Business

Unit complex. | Newsreel

Unit approvals up more than 40 percent in 12 months

Housing approvals for units and apartments jumped to their highest level in more two years last month, with a more than 40 percent increase over 12 months. Australian
Read more 8 March 2025
Beekeeper. | Newsreel

First Queensland detection of damaging honey bee pest

One of the most damaging pests to honey bees has been detected in Queensland for the first time. An alert from Biosecurity Queensland revealed the varroa mite (Varroa
Read more 6 March 2025
Djarindjin and Lombadina at sunset, Australia. | Newsreel

New focus on food security in regional communities

Reducing the cost of essential groceries and building a nutrition workforce are among the measures included in a national strategy to improve food security in
Read more 6 March 2025
Brisbane CBD Alfred. | Newsreel

Brisbane an eerie ghost town as Alfred bears down

As Brisbane prepares to feel the force of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the Queensland capital this morning is a ghost town. A walk through areas usually bustling with
Read more 6 March 2025
Small business owners worried about bills. | Newsreel

ATO crackdown on GST non-compliant small businesses

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is cracking down on thousands of small businesses who are tardy with their quarterly GST reporting obligations. ATO Deputy
Read more 6 March 2025
Small business owner receiving advice. | Newsreel

Extra scope for low-cost legal support for business

Small businesses can now access low-cost legal support for an expanded range of disputes. Federal Small Business Minister Julie Collins said $2.6 million had been
Read more 4 March 2025
Gilmour Space rocket in Bundaberg, Queensland.

Countdown on for Australia’s first rocket launch

Australia could soon be the seventh country in the world sending its own rockets into space from home soil, with a mid-March window open for a launch from the
Read more 4 March 2025
Woman looking at food label. | Newsreel

Little benefit from 10 years of food health star ratings

Voluntary health star nutrition ratings introduced in Australia and New Zealand over a decade ago have improved the life expectancy of the Kiwi population by a little
Read more 4 March 2025
Man pouring a beer. | Newsreel

Federal tax reprieve for beer drinkers

The tax payable on beer poured in a pub will not rise for two years. The Federal Government has announced it would freeze the annual indexation on draught beer from
Read more 4 March 2025
Brisbane CityCat ferry. | Newsreel

Cyclone Alfred brings Brisbane ferries to a halt

Brisbane City Council ferry services will stop running from tonight (March 3) in response to the threat of Cyclone Alfred. “All CityCat and ferry services will be
Read more 3 March 2025