Australia places a $535m price tag on love
Spending on Valentine’s Day gifts in Australia this year is tipped to pass $500 million for the first time.
Research from the Australian Retailers Association (ARA)
Read more14 February 2025Business
Battery collection points expanded to counter fire risk
An increasing trend of battery-related fires has prompted an expansion of collection points to dispose of batteries and a review of fire risk management.
Queensland
Read more13 February 2025
R&D freefall prompts first review in 20 years
Australia’s investment in research and development (R&D) has dropped to less than 1.7 percent of GDP, with a new review underway to reverse the trend.
Federal
Read more12 February 2025
Two-way charging set to boost energy storage
More than a third of Australia’s energy storage needs could by found on our roads within the next five years.
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) CEO Darren
Read more12 February 2025
Rising rate of investment loans stalls
New investment loans have fallen for the first time in almost two years.
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows the number of investment loans for
Read more12 February 2025
Policy fail denies Queenslanders 33,000 homes
More than 30,000 extra homes could have been built in Queensland over the past 10 years if state policies worked to attract capital investment.
Property Council of
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60 million drones to be integrated into Australian airspace
Airservices Australia is preparing for more than 60 million drones to operate in Australian airspace within the next 20 years.
The government body responsible for
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Kiwi plan not a super idea for Aussie housing crisis
An analysis of New Zealand’s super for a house scheme has prompted the local superannuation industry to urge caution in implementing a similar plan in Australia to
Read more12 February 2025
Critical tax incentives for net zero transition
New production tax incentives have been passed in Federal Parliament in an attempt to boost the local green energy economy.
Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King
Read more11 February 2025
Global framework to support safer AI use
A global framework has been developed for companies to better share progress in implementing the safe use of artificial intelligence (AI).
The Organisation for Economic
Read more11 February 2025