Government

Bundaberg Member of Parliament Tom Smith. Newsreel

Committee probes grocery prices and farm-gate deals

Queensland’s first Supermarket Pricing Select Committee will probe continuing high grocery prices and the relationship between primary producers and supermarket
Read more 10 March 2024
Queensland Rail train at station. | Newsreel

Details of Sunshine Coast rail first stage released

The State Government has outlined details of the staged delivery of the Sunshine Coast Rail Line, with only the section to Caloundra to be completed by 2032. A business
Read more 10 March 2024
Actors on stage in theatre performance. | Newsreel

Arts industry calls for tax breaks to spark investment

The arts industry has called for tax incentives to offset new theatre development and production costs, stimulate investment in Australian productions and generate more
Read more 10 March 2024
Two people looking over bushland Gold Coast. |Newsreel

Currumbin Valley eco-park enters activation stage

The Gold Coast’s Currumbin Valley will be home to one of Australia’s largest eco-parks, with an Activation Plan for a 148ha site now released. The site will feature
Read more 10 March 2024
Construction workers in hi-tech environment. | Newsreel

High job demand as construction pipeline spikes

Queensland is facing major capacity challenges as it stares down a $92 billion five-year construction pipeline fuelled by energy transformation and the looming 2032
Read more 7 March 2024
Mobile phone being used to make EFTPOS purchase. Newsreel

Businesses raided in point-of-sale tax fraud crackdown

The Australian Taxation Office has raided a number of businesses suspected of using electronic sales suppression tools (ESSTs) to avoid paying tax. ESSTs or software
Read more 7 March 2024
Judges gavel. | Newsreel

Double jeopardy exemption expands to sex offences

Queenslanders previously acquitted of rape, attempted murder and manslaughter can now be retried for the same offence if “fresh and compelling” evidence emerges
Read more 7 March 2024
Gloved hand handling test tube in lab. | Newsreel

More grants to lure biomedical projects to Qld

Queensland-based businesses can access grants of up to $250,000 to develop biomedical products locally. The latest round of grants through the Queensland Biomedical
Read more 7 March 2024
Jakarta, Indonesia, at night. | Newsreel

$2 billion fund to boost trade into Southeast Asia

A $2 billion fund to boost investment in Southeast Asia is among a suite of Federal Government initiatives announced at the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in
Read more 6 March 2024
Man on laptop in carpentry business. | Newsreel

Regional SMEs to provide advice to Government

The Queensland Small Business Advisory Council is looking for regional small business owners with diverse backgrounds from various industries to join the
Read more 5 March 2024