More than a natural disaster a week for Australia
More than 40 natural disasters were declared across Australia in the past six months, impacting more than 190 local government areas.
As the nation’s Emergency
Read more28 April 2024Government
Prison population up 10,000 in 10 years
Australia’s prison population has jumped by more than 10,000 in a decade off the back of a tougher stance on crime.
Figures released by the Australian Bureau of
Read more27 April 2024
Migration Points Test set for overhaul
A points system which attracts younger, better skilled and more gender-diverse migrants is the focus of a new Federal Government discussion paper.
The Review of the
Read more26 April 2024
Biosecurity levy a $50m hit to farmers
A proposed biosecurity levy will impose a multi-million-dollar burden on Australian farmers, forcing many to the brink, according to the nation’s peak body
Read more25 April 2024
Record haul blows hole in illegal vape supply
The crackdown on illegal vapes is gathering speed with a recent operation seizing almost half a million, the largest haul since new regulations came into effect in
Read more23 April 2024
Redlands to seek new ways to upgrade Toondah Harbour
Redland City Council has declared it will continue to work with private investors to progress “vital upgrades” to the Toondah Harbour area, west of Brisbane.
This
Read more22 April 2024
Community hub takes shape from the inside
The redevelopment of an old Sunshine Coast Council administration building is stepping up a gear with internal demolition work set to clear the way for a new centre’s
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Gollschewski appointed new Police Commissioner
Senior police officer Steve Gollschewski has been appointed Queensland Police Commissioner, after acting in the role since the resignation of Katarina Carroll in
Read more22 April 2024
Green light for wind farm to take pressure off solar
A 400-megawatt wind farm in Central Queensland has been given the green light by the Federal Government.
The Mount Hopeful Wind Farm, located 45km south of Rockhampton
Read more22 April 2024
Upgrades for council flood warning systems
More than 20 of Queensland’s most flood-impacted councils have been funded to upgrade flood warning infrastructure.
The Federal Government will fund 170 projects
Read more22 April 2024