Fitness industry keen to clean out criminal gangs
Criminal gangs are entering the fitness industry, sparking calls for government intervention.
Gold Coast-based fitness operator Jenny Singh said there needed to be a
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New sustainability benchmark at Port of Brisbane
The Port of Brisbane has opened its most sustainable development to date, with a new purpose-built distribution facility and Experience Centre.
The cutting-edge
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Truth is the crisis on our streets is hitting home
Homelessness is the “new Inconvenient Truth”, according to a leading advocate in the efforts to help Australians sleeping rough on our streets.
Matt Kratiuk, the
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Disasters blow away barriers to RACQ Insurance takeover
RACQ Insurance’s challenges in disaster-prone Queensland have paved the way for its sale to a rival company.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
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Move to jail landlords who allow illegal tobacco sales
Tobacconists could soon face three-month closures and seizure of legal smoking products if they are caught selling illegal tobacco or vapes.
Queensland Health Minister
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New modelling shows Earth is ill, but ‘not terminal yet’
All is not lost, with new global modelling outlining the path back to a healthy planet.
The first-of-its-kind study, out of The Netherlands, found that with bold and
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Expanded laws for youth crime and a new Group
New crimes have been added to Queensland’s Making Queensland Safer legislation, with State Parliament approving amendments this week.
Premier David Crisafulli said the
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Golden Beach seawall built for future demands
A seawall to protect a Sunshine Coast naval cadets site from increased exposure due the Bribie Island breakthrough is being built with the flexibility to add height in
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Adolescents need more support to build a future
Almost three-quarters of the world’s adolescents will be living in cities within 25 years, raising fears of increased poverty and isolation for young people.
A new
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Mud bug has killed 31 Queenslanders this year. Why?
By Thomas Jeffries
The outbreak of the deadly “mud bug” melioidosis in North Queensland has not yet abated since it began at the start of this year.
So far there
Read more22 May 2025