The risks of AI chatbots in a lonely world
By Daniel You, Micah Boerma and Yuen Siew Koo
Within two days of launching its AI companions last month, Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot app Grok became the most popular app
Read more28 August 2025Business
SEQ cities too hot in search for the Goldilocks zone
Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast have populations which cannot be sustainably supported by current infrastructure.
That is the finding of a new study which
Read more28 August 2025
Superannuation death wishes the great unknown
Thousands of grieving families are at risk of not being in control of one of their largest assets after a death.
New research from Super Consumers Australia found more
Read more28 August 2025
Tunnel testing makes way for 24-hour weekend buses
Round-the-clock weekend Brisbane Metro services along the M1 route begin this weekend after the completion of comprehensive testing of the Adelaide Street tunnel.
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Arena EOIs open with outside the box ideas encouraged
Developers keen to build the “anchor point for the Gold Coast’s Olympic legacy” can throw their hats in the ring from this week.
Invest Gold Coast Chair Will
Read more27 August 2025
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 more27 August 2025
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 more26 August 2025
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 more26 August 2025
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
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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 more26 August 2025