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New child safety regulations being introduced in Queensland - Newsreel

New child safety standards rollout is imminent

By Michael Lucey The implementation of the Child Safe Standards in Queensland will start from October 1, 2025, bringing with it a staged approach to child safety for
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Australian Retirement Trust CEO David Anderson. | Newsreel

Don’t wait for Government to drive productivity gains

Businesses need to tackle Australia’s productivity issues head-in and not wait for a Government response to the crisis. That was the message Queensland finance leaders
Read more 23 May 2025
Brisbane 2032 President Andrew Liveris. | Newsreel

Share your vision for Brisbane 2032 Games

What is your vision for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games? Games organisers want to know. Brisbane 2032 President Andrew Liveris has announced a new
Read more 23 May 2025
Todd Howard, CEO of TBH Group. | Newsreel

Fitness industry keen to clean out criminal gangs

Criminal gangs are entering the fitness industry, sparking calls for government intervention. Gold Coast-based fitness operator Jenny Singh said there needed to be a
Read more 23 May 2025
Electrolux Experience Centre, Port of Brisbane, Queensland.

New sustainability benchmark at Port of Brisbane

The Port of Brisbane has opened its most sustainable development to date, with a new purpose-built distribution facility and Experience Centre. The cutting-edge
Read more 23 May 2025
Queensland cyclone. | Newsreel

Disasters blow away barriers to RACQ Insurance takeover

RACQ Insurance’s challenges in disaster-prone Queensland have paved the way for its sale to a rival company. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
Read more 23 May 2025
Fist crushing cigarettes. | Newsreel

Move to jail landlords who allow illegal tobacco sales

Tobacconists could soon face three-month closures and seizure of legal smoking products if they are caught selling illegal tobacco or vapes. Queensland Health Minister
Read more 23 May 2025
Shopping online with credit card. | Newsreel

Snaffle sued over inflated prices and interest charges

Online consumer goods retailer Snaffle is being sued over allegedly inflated prices and unlawful interest charges on thousands of contracts. ASIC Deputy Chair Sarah
Read more 22 May 2025
House under construction. | Newsreel

Green light for hundreds of homes in Brisbane inner-city

More than 2400 new housing lots have been approved across South-East Queensland this month, including hundreds in Brisbane’s inner city. Deputy Premier and State
Read more 22 May 2025
Bedshed store. | Newsreel

Bedshed fined for ‘misleading’ NDIS claims

Retailer Bedshed has been fined for falsely claiming certain products were approved by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb
Read more 21 May 2025