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Sad child. | Newsreel

757,000 Aussie children live in poverty as rates rise

One in six Australian children now live in poverty, as new data shows the national poverty rate is increasing. An ACOSS and UNSW report, released today (October 13)
Read more 13 October 2025
Horseshoe Hill Sunshine Coast. | Newsreel

Curves help shape award-winning Queensland home

A uniquely curved Sunshine Coast hilltop property is Queensland’s top home, after taking out the top award at the Master Builders Queensland Housing & Construction
Read more 13 October 2025
Woman getting a job. | Newsreel

$5000 boost for women after career break

Queensland women can access $5000 grants when returning to work after a career break. A $20 million  State Government program aims to the reduce the cost of returning
Read more 13 October 2025
Melbourne Cup

Melbourne Cup lunches with tickets still available

It’s less than a month until the race that stops the nation so hold onto your hats and gather your sweeps for our roundup of the glitziest functions around Brisbane
Read more 13 October 2025
Artist's impression Caloundra town square. | Newsreel

$4m boost fast-tracks new Caloundra town square

Caloundra will have a new city heart within two years, with design work for a new town square fast-tracked. Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli said a $4 million boost
Read more 13 October 2025
Gas-fired power station. | Newsreel

Gas and coal remain core to state’s energy future

An extra 400MW of gas-fired power generation is part of a new 10-year energy plan for Queensland. State Treasurer and Energy Minister David Janetzki said the Energy
Read more 10 October 2025
Homeless mother and child. | Newsreel

Jump in rate of family violence leading to homelessness

The incidence of family and domestic violence leading to homelessness in Queensland has jumped by almost 15 percent, exceeding the national average. New analysis from
Read more 10 October 2025
Caxton Street, Brisbane. | Newsreel

Caxton Street lights up for future Suncorp events

Sporting teams which grace Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium in future years will have their colours put up in lights. Brisbane City Council plans to illuminate Caxton
Read more 10 October 2025
Dr Brittany Mitchell and Dr Jodi Thomas. | Newsreel

Gene research shows women have higher risk of depression

Genetic factors play a greater role in depression in women than men, according to new Queensland research. A study by Brisbane-based QIMR Berghofer found about twice as
Read more 10 October 2025
Woolloongabba, Brisbane.

Go time to develop Gabba Entertainment Precinct

The procurement process is underway to transform Brisbane’s iconic Gabba stadium and the neighbouring former GoPrint site, in the city’s inner-south. Deputy
Read more 9 October 2025