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Bruce Highway upgrades at Marlborough and Tully

Bruce Highway upgrades have commenced on a 22km section of the notorious Marlborough stretch between Pine Mountain Creek and Deep Creek north of Rockhampton, and at

Australia’s gas reserves ownership under the microscope

By Samantha Hepburn Over the last decade, Australia has become one of the world’s largest exporters of liquefied natural gas. But while the gas is extracted from

What do the NDIS changes mean for participants?

By Helen Dickinson and Ebe Ganon-Davey In sweeping reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) announced this week, the government will cut 160,000

New defence strategy ignores the big story

By Peter Layton Sometimes new government strategies really aren’t newsworthy. The 2026 National Defence Strategy (NDS) is like that. The biggest headline from the

Unsustainable NDIS scheme in urgent need of reform

By Sam Bennett and Reilly Polaschek Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has grown too big, too fast. The NDIS is a government-funded program

State inquiry launched into federal environment laws

The Queensland Government has taken the unusual step of ordering an inquiry into the processes of another level of government. Treasurer David Janetzki has directed the

Mount Lindesay Highway widening completed

Work has been completed on the widening of a crucial section of the Mount Lindesay Highway in Jimboomba, south-west of Brisbane. The $95 million upgrade was funded

Canavan backs work from home to boost regions

By Michelle Grattan Nationals leader Matt Canavan has urged the embrace of work-from-home opportunities as a way to boost the growth of smaller towns and regions. In a

Retiree income scheme is little known and underused

By Katja Hanewald For many Australians, most of their retirement wealth is tied up in their home. A simple, well-designed program to tap into those trillions in home

PM warns of tough times ahead for many months

By Michelle Grattan Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has warned Australians to brace for difficult months ahead, but pledged the government will protect them as well as

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