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 more6 May 2025Government
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 more6 May 2025
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 more6 May 2025
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 more4 May 2025
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 more1 May 2025
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 more1 May 2025
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 more30 April 2025
Stamp duty on new homes disappears for first-time buyers
The abolition of stamp duty on new homes for first homes buyers in Queensland begins tomorrow (May 1).
Premier David Crisafulli said the initiative would deliver an
Read more30 April 2025
Cost of living pain impacts giving levels
Cost of living pressures have seen almost half of regular donors in Australia cut their level of giving over the past 12 months.
The research, commissioned by Australia
Read more30 April 2025
Mega schedule of events emerge on the Horizon
From street parties to whales in the sky, this year’s Horizon festival will feature entertainment options across the Sunshine Coast region.
Horizon Creative Director
Read more30 April 2025