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Phantom flights cost Qantas $120m

Qantas will pay a $100 million fine and re-pay customers $20 million after admitting it misled consumers by advertising tickets for flights it had already decided to
Read more 7 May 2024
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Debt and placement support for students

Students have received cost-of-living support through two recent Federal Government announcements on debt and “prac” placements. On the weekend it was
Read more 7 May 2024
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What Taylor Swift can teach us about Olympic stadiums

By Shane Rodgers There was something very curious about two sets of economic data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in the past couple of weeks. They
Read more 7 May 2024
Performers The Kitty Kats. | Newsreel

Council future-proofs Coast’s events scene

The Sunshine Coast is set to become an events incubator with funds now dedicated to encouraging new, fresh and exciting drawcards. A new Emerging Events category has
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small possum-like marsupial | Newsreel

Call to review biodiversity offset scheme

A biodiversity offset scheme aimed at preserving natural habitat has not delivered on its goals, according to the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF). Under the
Read more 7 May 2024
Artist's impression of Toowoomba Hospital. | Newsreel

Work begins on $1.3b Toowoomba Hospital

Work began on a new Toowoomba Hospital as a new day surgery in the Darling Downs city was officially opened this week. The newly-opened $42 million Bunya Day Surgery
Read more 6 May 2024
QUT Professor Cassandra Cross. | Newsreel

Time to see scams as life-destroying crimes

Fraud needs to be elevated in the Australian conscience to better communicate the devastating impact it has on individuals and the wider community. QUT Professor
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Woman batter playing cricket. | Newsreel

Plan for a golden age of women’s cricket

Gold medals at the 2028 and 2032 Olympics and a four-fold increase in junior participation rates are part of a 10-year strategy for women’s cricket. Australian
Read more 6 May 2024
Queensland fire engine | Newsreel

New Fire Department for Queensland

The structure of Queensland’s emergency services will change from June this year under new laws passed in State Parliament this week. From July 1, the state will have
Read more 3 May 2024
Cattle grazing | Newsreel

Greener pastures drop red-meat emissions

Improved land management has helped Australia’s red meat industry reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by almost 80 percent. A CSIRO report found that in 2021 net
Read more 2 May 2024