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Happy days as Blight Rayner snares national design award
An architectural homage to a western Queensland character has won a national design award, knocking off major city projects in the process.
Brisbane’s Blight Rayner
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9 May 2025
Business, Community, Events, Tourism, Travel
Trail of champions emerge from Outback floods
This year’s floods in western Queensland have transformed the Outback in a way locals hope will lure extra visitors to a new tourist trail.
Outback Queensland Tourism
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9 May 2025
Business, Government, Local, Professional Services, Property
Happy days as Blight Rayner snares national design award
An architectural homage to a western Queensland character has won a national design award, knocking off major city projects in the process.
Brisbane’s Blight Rayner
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9 May 2025
Business, Community, Environment, Government, State, Tourism
Daintree ecotourism hub to celebrate First Nations culture
Visitors to Far North Queensland will learn about the one of the oldest living cultures in the world when a new ecotourism centre opens in the Daintree later this
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8 May 2025
Business, Economy, Finances, Retail
Fake products close in on $750 billion in sales
The global trade in fake good is approaching $750 billion each year, with a new OECD report providing fresh insights into the illegal activity.
OECD Secretary-General
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8 May 2025
Business, Property
Vertical retirement living an odds-on bet
Australia’s first vertical retirement community within a racecourse has opened in Brisbane.
Part of Brisbane Racing Club’s (BRC) $1.5 billion precinct rejuvenation
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7 May 2025
Education, Research & Science
Aussie worm slime key to recyclable bioplastics
An Australian worm that uses slime to capture prey, then recycles it, could revolutionize sustainable material design.
Researchers at McGill University, in Canada, have
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9 May 2025
Business, Community, Education, Environment, Infrastructure, Property, Research & Science, Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Lessons to learn from TC Alfred ‘practice run’
Heavy balcony pavers being dislodged by the “relatively low wind speeds” of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred has prompted a warning from severe weather experts.
An
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8 May 2025
Community, Education, Health, Research & Science, Support & Services
Emotional approach to managing chronic pain
Changing the way the brain processes emotions is key to managing chronic pain, according to a new study.
UNSW Sydney Professor Sylvia Gustin said the study trial
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7 May 2025
Education, Research & Science
Electricity-breathing bacteria don’t need oxygen
Bacteria which breathe electricity, as opposed to oxygen, are set to pave the way for more sustainable technologies using biology.
Researchers from Rice University, in
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7 May 2025
Community, Education, Research & Science, Safety
Snake-immune individual key to universal antivenom
A universal snake antivenom is a step closer after scientists found a person who was hyper-immune to snake bites.
Centivax CEO Jacob Glanville said Californian Tim
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6 May 2025
Business, Government, Property, State
Moreton Bay priority area to deliver 3700 homes
Almost 4000 homes will be built over the next 15 years north of Brisbane with the declaration of a new Priority Development Area (PDA).
Deputy Premier and State
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8 May 2025
Community, Government, State, Travel
New train services bolster Cleveland and Ferny Grove lines
More than 100 extra weekly train services will be added to the south-east Queensland network over the coming weeks.
State Transport Minister Brent Mickelberg the new
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8 May 2025
Business, Government, Infrastructure, Local, Transport
Indooroopilly Roundabout is finally a memory
The $257m Moggill Rd upgrade, in Brisbane’s south-west, is complete, with the corridor set to welcome free-flowing traffic this week.
Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian
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7 May 2025
Business, Community, Government, Health, Retail, State
Queensland Health leads raids to seize illegal vapes
More than $20m worth of illegal cigarettes and vapes have been seized in Queensland, in the nations’ largest haul of its type by a health authority.
State Health
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7 May 2025
Business, Community, Government, State, Transport, Travel
E-scooters in sights of Government inquiry
A more than doubling of injuries related to personal e-mobility device (PMD) use in Queensland has sparked a Government inquiry.
State Transport Minister Brent
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1 May 2025
Business, Economy, Finances
Business turnover figures maintain momentum
Business turnover continued its upward trend in March, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data.
ABS Head of Business Statistics Robert Ewing
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9 May 2025
Economy, Finances
Living cost increases hit every household type
All Australian households experienced increases in the cost of living last quarter, with welfare recipients the hardest hit.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics
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7 May 2025
Business, Community, Economy, Events, Finances
Finance stars converge for Queensland summit
A raft of leading finance executives will share their insights at this year’s Queensland Finance Summit.
Hosted by the Queensland Futures Institute (QFI), the summit,
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7 May 2025
Economy, Finances
Household spending and building approvals take a hit
Both household spending and housing approvals fell in March.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows household spending fell 0.3 percent, while the
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6 May 2025
Economy, Finances
Cyclone Alfred gives then takes away in retail figures
Queensland residents stockpiling in the lead-up to Tropical Cyclone Alfred was not enough to prevent a drop in retail turnover in the State in March.
