Major Brisbane artery road upgrade complete
Work has been completed on the $10.9 million Wynnum Road and Hemmant-Tingalpa Road intersection upgrade.
It was designed to improve safety and traffic flow, with the
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Leading city researchers supported onto global stage
Six of Brisbane’s leading researchers and innovators will receive grants to attend major international conferences in their fields.
The 2026 Lord Mayor’s Convention
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Trump appoints new Australian ambassador
By Michelle Grattan
US President Donald Trump has finally appointed an ambassador to Australia – David Brat, a conservative former Republican congressman.
The post has
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Sunshine Coast gears business for Olympic opportunities
The Sunshine Coast has begun preparing its business community to capitalise on opportunities emerging from the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Sunshine Coast Mayor
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‘Nightmare’ weed invades Moreton Bay properties
Tropical soda apple, a highly invasive weed, has been found on properties at Stony Creek, Neurum and Morayfield, north of Brisbane.
The City of Moreton Bay says council
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Plenty of risks in negative gearing rent reforms
By Rachel Ong ViforJ
In the lead-up to the May federal budget – now just a fortnight away – Treasurer Jim Chalmers has left the door open to winding back negative
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Oil recycling success story stalls as levy fails to keep pace
One of the quiet achievers of Australia’s recycling sector is stalling, with infrastructure maxed out and millions of litres of untreated lubricant waste oil at risk
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School support officers added to youth crime squads
The Queensland Government has added School Support and Child Safety Officers to its Youth Co-Responder Teams as part of the battle against youth crime.
The teams have
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The times suit Albanese, but he is still not popular
By Frank Bongiorno
The times might be bad, but they have suited Anthony Albanese. The explosions on the political right since the 2025 election have, in electoral
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Diplomats gather to slow down the doomsday clock
By Tilman Ruff
This week in New York, diplomats from almost every nation will convene for a four-week review of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
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