Transport
Brisbane charging system out to decarbonise mine haulage
A Brisbane company producing a first-of-its-kind dynamic charging system for heavy vehicles has received a multi-million-dollar Federal grant.
Northgate-based BluVein
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14 August 2025
Business, Federal, Government, Rural
$1 million fine sour grapes for exporter
An Australian grape exporter has been fined more than a million dollars after falsifying paperwork when sending product to New Zealand.
Deputy Secretary of Biosecurity,
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14 August 2025
Business, Economy, Employment, Retail
Four-day work week puts CBDs at risk
A proposed four-day week would cripple cafés in Australia’s central business districts, according to a national retailers’ association.
Australian Restaurant &
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14 August 2025
Business, Property
Building approvals up 13 percent, regions lead the way
Queensland has logged a 13 percent jump in home approvals compared to the same time last year, according to Master Builders CEO Paul Bidwell.
Mr Bidwell said the latest
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12 August 2025
Business, Manufacturing, Retail, Rural, Tourism
Small business backs training incentives plan
Australia’s small businesses have backed a Productivity Commission recommendation to introduce targeted financial incentives to increase work-related training across
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12 August 2025
Community, Education, Health, Research & Science
SEQ world-first trial for spinal cord injury treatment
Thirty years of Queensland research into spinal cord injury is feeding into a world-first human trial.
Griffith University Professor James St John said a Phase 1 human
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14 August 2025
Education, Federal, Government, Research & Science
13 million specimens protected for the future
A $90 million facility to preserve more than 13 million irreplaceable biodiversity specimens has opened in Canberra.
CSIRO Chief Executive Doug Hilton said the new
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14 August 2025
Community, Education, Health, Research & Science
Adding extra spark to deliver power walking
Power walking is taking on a new meaning with the development of a tool which turns footsteps into electricity.
A mechanical engineering major at Cornell University, in
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12 August 2025
Arts, Business, Education, Film & Television, Fine arts, Literature, Music, Research & Science, Technology
Noise shield to protect content from AI learning models
Australian researchers are developing a “noise” shield which can prevent unauthorised artificial intelligence (AI) systems learning from photos, artwork and
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12 August 2025
Community, Education, Health, Research & Science
Lifestyle choices leave chemical dementia warnings
With almost half of dementia cases preventable, Queensland researchers believe they have uncovered a new early warning system.
Study lead author Jacob Levenstein, from
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11 August 2025
Community, Environment, Government, Local, Support & Services
10,000 properties added to Brisbane flood risk map
Brisbane’s flood mapping will be updated next month, with more than 10,000 properties added after recent studies.
Brisbane City Council Environment, Parks and
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14 August 2025
Business, Government, Rural, State
Primary goal is a $30 billion industry by 2030
A six-month consultation process has shaped a 25-year blueprint for Queensland’s primary producers.
Premier David Crisafulli said Prosper 2050 was the state’s
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12 August 2025
Economy, Employment, Federal, Government
ABS counting on workers to support Census
Up to 30,000 jobs are on offer as the Australia Bureau of Statistics (ABS) looks to build its team to deliver the 2026 Census.
Census General Manager Jenny Telford said
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11 August 2025
Community, Government, Safety, State
Triple Zero calls spike in first half of 2025
Triple Zero phone calls jumped by more than 35,000 in the first half of this year, with more than 90 percent genuine emergencies.
New Queensland Police Service (QPS)
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11 August 2025
Business, Government, Infrastructure, Property, State
Northshore and Gabba plans open for comment
Consultation has opened on two pockets of inner-city land which will deliver 26,000 new homes.
Deputy Premier and State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Jarrod
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8 August 2025
Economy, Employment, People
Women join workforce in record numbers
Historical highs in female participation have helped lower the unemployment rate to 4.2 percent.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows the
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14 August 2025
Economy, Employment, Finances
Aussie wage growth stable at 3.4 percent
Australia’s annualised wage growth remains at 3.4 percent.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showed Wage Price Index (WPI) rose 0.8 percent in the
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14 August 2025
Economy, Finances
RBA cuts cash rate to 3.6 percent
The RBA has cut the cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.6 percent at its Board meeting today.
Here is it’s statement in full:
Inflation has continued to
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12 August 2025
Arts, Business, Economy, Film & Television, Finances, Music, Rural
Netflix and chow eating into households budgets
Almost a third of Aussies admit to spending hundreds of dollars a year on duplicated or unused subscriptions, while clocking up thousands on takeaway bills.
New research
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11 August 2025
Business, Economy, Finances, Infrastructure, Property
Growing capital interest in Queensland economy
A new report has underlined Queensland’s potential as an economic powerhouse in the lead up to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Commercial real estate
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8 August 2025
Arts, Music, Theatre
Sting to perform musical at new Glasshouse Theatre
Rock legend Sting will be the first international act to grace the stage of QPAC’s new Glasshouse Theatre when he performs his own musical The Last Ship.
