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Rolls of steel on back of truck

US steel tariffs will hurt Australia more indirectly

By Scott French Just one day after the US Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated the Trump Administration’s Liberation Day tariffs of between 10 percent and 50
Read more 3 June 2025
3D printed homes, New South Wales. | Newsreel

3D-printed homes, in half the time, an Australian first

Australia’s first 3D-printed social housing project has been completed in half the time, and a lower cost, than a traditional build. The two homes in the New South
Read more 3 June 2025
Exhibition Station, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. | Newsreel

Exhibition Station opens for major events at Showgrounds

The new Exhibition Station, in Brisbane’s inner north, opens temporarily this week and will be a welcome addition to public transport options for this year’s
Read more 3 June 2025
Crypto ATM.

Crypto ATMs a growing gateway for scammers

Cryptocurrency Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) are the latest battleground in the fight against scammers, with more than $3 million lost last year. Australian Federal
Read more 3 June 2025
Land in drought. | Newsreel

Billion-dollar hit to agricultural production in 2025-26

The drought in southern Australia is expected to lead to a drop in Australia’s agricultural production of more than $2 billion in the next financial year. The latest
Read more 3 June 2025
Cargo ship and truck. \ Newsreel

Push to localise supply chains a risk to global GDP

Global moves to on-shore manufacturing and production could undermine, rather than strengthen, supply chain resilience, according to the OECD. In its latest Supply Chain
Read more 3 June 2025
Group dining out at restaurant. | Newsreel

Queensland comeback not enough for retail figures

A Queensland bounce-back was not enough to stop national retail figures slipping into the red in April. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showed
Read more 2 June 2025
Value of a home loan rises in Queensland - Newsreel

Numbers behind interest rates cuts and house price rises

By James Graham With the Reserve Bank of Australia easing monetary policy, interest rates are on the way down. Already this year, mortgage pre-approvals had begun to
Read more 2 June 2025
450 Queen Street. | Newsreel

New life for former Public Trustee building at 450 Queen St

A planned 6-star rating will see Brisbane’s former Public Trustee building transformed into one of Australia’s most sustainable commercial buildings. The 51-year-old
Read more 2 June 2025
Vegetables in supermarket. | Newsreel

Hidden cost of Aussie food production highest in world

The first stocktake of Australia’s $800 billion food system has revealed we have the highest per capita hidden costs of any food sector in the world. The CSIRO report
Read more 2 June 2025