Commissioner and Department heads announced
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) Acting Commissioner Stephen Smith has been made permanent, after six months in the caretaker role.
Commissioner Smith has
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Minimum car parks scaled back for city apartments
Brisbane City Council is scaling down mandatory car parking requirements in the inner city as part of efforts to make housing more affordable.
The Inner-City
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Robotic efficiency at ports focus of research
Research to improve the efficiency in our ports has received $1.5m in funding from the Queensland Government.
Brisbane-based Young Guns Container Crew is developing
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Pandemic ‘amnesia’ in public health response
Australia remains unprepared for the next pandemic following this week’s Federal Budget, according to the Public Health Association of Australia.
Association CEO Terry
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The Federal Budget – Newsreel style
By Steve Zeppa
Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered the Federal Budget last night. Here is what you need to know.
“This is a Budget for the here and now and it’s a
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Housing commitments a ‘down payment’ on pressing need
More needs to be done to accelerate the response to the housing crisis, despite industry groups acknowledging some promising initiatives in last night’s Federal
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Roadmap to a renewable future welcome
The energy and environment sectors today welcomed the Federal Government’s budget, as it charts a course to power past fossil fuels and heads towards
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New home for women’s support centre
Support services for women and families in the Redlands and Logan will have a new home from next month.
The Centre for Women and Co. are putting the finishing touches on
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Key research projects receive State funding
A project aimed at developing new crops to future-proof Queensland’s agriculture industry is one of eight to receive State Government funding.
The Australian Plant
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Inquiry opens the way for Australian space launches
The Federal Joint Standing Committee on Treaties has begun hearings to clear the way for space launches in Australia.
The hearings have started in Canberra to review the
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