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Wynnum building heights scaled back after feedback

Brisbane City Council has amended its plans for the Wynnum town centre after receiving more than 500 submissions from residents, businesses and stakeholders. The plan is
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20 to 30-storey towers proposed in major suburban hubs

Buildings as high as 30 storeys are being planned around Brisbane suburban shopping precincts as part of the city’s “tall over sprawl” housing strategy. The
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Gold Coast super stadium consortium announced

The Gold Coast City Council has announced its preferred consortium to build the Gold Coast Arena super-stadium for the 2032 Olympics and beyond. The AmplifyGC consortium
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AI only partly to blame for big job losses in tech firms

By Uri Gal In the past few months, a wave of tech corporations have announced significant staff cuts and attributed them to efficiency gains driven by artificial
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Have annual performance reviews had their day?

By Danaë Anderson and Jeremy Morrow Every year organisations roll out their refreshed strategies, new KPIs and ambitious goals for the year ahead. But despite the
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$153 million Newstead project gets green light

A $153 million apartment project in Newstead is about to be built at 12 Kyabra Street, on the site of a former factory and later a boxing gym that burnt down in
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Work starts on Amazon Queensland fulfilment centre

Construction has begun on Amazon’s new Queensland fulfilment centre in Greater Flagstone, south-west of Brisbane. The $750 million facility will support around 2000
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3000 Australians have fled Middle East conflict zone

More than 3000 Australians have returned home on 21 direct commercial flights from the Middle East, and more will follow in coming days. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said
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ANZ Bank to re-open Chinchilla branch in 2026 after 8 years

ANZ Bank will re-open its Chinchilla branch in 2026, eight years after it initially closed in February 2018 and was downgraded to an Australia Post business centre. The
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New bank process prevents 10,000 dodgy payments

New Confirmation of Payee technology has prevented more than 10,000 payments going to accounts listed on the Australian Financial Crimes Exchange. The Australian Banking
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