Ban on covert filming at Brisbane pools
Brisbane City Council has introduced tougher device rules at its public pools to prevent covert filming.
The new rules will prevent the non-consensual use of all
Read more25 August 2026Community
New parkland ‘village green’ opens at Samford
The new $5.8 million Samford Parklands Village Green is now open for public use.
The parkland has open lawns, picnic shelters, children’s play spaces and walking
Read more25 August 2026
Grim threshold crossed in spread of bird flu
By Jane Younger
Australia has crossed another grim threshold in its H5N1 bird flu outbreak.
For the first time, the virus has infected an Australian mainland mammal: a
Read more24 August 2026
Submerged lakes and rivers found in Great Barrier Reef
Before it became submerged around 7000 years ago, Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef was a “vast coastal plain” rich with rivers, lakes and estuaries.
This existed at
Read more20 August 2026
Warnings of a dangerous spring fire season ahead
People in bushland areas, including parts of south-east Queensland, have been warned to prepare for a dangerous fire season.
The Australasian Fire and Emergency Service
Read more20 August 2026
Major study links coffee habit to healthier bodies
A new study has linked habitual coffee consumption to healthier body composition and enhanced sex hormones.
Research by the University of Oulu found the benefits of
Read more20 August 2026
Tobacco tax push ‘unlikely to stop illicit cigarette trade’
By Becky Freeman, Christina Watts and Sam Egger
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has called for a 75 percent cut to the tobacco tax and a freeze on any price indexation
Read more20 August 2026
COVID linked to reactivation of dormant viruses
COVID-19 has been found to reactivate certain chronic viruses that have been dormant in the body.
Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital say there is emerging
Read more17 August 2026
Hamilton site to house permanent food and arts market
A new permanent market, styled on Melbourne’s famous Queen Victoria Market, is being developed in the Brisbane suburb of Hamilton.
A website has been established
Read more13 August 2026
Tickling is a cross-cultural screaming sensation
By Anina Rich
We’ve all been tickled. We all know our ticklish spots, and we all know how we respond when these are tickled: helpless laughter, attempts at escape,
Read more13 August 2026