$250m boost to Brisbane 2032 pathway
The pathway for athletes hoping to compete at the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games has been strengthened with a quarter of a billion-dollar makeover planned
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Planet Earth hits major renewables milestone
Planet Earth has reached a major threshold point on renewable energy after achieving “astonishing” growth during 2023.
Despite this, researchers are warning that
Read more9 May 2024
Brisbane transport costs among nation’s highest
Transport costs in Brisbane are among the highest in the country and increased more in the past year than other Australian capital cities.
The latest Australian
Read more9 May 2024
Fee-free TAFE pledge for construction sector
An extra 20,000 fee-free vocational training places will be offered next year to boost the workforce in the construction and housing industries.
Next week’s Federal
Read more8 May 2024
Rapid growth in side hustle and “me” businesses
A growing number of Australians are setting up “me” businesses as aspirations around self-employment and testing side hustles take off.
Business count figures
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Focus on thousands of jobs in remote regions
The creation of 3000 remote jobs is the goal of a Federal Government plan to being launched late this year.
Consultation has started on a $707m Remote Jobs and Economic
Read more8 May 2024
Full-time artists in rapid decline
Less than one in 10 Australian artists work full-time in their field, a drop of more than 60 percent in under a decade.
A recent Creative Australia-commissioned report
Read more8 May 2024
Most landlords getting tax returns wrong
The Australia Tax Office has rental property deductions in its sights after discovering that 90 percent of landlords get their tax returns wrong.
ATO Assistant
Read more8 May 2024
Billion-dollar upside to onshoring cleantech
A move from a “dig and ship” to a “mine and make” economy could generate $215 billion in revenue and create 53,000 jobs in Australia by 2035.
A new report from
Read more8 May 2024
Reserve Bank keeps interest rates on hold
The Reserve Bank has decided to keep interest rates unchanged despite slower than expected moderation of inflation.
The Reserve Bank Board issued a statement today
Read more7 May 2024