High job demand as construction pipeline spikes
Queensland is facing major capacity challenges as it stares down a $92 billion five-year construction pipeline fuelled by energy transformation and the looming 2032
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Businesses raided in point-of-sale tax fraud crackdown
The Australian Taxation Office has raided a number of businesses suspected of using electronic sales suppression tools (ESSTs) to avoid paying tax.
ESSTs or software
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Double jeopardy exemption expands to sex offences
Queenslanders previously acquitted of rape, attempted murder and manslaughter can now be retried for the same offence if “fresh and compelling” evidence emerges
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More grants to lure biomedical projects to Qld
Queensland-based businesses can access grants of up to $250,000 to develop biomedical products locally.
The latest round of grants through the Queensland Biomedical
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$2 billion fund to boost trade into Southeast Asia
A $2 billion fund to boost investment in Southeast Asia is among a suite of Federal Government initiatives announced at the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in
Read more6 March 2024
Regional SMEs to provide advice to Government
The Queensland Small Business Advisory Council is looking for regional small business owners with diverse backgrounds from various industries to join the
Read more5 March 2024
Australian defence industry critical to national security
The Federal Government has released a plan that defines the strategic rationale for a sovereign defence industrial base and sets out pathways for maximising support for
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Work begins on major transport bottleneck
Work has begun on a new four-lane overpass on busy Beams Rd in the Brisbane suburb of Carseldine.
The main construction contract was awarded to the Bielby Hull Joint
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New probe to drive transition to electric vehicles
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water will explore the issues and requirements around a transition to electric
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Designs for new Bribie bridge released
The Queensland Government has released concept designs for a new Bribie Island bridge, north of Brisbane, to kick off the community consultation process.
The Department
Read more5 March 2024