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9 Onslow Street Golden Beach

Seaside country town comes of age

By Susan Schwartz Caloundra is shaking off its old reputation as a country town by the sea, with a number of new developments in the pipeline off the back of surging
Read more 27 August 2025
Artist's impression of upgraded Sunshine Coast Stadium. | Newsreel

Brisbane 2032 submissions build into the hundreds

Hundreds of submissions have been received to oversee and deliver the infrastructure needs of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Deputy Premier and State
Read more 26 August 2025
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Seven Australian business facts with a Taylor Swift twist

The latest data dump from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has thrown up some interesting facts about the state of the country’s business sector, including
Read more 26 August 2025
Blocks of units. | Newsreel

Social housing review drops rent, but also finds owners

An audit of Queensland’s Social Housing register has seen rents reduced for hundreds of tenants. State Housing and Public Works Minister Sam O’Connor said since July
Read more 26 August 2025
Wheat harvesting. | Newsreel

Confidence drops in Queensland’s rural industries

The confidence of Queensland’s primary producers has dropped off the back of higher costs and government policy decisions. The latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey
Read more 26 August 2025
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Australia Post joins list of carriers limiting services to US

Australia Post has joined a number of international postal carriers in suspending some services to the United States in the wake of tariff decisions by President Donald
Read more 26 August 2025
Bitcoin on fishing line. | Newsreel

Crypto scams drive 25 percent jump in financial losses

Australians reported scam losses of $175 million in the first half of 2025, a more than 25 percent jump on the same time last year. Australian Competition and Consumer
Read more 25 August 2025
Australia Post worker. | Newsreel

This Christmas your new job is in the mail

Thousands of new jobs are being advertise by Australia Post as the national postal service gears up for the Christmas period. Australia Post Executive General Manager,
Read more 25 August 2025
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The Laundry Lady set to clean up overseas

A Queensland business is cleaning up and looking to expand overseas after using artificial intelligence to leverage capacity in the laundry sector. Based on the Sunshine
Read more 25 August 2025
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AI R&D investment soars in latest ABS stats

Research and development investment in artificial intelligence (AI) has grown by more than 140 percent over the past four years. New data from the Australian Bureau of
Read more 25 August 2025