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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
Read more 27 June 2025
Construction site. | Newsreel

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
Read more 26 June 2025
Wind farm. | Newsreel

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
Read more 26 June 2025
Female engineering student. | Newsreel

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
Read more 26 June 2025
Snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef. | Newsreel

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
Read more 25 June 2025
Aura Parklands, Sunshine Coast. | Newsreel

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
Read more 25 June 2025
City under blazing sun. | Newsreel

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
Read more 25 June 2025
Rio Tinto mine Western Australia. | Newsreel

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
Read more 25 June 2025
MR Roads Chief Executive Officer Daniel Mikus and co-founder James Rolph. | Newsreel

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
Read more 25 June 2025
Sam Kekovich. | Newsreel

Cannes award for Aussie lamb ad. Watch it again

This year’s Aussie lamb ad has won a Silver Lion at the Cannes International Festival of Creativity. Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) General Manager of Marketing
Read more 24 June 2025