The 17-time
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14 August 2025
Arts, Theatre
Imagine Live comes to the Queensland stage
Beloved children’s book Imagine will come to life on stage as part of a national tour.
As the adventure of Imagine Live unfolds, audiences will get to spot a leopard,
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14 August 2025
Arts, Community, Dance, Health, Support & Services
Power of ballet supports people with brain injuries
The power of dance is being used to reduce the isolation experienced by many Queenslanders with a brain injury.
Queensland Ballet operates Ballet for Brain Injury
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12 August 2025
Arts, Community, Events, Theatre
QPAC celebrates 40 years with backstage tours
Step behind the theatre curtain at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) with a rare opportunity to enjoy a free backstage tour.
QPAC will celebrate its 40-year
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12 August 2025
Arts, Film & Television
Barnsey, Ken Done and romantic AI chatbots snare funding
Rock legend Jimmy Barnes and colourful artist Ken Done are among a list of Aussies set to be further immortalised as subjects of upcoming documentaries.
Screen Australia
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11 August 2025
Business, Community, Tourism, Travel
Nine new Australian travel facts for 2024-25
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released its annual analysis of overseas arrivals and departures data.
Here are some of the 2024-25 insights:
1. Australia
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14 August 2025
Brisbane 2032, Business, Community, Education, Government, Property, Research & Science, State
Olympic host city housing fails a marker for Brisbane
A review of short-term policies and the retention of a public housing interest in the development of Olympic sites are among recommendations to ensure Brisbane 2032
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14 August 2025
Community, Health
Billions being misled by birth control ‘advice’
The majority of TikTok videos featuring birth control advice, that have billions of views, are providing misleading information.
A new study by La Trobe University, in
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14 August 2025
Community, Events
Foodie paradise at Moreton Bay Festival
The Moreton Bay Food and Wine Festival could be where your self-control goes to die in 2025.
A general admission ticket will get you access to live cooking demos from
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12 August 2025
Business, Community, Transport, Travel
Airlines struggle to offer pre-pandemic seat numbers
Domestic airline passenger numbers have returned to pre-pandemic level, but seats on offer have not kept up with increased demand.
The latest Australian Competition and
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12 August 2025
Economy, Employment, Finances, People
Average Aussie wage now above $2000 a week
The average weekly wage for Australians has passed $2000 for the first time.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Head of Labour Statistics Sean Crick said average
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14 August 2025
Education, People, Research & Science
Happy Kiwis embrace ‘voluntary simplicity’
Our neighbours across the ditch enjoy the simple life and are happier for it.
A study led by the University of Otago found Kiwis were happier and more satisfied when
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14 August 2025
Community, Education, Health, People, Research & Science
$20 million diary mix-up a boost for QIMR Berghofer
A diary mishap and chance meeting with a Prime Minister led to a $20 million bonus for the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute.
In the first of a special podcast
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14 August 2025
Appointments, Business, Government, People, State, Transport
Wellington is all aboard at Queensland Rail
The Queensland Rail board has a new look with a new Chair among four appointments.
State Transport and Main Roads Minister Brent Mickelberg said Andrew Wellington, a
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11 August 2025
Appointments, Community, Government, People, Safety, State
O’Brien to chair State Sentencing Advisory Council
Retired Chief Judge Kerry O’Brien is the next Chair of the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council.
Attorney-General Deb Frecklington said Mr O’Brien, the former
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7 August 2025
Perspectives
What to expect from the Trump-Putin summit
By Peter Rutland
Like many such confabs before it, the August 15, 2025, Alaska red carpet rollout for Russian President Vladimir Putin is classic Donald Trump: A show of
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14 August 2025
Economy, Employment, People, Perspectives
Aussie workers likely to change career at least twice
By Catherine de Fontenay and Alex Robson
Over the next two decades, the average Australian worker is likely to change occupations at least twice.
Rapid technological
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12 August 2025
Federal, Government, Perspectives
Australia will recognise Palestine as a state
By Michelle Grattan
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced Australia will recognise Palestine as a state at the United Nations leaders’ week in late
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11 August 2025
Business, Economy, Employment, Perspectives, Technology
AI eyes 32 percent of jobs. Are you in its sights?
By Janine Dixon and James Lennox
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia made headlines when it announced last week it would cut 45 call centre jobs, thanks to the
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8 August 2025
Business, Economy, Federal, Finances, Government, Perspectives, Property
ACTU negative gearing plan would impact 300,000 Aussies
By Martin Duck
The Australian Council of Trade Unions is pushing to limit negative gearing and capital gains tax discounts to just one investment property.
So who stands
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7 August 2025