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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, 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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27 June 2025
Business, Community, Property, Retail
Racecourse Road gets luxury facelift
By Susan Schwartz
One of Brisbane’s earliest street-based precincts is about to undergo a major transformation.
Three new architecturally designed developments will
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27 June 2025
Business, Government, Infrastructure, Local, Property
Aura around new Parklands. Watch the flythrough
Work has begun on a new 5.3-hectare leisure destination on the Sunshine Coast.
Stockland General Manager Queensland Development David Laner said the first sod had been
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25 June 2025
Business, Energy & Resources
Rio Tinto and Hancock commit $1.6b to Hope Downs 2
The next wave of Australian iron ore production has been confirmed with a $1.6 billion commitment to a new operation in Western Australia.
Rio Tinto and Hancock
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25 June 2025
Business, Community, Environment, Infrastructure, Technology, Transport
Maryborough to make the most of a road well-travelled
Maryborough is set to become home to one of the Australia’s most advanced recycled asphalt facilities.
A $20m investment into recycled bitumen technology and asphalt
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25 June 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
Education, Research & Science
Tracking every cell from our initial zygote
Australian researchers have developed a new way to track cells from a few days after conception to unlock how they divide and grow to create our bodies.
Lead researcher
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26 June 2025
Business, Community, Education, Environment, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Property, Research & Science
Green plastic film cuts building energy costs by 20 percent
An Australia-China collaboration has developed a bioplastic film which can cool buildings by almost 10 degrees during the heat of the day.
Researchers from Zhengzhou
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25 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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27 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, Government, State, Tourism
Queensland lures back overseas holidaymakers
International holiday visitor spending in Queensland has passed pre-Covid levels for the first time.
New data from Tourism Research Australia shows overseas
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25 June 2025
Government, State
Where Queensland State Budget billions will flow
A more than $8 billion investment to deliver one million homes over 20 years and a $100 voucher for every primary school child in Queensland are among the announcements
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24 June 2025
Community, Federal, Government, Health
PBS expansion for $250,000 cystic fibrosis treatment
Life-changing treatment will soon be available for more Australians living with cystic fibrosis (CF).
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler said the Pharmaceutical
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24 June 2025
Economy, Finances
July 1 changes which will hit your hip pocket
Next 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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27 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
Business, Community, Economy, Finances, People, Property, Support & Services
Scared renters in a state of despair and disrepair
More than two thirds of Australian renters do not ask for repairs to be done in the fear their rent would be increased.
A new national survey also found a third of
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23 June 2025
Economy, Employment
Unemployment rate steady at 4.1 percent
Australia’s employment growth is stronger than the pre-pandemic average, with the unemployment rate remaining stable.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Head of
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19 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
Arts, Music
Lenny Kravitz breaks Aussie tour drought
Just as Lenny Kravitz sings It ain’t over till it’s over, he’s returning to Australia for the first time since 2012 with his Blue Electric Light Tour.
The
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24 June 2025
Arts, Dance
Catch fairytale classic Peter and the Wolf
Beloved fairytale classic Peter and the Wolf comes to life with Queensland Ballet and a live symphony orchestra designed to captivate children and families during the
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23 June 2025
Business, Community, Government, Safety, State, Transport, Travel
Pass mark for Brisbane e-scooter riders
The majority of e-scooter riders in Brisbane are adhering to speed limits, according to a new study.
The study commissioned the Queensland Government’s Department of
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27 June 2025
Community, Events, Health
Lifespans falling as chronic disease spikes
By Shane Rodgers
Queensland children are facing a shorter life span than their parents as juvenile diabetes and high cholesterol become more prevalent in kids.
Health
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25 June 2025
Community, Events
Bold ballet trilogy leads Brisbane Festival gems
The Brisbane Festival promises to be even bigger and better in 2025, with a blockbuster lineup.
Leading the charge is the world premiere of Gems, a bold ballet trilogy
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25 June 2025
Community, Support & Services
Chilling data underlines continuing cost-of-living crisis
Many Aussies are taking cold showers and not heating their homes, despite the winter chill, in an attempt to save money.
New data from The Salvation Army, which surveyed
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24 June 2025
Community, Government, Sport, State
State backs Maroon Origin players to tackle betting culture
A new anti-betting campaign has been launched to tackle the high level of gambling on rugby league matches.
Queensland Attorney-General Deb Frecklington said a State
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23 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
Community, Education, Health, Higher Education, People, Research & Science, Schools, Vocational
Education levels linked to life expectancy
Education levels can impact life expectancies by more than seven years, according to new Australian research.
A study carried out by Melbourne’s Monash University
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24 June 2025
Appointments, Business, Legal, People
New partner among 18 McCullough Robertson promotions
McCullough Robertson Lawyers has appointed James Lynagh as a partner in its Insurance and Corporate Risk team.
The elevation of Brisbane-based Mr Lynagh is among 18
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Appointments, Business, Energy & Resources, People
Gillespie moves from Orica to lead CS Energy
A renewed safety focus, following incidents in its Central Queensland power station, guided CS Energy’s appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer.
Former Orica
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23 June 2025
Appointments, Business, People, Professional Services
Birmingham new Australian Banking Association CEO
Former Federal Finance Minister Simon Birmingham will replace former Queensland Premier Anna Bligh as the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Banking Association
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23 June 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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27 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
Perspectives
What about AI in the social media ban discussion?
By Tama Leaver
Julie Inman Grant, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, addressed the National Press Club this week to outline how her office will be driving the Social
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25 June 2025
Perspectives
Top tips when exercising in cold weather
By Harry Banyard
Temperatures have dropped in many parts of Australia which means runners, cyclists, rowers, hikers, or anyone physically active outside need to take
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24 June 2025
Business, Economy, Finances, Legal, Perspectives, Professional Services
Annual super valuations key to div 296 tax change
Looming plans to tax superannuation balances greater than $3 million, means it is more important than ever for people to know their total superannuation balance
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23 June 2025