$5m boost to Great Barrier Reef protection
Three Queensland organisations will share almost $5 million in funding from the initial round of a new Great Barrier Reef protection program.
Federal Environment
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Medicine shortages cause delay in patient treatments
The vast majority of Australian pharmacists have reported delaying patient treatments due to the need to manage medicine shortages.
A national survey, conducted by
Read more23 January 2025
Access info enhances experiences at Coast venues
People living with disabilities will be better able to plan activities on the Sunshine Coast through a home-grown digital platform.
A partnership between Sunshine Coast
Read more22 January 2025
Aussie back-up for GPS technology
An Australian venture is building a satellite navigation system which will provide a local alternative to the US-owned Global Positioning System (GPS) technology.
RMIT
Read more22 January 2025
Prolonged megadroughts are here to stay
Persistent megadroughts will become a more prevalent feature of the global climate, according to a 40-year study released this week.
The Swiss Federal Institute for
Read more22 January 2025
Child Death Review Board leads inquiry into Blue Card
Queensland’s Blue Card Child Protection System will be reviewed by the state’s Child Death Review Board to identify systemic weaknesses.
Premier David Crisafulli
Read more21 January 2025
Queensland flight plan for hydrogen-electric plane
A Queensland aircraft manufacturer is planning to fly a hydrogen-electric aircraft between Gladstone and Brisbane this year to test the cutting-edge
Read more21 January 2025
Buy now, pay later schemes adding to debt burden
Almost half of Australians are starting the year in debt, with many unable to manage a household budget and relying on buy now, pay later schemes to purchase basics.
New
Read more21 January 2025
School bus changes to support Brisbane Metro launch
Brisbane’s stop-start, turn-up-and-go, Metro service officially starts next week, with the high-capacity, high-frequency public bus rapid transit system operating
Read more21 January 2025
Legal experts to advise on new Youth Justice laws
The Queensland Government will create an Expert Legal Panel to review new laws it introduced last month to combat youth crime.
The Making Queensland Safer Laws were
Read more21 January 2025