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
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Bedshed fined for ‘misleading’ NDIS claims
Retailer Bedshed has been fined for falsely claiming certain products were approved by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb
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Misleading energy bills cost consumers $65 million
Consumer group CHOICE has lodged it first “super complaint” to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), targeting energy retailers.
In July
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Alfred response ‘strong’, but call to keep data system
A review into the Brisbane City Council response to Tropical Cyclone Alfred has urged council advocate for the continuation of soon-to-be-decommissioned real-time data
Read more21 May 2025
Aussies take flight after March weather mayhem
Easter Thursday saw Australian skies at their busiest in five years, bouncing back from dramatic falls in traveller numbers in March, due to Tropical Cyclone
Read more21 May 2025
Focus on community sport infrastructure
A first-of-it-type national plan is being developed to make grassroots sporting facilities more inclusive.
Australian Sports Commission (ASC) Executive General Manager
Read more20 May 2025
Engagement underway on Gabba entertainment precinct
Plans to transform Woolloongabba into a world-class entertainment and housing precinct are gaining momentum.
Deputy Premier and State Development, Infrastructure and
Read more20 May 2025
Wake up! Too much sleep impairs cognitive performance
It seems that having too much of a good thing even applies to sleep.
New research from the University of Texas, in the United States, has found that sleeping nine hours
Read more20 May 2025
Honey bee not so sweet for native cousin
European honey bees are having an adverse impact on their native Aussie cousins, risking biodiversity in this country.
A new study from Curtin University, in Western
Read more20 May 2025
Mum’s the word for humpbacks in Moreton Bay
The waters of Moreton Bay, north of Brisbane, are a mothers’ retreat for migrating humpback whales.
A new study, which looked at the behaviours of whales in both
Read more20 May 2025