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Butanediol. \ Newsreel

‘Tidal wave’ of date rape drug hitting Aussie shores

The main driver of GHB overdoses in Australia is reaching our shores in unprecedented volumes. Australian Federal Police Acting Assistant Commissioner Paula Hudson said
Read more 7 May 2025
Advanced founder Alex Knight. | Newsreel

$25m funding milestone for Sunshine Coast start-up

A Sunshine Coast start-up, focussed on supporting business innovation, has reached a major funding milestone. Strategic capital firm Advanced, founded by former Coolum
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. | Newsreel

Election promises made. Now it’s time to deliver

By Michelle Cull With a convincing win for a second term of government, the pressure is now on the new Labor government to deliver the economic policies central to its
Read more 6 May 2025
Sarah Proudfoot. | Newsreel

Proudfoot’s ACCC CEO role now official

Sarah Proudfoot is officially the new Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). ACCC Chair Gina-Cass Gottlieb said Ms
Read more 6 May 2025
Young boy climbing cupboard. | Newsreel

Mandatory furniture warnings for Australian suppliers

Australian furniture suppliers are now required to provide safety warnings about the dangers of toppling furniture. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
Read more 6 May 2025
An artist's impression of the planned new stadium in Victoria Park - Newsreel

Olympic venue developments now a law unto themselves

Queensland legislation has been updated to remove hurdles to the development of venues for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Deputy Premier and Minister
Read more 6 May 2025
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. | Newsreel

Federal Labor returned with increased majority

By Michelle Grattan The Albanese government has been re-elected with a substantially increased majority, and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has lost his seat, in a
Read more 4 May 2025
Woman hurt using e-scooter. | Newsreel

E-scooters in sights of Government inquiry

A more than doubling of injuries related to personal e-mobility device (PMD) use in Queensland has sparked a Government inquiry. State Transport Minister Brent
Read more 1 May 2025
Caitlin McConnel. | Newsreel

McConnel first female chair of QRIDA

Caitlin McConnel will become the first female chairperson of the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority Board (QRIDA). Ms McConnel, a sixth-generation
Read more 1 May 2025
Man threatening woman and child with closed fist. | Newsreel

New DV laws provide police with on-the-spot powers

Police will be able to issue on-the-spot 12-month Protection Directions under new legislation being tabled in Queensland Parliament this week. State Minister for the
Read more 30 April 2025