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Sunshine Coast gears business for Olympic opportunities

The Sunshine Coast has begun preparing its business community to capitalise on opportunities emerging from the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Sunshine Coast Mayor

‘Impossible’ two-hour marathon barrier broken

By Mark Connick On May 6, 1954, Sir Roger Bannister did what was deemed impossible in athletics: he ran a mile in less than four minutes. The milestone was celebrated

Oil recycling success story stalls as levy fails to keep pace

One of the quiet achievers of Australia’s recycling sector is stalling, with infrastructure maxed out and millions of litres of untreated lubricant waste oil at risk

AI insights at Women in Technology breakfast

Brisbane’s innovators will join the 2026 Inspiring Women in STEM networking breakfast on Thursday at PwC. The Women in Technology (WIT) event will highlight the

Workplace burnout and health challenges on the rise

Around 70 percent of Australian workers say they have experienced burnout at some stage in their working lives. This is two percent higher than the corresponding 2024

What do the NDIS changes mean for participants?

By Helen Dickinson and Ebe Ganon-Davey In sweeping reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) announced this week, the government will cut 160,000

Paniyiri turns 50 with dinner on the Goodwill Bridge

By Susan Schwartz Brisbane’s Paniyiri Festival will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2026 with a long-table dining experience on the Goodwill Bridge. The bridge will

Work begins on Green Island turtle facility

Work has begun on a new turtle rehabilitation facility on Green Island off the coast of Cairns. The $600,000 centre will help turtles recover from serious injuries and

More than 1000 new coral reefs discovered in the north

Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) scientists have found more than 1000 previously uncharted coral reefs in northern Australia. It says the reefs from Houtman

Most home battery installations are substandard

By Rusty Langdon More than 60 percent of battery system installation work inspected under a Federal Government green energy program is substandard and 1.2 percent

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