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Worker on wide turbine. | Newsreel

Green light for koala-kind Tarong wind farm

Provisions to protect the affordability of local housing and koalas were conditions of Queensland Government approval for one of the country’s largest publicly-owned
Read more 5 August 2024
An artist's impression of the proposed development at 25 Fortescue St, Spring Hill. | Newsreel

Social and affordable housing for Spring Hill

Two multi-storey towers are proposed for Spring Hill, in Brisbane’s inner-city, to provide more than 250 social and affordable housing units. Property developers
Read more 5 August 2024
Worker on an e-bike. | Newsreel

Multiple benefits to e-bike commuting

E-bikes could replace many cars in the daily city commute with a tweak to current tax laws, according a national peak body. The National Automotive Leasing and Salary
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Crypto currency on phone. | Newsreel

Crypto wallets hit in billion-dollar world-wide scam

The crypto currency wallets of more than 2000 Australians have been compromised in a scam which has netted $4 billion globally in three years. The Australian Federal
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Brisbane 2032 CEO Cindy Hook and incoming Brisbane 2032 Chief Commercial Officer Francois-Xavier Bonnaillie with Brisbane 2032 President Andrew Liveris. | Newsreel

Paris executive to chase dollars for Brisbane 2032

The commercial success of the Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics is now in the hands of the man who is helping to deliver the Paris Games. Francois-Xavier Bonnaillie has
Read more 5 August 2024
Compost facility | Newsreel

New rules for Queensland composting sites

New composting facilities near residential areas will need to meet extra environmental regulations. The Queensland Government has imposed the new guidelines in response
Read more 5 August 2024
Paris Day 9

Paris OIympics Results Australia: Day 9

Australian results at the Paris Olympics, Sunday, August 4:   Golf Men’s Individual Stroke Play Round 4: Australia (Jason Day) -3 (-12) 9th Australia (Min Woo
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Brolgas on the Sunshine Coast | Newsreel

Nation’s first blue carbon site in Coast’s heart

The Sunshine Coast will be home to Australia’s first blue carbon project. The blue carbon process involves rehabilitating and protecting marine and coastal ecosystems,
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Bleached coral Great Barrier Reef. | Newsreel

Consensus water quality vital to Reef’s survival

The most comprehensive analysis of the impact of land-based activities on the Great Barrier Reef has confirmed human-induced climate change is the primary threat to
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Coastal pathway sign Sunshine Coast. | Newsreel

SEQ City Deal delivers ‘liveability’ funding

Enhanced Sunshine Coast walking trails and expanded sporting facilities in Ipswich are among 22 infrastructure projects to be funded in the first $200m allocation from
Read more 5 August 2024