The latest
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2 May 2025
Arts, Music
Top 100 country music songs of all-time
The top 100 country music songs of all-time have been revealed for fans to celebrate, criticise and cogitate.
The experts at US music publication Billboard created the
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9 May 2025
Arts, Music
High costs changing the beat of Aussie live music scene
The high cost of music events are steering Australians away from seeing local artists and leading to increased pre-loading and drug taking.
These are among the key
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8 May 2025
Arts, Film & Television, Music, Theatre
Brisbane date for Dirty Dancing in Concert
No one will be put in the corner when Dirty Dancing in Concert hits Brisbane in October.
Tickets go on sale from tomorrow (May 7) for the Australian tour of the
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7 May 2025
Arts, Film & Television
Funded content targets audiences where they are watching
Almost $20 million has been invested in local content production, supporting more than 110 projects.
Screen Australia Director of Narrative Content Louise Gough said
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1 May 2025
Arts, Business, Film & Television, Tourism
Bluey’s World tipped to pump $18m into city economy
After attracting more than 200,000 visitors in less than six months, Brisbane attraction Bluey’s World will extend its season.
Queensland Tourism Minister Andrew
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30 April 2025
Community, Federal, Government, Health
Push to expand hospital-in-the-home program
An expansion of hospital-in the-home care would ease pressure on hospitals and bring Australian into line with other western countries.
Catholic Health Australia
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9 May 2025
Brisbane 2032, Community, Government, Sport, State
What does 2032 mean for Queenslanders?
Queenslanders have been invited to help shape the future of sport in the state.
The State Government has released a discussion paper on Queensland’s future sport
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8 May 2025
Community, Federal, Government, State, Support & Services
Government funds free legal services for 430,000 Aussies
More than 430,000 Australians accessed Government-funded free legal services in the past financial year.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows 432,274 clients
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8 May 2025
Community, Health
Blood cancer rates rise as symptoms remain a mystery
The vast majority of Australians cannot name a single symptom of one of the country’s deadliest cancers.
New research from the Leukaemia Foundation shows only one in
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8 May 2025
Community, Health, People
High cholesterol impacts one in four First Nations adults
Diabetes and high cholesterol are impacting the lives Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults in varying degrees, depending on where they live.
New data from the
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7 May 2025
Appointments, Brisbane 2032, Community, Government, People, Sport, State
Sporting stars to advise on QAS transition
Sporting greats dominate the new Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) Advisory Board.
State Sports Minister Tim Mander said the new eight-member board would be chaired by a
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8 May 2025
Business, Economy, Finances, People, Retail
Millions opt out of Mother’s Day celebration
Almost three million fewer Australians are expected to celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday, compared to last year.
A survey by the Australian Retailers Association (ARA)
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7 May 2025
Appointments, Business, Federal, Government, People
Proudfoot’s ACCC CEO role now official
Sarah Proudfoot is officially the new Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
ACCC Chair Gina-Cass Gottlieb said Ms
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6 May 2025
Business, Community, Education, People, Research & Science, Support & Services
Opportunity for workplaces to combat loneliness
Businesses are well positioned to tackle loneliness, with a new report urging organisations to take a leading role in combating the societal issue.
The University of
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2 May 2025
Appointments, Business, Government, People, Rural, State
McConnel first female chair of QRIDA
Caitlin McConnel will become the first female chairperson of the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority Board (QRIDA).
Ms McConnel, a sixth-generation
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1 May 2025
Perspectives
US Cardinal Robert Prevost elected as Pope Leo XIV
By Dennis Doyle
Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States has been picked to be the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church. He will be known as Pope Leo
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9 May 2025
Perspectives
Is a new India-Pakistan war imminent?
By Ian Hall
India conducted military strikes against Pakistan this week, hitting numerous sites in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and deeper into Pakistan itself. Security
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8 May 2025
Business, Perspectives
Office design not keeping up with post-COVID work styles
By Ozgur Gocer, Richard de Dear and Thomas Parkinson
Flexible work has become the new norm, despite the best efforts of companies calling workers back to the
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8 May 2025
Federal, Federal Election, Government, Perspectives
Election promises made. Now it’s time to deliver
By Michelle Cull
With a convincing win for a second term of government, the pressure is now on the new Labor government to deliver the economic policies central to its
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6 May 2025
Federal, Federal Election, Government, Perspectives
Federal Labor returned with increased majority
By Michelle Grattan
The Albanese government has been re-elected with a substantially increased majority, and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has lost his seat, in a
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4 May 2025