Business

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
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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
Artist's impression of proposed Whitsunday Skyway

Ecotourism focus of drive to $84 billion destination

New dark sky experiences and light-foot accommodation options are among a plan to deliver 45 new ecotourism options and double the value of visitor expenditure in
Read more 2 June 2025
Teacher in classroom with students on computers.

Business blueprint plots AI leadership pathway

Business is calling for standardised artificial intelligence education from primary school to universities among a raft of recommendations to position Australia as a
Read more 2 June 2025
Qantas link plane in Longreach, Queensland, Australia.

Push to increase air services in Brisbane 2032 lead-up

A new fund has been established to increases air services in Queensland in the lead up to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Premier David Crisafulli said
Read more 2 June 2025
Mining Queensland. | Newsreel

Miners lead 8.6 percent drop in company profits

The profits of Australian mining companies fell by almost 30 percent last financial year, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data. ABS Head of
Read more 30 May 2025