Australia and Canada sign missile defence deal
Australia and Canada have signed a $520 million deal to collaborate on research to enhance missile defence capabilities.
Australian Federal Defence Minister Richard
Read more25 November 2024Government
Councils urged to better support fashion recycling
A new global study has called for a shake-up of the recycled clothing industry, finding most donated clothes were exported to other countries or sent to
Read more25 November 2024
Future focus on housing, energy and infrastructure
The Federal Government has shifted the investment focus of the nation’s multi-billion-dollar sovereign wealth fund.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said a new Investment
Read more22 November 2024
See what’s in new laws to restrict social media
By Daniel Angus
The Federal Government today introduced into parliament legislation for its social media ban for people under 16 years.
Communications Minister Michelle
Read more22 November 2024
Harrison to guide construction industry blueprint
A former Deputy President of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission has been selected to deliver a plan to reform the building and construction industry.
Federal
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Sunshine Coast approves plan to lure luxury hotels
Sunshine Coast Council has approved plans to incentivise developers to build more luxury hotels in the region.
At its meeting today (November 21), Council voted to
Read more22 November 2024
Ticketing companies to front parliamentary inquiry
Event ticketing companies are set to front a Federal parliamentary committee to answer questions raised in recent media reports on ticket pricing.
The House of
Read more21 November 2024
State inquiry probes drop in volunteer numbers
A Parliamentary Inquiry will be set up to look at falling volunteering rates in Queensland.
State Minister for Volunteers Ann Leahy said volunteering participation had
Read more21 November 2024
Green visions for key Brisbane leisure destinations
New masterplans for Kedron Brook and the Wynnum-Manly foreshore are among revitalisation initiatives for Brisbane’s key leisure and lifestyle destinations in the lead
Read more21 November 2024
Claims GDP is an outdated measure of policy impact
Scientists are urging governments to ditch GDP as an indicator of policy success and adopt a more wholistic measure of the health of an economy.
A research paper out of
Read more20 November 2024