Business

Business owner looking at bill. | Newsreel

Bleak forecast for hospitality businesses

Almost 10 percent of Australian hospitality businesses are predicted to fail over the next year, based on the latest credit data. CreditorWatch’s June Business Risk
Read more 17 July 2024
Person with SIM card and mobile phone. | Newsreel

Telstra ID check fail exposes 168,000

Telstra exposed thousands of customers to potential scams over a 12-month period after failing to perform required ID checks. An Australian Communications and Media
Read more 17 July 2024
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Shiny eyes illuminate global career

For Queensland Ballet Executive Director Dilshani Weerasinghe, having “shiny eyes” has helped illuminate a serendipitous career adventure with more twists than Swan
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Trade and Investment Queensland CEO John McGowan. | Newsreel

McGowan keeps the reins at TIQ

Justin McGowan has been retained as the Chief Executive Officer for Trade and Investment Queensland (TIQ) for another five years. Deputy Premier Cameron Dick said since
Read more 16 July 2024
Lime e-bike in Brisbane. | Newsreel

Lime squeezes back into Brisbane market

Lime e-scooters will return to Brisbane streets next week, after a three-year hiatus. The original e-scooter provider in the Queensland capital, Brisbane City Council
Read more 16 July 2024
Diesel train. | Newsreel

No plan for diesel trains’ green transition

Half of Australia’s diesel-powered railway rollingstock is due to be replaced before 2050, with no plan for environmentally-friendly replacements. The Australasian
Read more 16 July 2024
Green building and trees. | Newsreel

Scheme to track emissions linked to products

The Federal Government is fast-tracking the development of a Guarantee of Origin scheme, to provide an emissions accounting framework for Australian
Read more 16 July 2024
AI data graphic. | Newsreel

Creators want recognition in AI tools

Australian content creators are calling on laws compelling artificial intelligence (AI) developers to declare the origin of the information on which they train the
Read more 16 July 2024
Construction site. | Newsreel

Call for national inquiry into CFMEU

The Australian Building and Construction Commission should be re-established and a nation-wide inquiry held in the wake criminal allegations made against the
Read more 16 July 2024
Qantas employee at Perth airport. | Newsreel

Fly direct to Paris in just over 17 hours

Australians will be able to fly to Paris directly, in a little over 17 hours, with Qantas offering services to the European capital for the first time in 20 years. The
Read more 16 July 2024