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Nominations open for Queensland Day awards

Nominations have opened for the 2026 Queensland Day Awards and voting has begun for for the All the Best program that helps pick the state’s best locations and

Council calls for early start on Bruce Highway alternative

The City of Moreton Bay is lobbying the Queensland Government to bring forward the Bruce Highway Western Alternative by a decade. Mayor Peter Flannery said the Bruce

Concerns over inaction on under 16 social media ban

Australia’s online safety authority has raised “significant concerns” around how well the digital giants are complying with new social media laws. eSafety said it

Graham Ross to headline Queensland Garden Show

Celebrity gardener Graham Ross has been confirmed as one of the “headliners” for the Queensland Garden Show in July. The 2026 event will be held in Nambour, west of

Big jump in Australians choosing Voluntary Assisted Dying

Voluntary Assisted Dying or VAD applications have increased 40 percent in 2025-25, accounting for up to three percent of all deaths in Australia. The typical VAD

Strong evidence emerges of vaping cancer link

By Bernard Stewart As early as the 1880s, there was evidence that smoking tobacco damaged your lungs. But it took almost 100 years to definitively show that smoking

Major Brisbane road and rail closures in April

There will be major Brisbane road and rail closures over the school holidays in April, with a Story Bridge shut down, plus Beenleigh, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast train

Find your “Mini-me” at the Brisbane Dog Lovers Festival

Dogs really do resemble their owners’ physical and personality traits according to scientific studies, and you too can find your perfect match at the Brisbane Dog

People flocking to the regions as affordability bites

Brisbane had a net outflow of people to the regions in 2025, with many believed to be chasing jobs and housing affordability. Across Australia, three times more people

Meta loses landmark social media addiction case

By Rob Nicholls Social media platforms Instagram and YouTube have a design defect which means they are addictive, a jury in the United States has ruled. The Los Angeles

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