Billion-dollar boost to Queensland renewables
Queensland’s renewable energy sector will receive a $7 billion boost in next week’s State Budget.
Premier Steven Miles said the budget, to be handed down on June 11,
Read more7 June 2024Economy
Orders dry up for Australian industry
Australian industries are recording the largest levels of production capacity since the COVID winter lockdowns in 2020.
The May Australian Industry Index (Aii), released
Read more6 June 2024
Support for teachers’ housing costs
Queensland’s regional and remote teachers will receive extra support to cover housing costs in next week’s State Budget.
The Queensland Government’s $20.9 billion
Read more5 June 2024
Shine disappears from Gold hospital cover
Australians are being urged to re-consider top-level hospital cover, as the cost of private health insurance soars.
Consumer group CHOICE has found that while annual
Read more5 June 2024
Budget funds for new Ambulance officers
More than 185 new Queensland ambulance officers will be on duty before the end of the year under new funding to be announced in next week’s State Budget.
Almost $130
Read more4 June 2024
Shoppers tipped to spend $10 billion at sales
Australian shoppers are tipped to spend more than $10 billion at end of financial year sales, an almost nine percent increase from last year.
Research commissioned by
Read more4 June 2024
Millions struggling with debt avoid help
Almost six million Australians struggled to make loan repayments last year, according to new data.
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) research found
Read more3 June 2024
Minimum wage to rise by 3.75 percent
Australia’s minimum wage will increase by 3.75 percent from July 1.
The Fair Work Commission announced the rise in the National Minimum Wage and all modern award
Read more3 June 2024
Mortgage defaults down despite rate pressure
Mortgage defaults are lower than pre-COVID levels despite the pressure of rapid interest rates rises, banking chiefs have told the Queensland Futures Institute 2024
Read more3 June 2024
Extra millions for early childhood health checks
A half-billion-dollar Queensland Government program aims to support children in the early stages of life.
A major component of the $501.9 million allocated will go
Read more3 June 2024