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Building under construction. | Newsreel

Coast building approvals hit $2.3 billion

The value of building approvals on the Sunshine Coast increased by $100 million in the past year to hit $2.3 billion. Sunshine Coast Council Mayor Rosanna Natoli said
Read more 20 August 2024
Jet airliner being refuelled. | Newsreel

Sustainable aviation fuel facility for Brisbane

Aviation behemoth Boeing will be an early investor in a sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) production facility to be built in Brisbane. Wagner Sustainable Fuels will build
Read more 20 August 2024
Young couple travelling. | Newsreel

Home ownership goal losing its appeal

Almost half of Australia’s young adults no longer list home ownership as a major life goal. New research from Macquarie University found young adults were delaying, or
Read more 20 August 2024
A rare supermoon is happening this week - Newsreel

This week is once in a blue moon

We are told that rare things happen “once in a blue moon”. Over the next three days, there will indeed be a blue moon. According to NASA, the moon event this week is
Read more 20 August 2024
Sarah Baldwin named Restaurant Personality of the Year - Newsreel

Baldwin named top restaurant personality

Brisbane chef Sarah Baldwin has been named Australia’s Restaurant Personality of the Year. Ms Baldwin, who owns and operates the 10-seat Joy restaurant in Fortitude
Read more 20 August 2024
Call for crackdown on mandatory blood tests for workers - Newsreel

Call for crackdown on mandatory blood tests

A new report has called for the Federal Government to crack down on workers being required to consent to blood tests as part of applying for a job. The Australia
Read more 20 August 2024
Person holding mango

Push for high-density, automated orchards

A multi-million program is aiming to develop smaller, high-density and automated orchards to improve crop yields and overcome labour shortages. Hort Innovation Chief
Read more 20 August 2024
Uber eats worker. | Newsreel

More rights for workers in ‘gig economy’

By Juan Diaz-Granados and Benedict Sheehy Monday, August 26, is when the government’s updated Fair Work legislation comes into force. The new laws will offer new
Read more 20 August 2024
Woman treating man with exercise. | Newsreel

Push to enhance access to exercise support

Australia’s exercise physiologists are lobbying the Federal Government to align their profession with other allied health professionals and make their services
Read more 19 August 2024
Not-for-profit business executive Samantha Clark, Healthy Land & Water CEO Julie McLellan, Orange Sky Chief Operations Officer Shayne Herriott, Juiced TV Director Ben Forbes and QUT Professor Sarah Kelly. | Newsreel

For-purpose businesses can be the real deal

Some of Australia’s most prominent not-for-profit organisations have joined with a Brisbane university to create a pro bono centre to empower purpose-led businesses
Read more 19 August 2024