Work kicks off on major Bruce Highway upgrades
Early works and planning have begun to deliver on the promised $9 billion upgrade of the Bruce Highway.
Queensland Transport and Main Roads Minister Brent Mickelberg
Read more19 March 2025Federal
Focus on gender equality in male-dominated industries
Many of Australia’s peak business bodies and unions have been funded to deliver programs to support gender equality in the workplace.
Federal Minister for Women Katy
Read more14 March 2025
Aussie laser weapon closer after Adelaide test
Australia is a step closer to a home-grown laser weapon after a successful test in South Australia.
In a national first, the Adelaide laboratories of QinetiQ
Read more14 March 2025
Tips to prepare students for delayed NAPLAN testing
Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE) schools have delayed the start of annual NAPLAN testing due to the impact of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Many of its 146 schools across
Read more14 March 2025
Brisbane hub for $200m Navy communications upgrade
Brisbane will be the base for a $200m program to upgrade communication systems on Royal Australian Navy ships.
Federal Minister for Defence Industry and Capability
Read more14 March 2025
First US tariff hit minor, but beware of ripple effects
By Lisa Toohey
“Unjustified” and “not the way that friends and allies should be treated”. That’s how Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny
Read more13 March 2025
Tassie poppy fields key to local pain meds industry
Tasmania’s poppy fields should be better leveraged to create an Australian-based pain medication manufacturing industry.
While welcoming a Federal Government
Read more12 March 2025
Gender equality improving but gaps remain
Australia has improved its global ranking for gender equality and is now sitting at 24, according to the latest Status of Women Report Card.
The report details Australia
Read more12 March 2025
Report reveals impact of cutting property tax breaks
Reducing tax incentives for property investors would lower home prices by the same amount as increasing supply through current government plans.
A new report from the
Read more12 March 2025
Tax relief call for live music industry
A tax offset was one of a raft of recommendations handed down by a Government inquiry into Australia’s live music industry.
The House of Representatives Standing
Read more11 March 2025