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Australia’s Prime Minister Albanese Speaks After Bondi Shootings

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

Council calls for early start on Bruce Highway alternative

The City of Moreton Bay is lobbying the Queensland Government to bring forward the Bruce Highway Western Alternative by a decade. Mayor Peter Flannery said the Bruce

State Government takes over Reedy Creek quarry process

The Queensland Government has confirmed it will be taking over the decision-making process for a controversial quarry application on the Gold Coast. Deputy Premier

Proposal to sell aviation firefighting assets ‘risks lives’

A Federal Government proposal to sell off Australia’s Aviation Rescue Firefighting Service have been condemned as “bizarre” and “dangerous” by the United

School students receive rare art display honour

A group of 40 school students are being given the chance to display their art at the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA). The students were chosen through the 2026

Over 10,000 Australians flee the Middle East

More than 10,000 Australians have returned from the Middle East since the outbreak of war in the region. Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong thanked regional partners

Fuel excise temporarily halved to stifle fuel price hikes

The Federal Government will halve the fuel excise on petrol and diesel for three months in an effort to take the edge of rising fuel prices. The $2.55 billion move was

Dominant millennials driving city change as boomers bale

The so-called millennial generation is driving a big change agenda in Brisbane as baby boomers drift to surrounding cities in search of housing choice. Brisbane Lord

Big crackdown on e-scooters in Queensland

E-scooter riders will be subject to speed limits and random breath testing, and will need to be over 16 and licensed under new laws announced by the Queensland

PM says the stable world of growing free trade is ‘gone’

By Anthony Albanese “Even if we were to wake up tomorrow to the welcome news that this conflict was over, there would still be a long economic tail to reckon

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