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Workplace tech boom requires new IT literacy

Queensland firms are needing to lift their information technology (IT) skills to a new level as technology moves deeper and faster into workplaces. Jobs Queensland
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Dangerous drivers now face 20 years in jail

Major increases in penalties for dangerous driving could see guilty motorists jailed for up to 20 years. In an instance where a driver has evaded police while driving
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Pilot provides pharmacists prescription powers

A pilot program allowing pharmacists to prescribe medicines for common health conditions is under way in North Queensland. The Queensland Government’s Community
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New procurement policy to drive circular economy

Businesses bidding for Federal Government work will need to meet new sustainability benchmarks from July. Australia’s first national Environmentally Sustainable
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More than a natural disaster a week for Australia

More than 40 natural disasters were declared across Australia in the past six months, impacting more than 190 local government areas. As the nation’s Emergency
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Prison population up 10,000 in 10 years

Australia’s prison population has jumped by more than 10,000 in a decade off the back of a tougher stance on crime. Figures released by the Australian Bureau of
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Migration Points Test set for overhaul

A points system which attracts younger, better skilled and more gender-diverse migrants is the focus of a new Federal Government discussion paper. The Review of the
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Biosecurity levy a $50m hit to farmers

A proposed biosecurity levy will impose a multi-million-dollar burden on Australian farmers, forcing many to the brink, according to the nation’s peak body
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Record haul blows hole in illegal vape supply

The crackdown on illegal vapes is gathering speed with a recent operation seizing almost half a million, the largest haul since new regulations came into effect in
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Redlands to seek new ways to upgrade Toondah Harbour

Redland City Council has declared it will continue to work with private investors to progress “vital upgrades” to the Toondah Harbour area, west of Brisbane. This
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