Hobart welcomes back its oldest capital city status
Hobart has replaced Adelaide as the oldest capital city in Australia.
New Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showed, in 2024, the Tasmanian capital’s media age
Read more28 August 2025Government
SEQ cities too hot in search for the Goldilocks zone
Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast have populations which cannot be sustainably supported by current infrastructure.
That is the finding of a new study which
Read more28 August 2025
Superannuation death wishes the great unknown
Thousands of grieving families are at risk of not being in control of one of their largest assets after a death.
New research from Super Consumers Australia found more
Read more28 August 2025
Tunnel testing makes way for 24-hour weekend buses
Round-the-clock weekend Brisbane Metro services along the M1 route begin this weekend after the completion of comprehensive testing of the Adelaide Street tunnel.
Lord
Read more28 August 2025
Arena EOIs open with outside the box ideas encouraged
Developers keen to build the “anchor point for the Gold Coast’s Olympic legacy” can throw their hats in the ring from this week.
Invest Gold Coast Chair Will
Read more27 August 2025
Iranian ambassador’s expulsion first since World War II
By Ali Mamouri
In an extraordinary announcement, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Iran directed at least two antisemitic attacks in Australia, including
Read more27 August 2025
One Australian child dies every week homeless and alone
Thousands of Australian children are homeless without a parent or guardian and hundreds have committed suicide despite being known to specialist homelessness
Read more27 August 2025
Teacher stress soars past national workforce norm
Australian teachers are working at stress levels which are three times what is normal in the national workforce.
A new study, which researchers say is the first to
Read more27 August 2025
Brisbane 2032 submissions build into the hundreds
Hundreds of submissions have been received to oversee and deliver the infrastructure needs of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Deputy Premier and State
Read more26 August 2025
Seven Australian business facts with a Taylor Swift twist
The latest data dump from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has thrown up some interesting facts about the state of the country’s business sector, including
Read more26 August 2025