Government

Airplane on runway. | Newsreel

Government plans for aviation ombudsman

The Federal Government wants to create an industry ombudsman and establish a new Customer Rights Charter in its plans for the country’s aviation sector. A White Paper,
Read more 27 August 2024
Abigail Bradshaw ASD

Bradshaw Australia’s new top spy

Australia will have a new top spy next week with Abigail Bradshaw named the new Director-General of the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD). Prime Minister Anthony
Read more 26 August 2024
Artist's impression of the new Albion train station. | Newsreel

New plans for Albion transport interchange

A new-look Albion train station will complement a new development delivering housing, retail and commercial opportunities to the inner-northern Brisbane suburb. The
Read more 26 August 2024
Man looking at woman on phone. | Newsreel

Campaigns support new control and consent laws

The Queensland Government will launch two public awareness campaigns focussed on coercive control and sexual consent. State Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath said the
Read more 26 August 2024
Cecelia Christensen

First female Crown Solicitor for Queensland

Queensland has its first female Crown Solicitor with the appointment of Cecelia Christensen. State Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath said the experienced solicitor and
Read more 26 August 2024
Woman working late at night. | Newsreel

Businesses fear new IR laws risk productivity

New industrial laws, which come into effect today, risk economic productivity, according to the Business Council of Australia. Business Council Chief Executive Bran
Read more 26 August 2024
Rolls of aluminium sheets. | Newsreel

Johnson on new Federal green metals group

Brisbane mining and manufacturing executive Marghanita Johnson has been appointed to a new Federal Government green metals advisory panel. The CEO of the Australian
Read more 26 August 2024
Boggo Road prison and transport hub. | Newsreel

Boggo Road locks down interchange naming rights

Park Road will soon disappear from the vernacular of Brisbane rail commuters as the Boggo Road transport hub takes shape. The Queensland Government has begun the process
Read more 25 August 2024
Queensland Parliament building. | Newsreel

New laws cover guns, e-scooters, social media and more

By Steve Zeppa It was not all Question Time mudslinging in Queensland Parliament this week, with a range of new laws passed. In true Newsreel style, direct from the
Read more 25 August 2024
Nuclear submarine on the surface of the ocean. | Newsreel

AUKUS in practice as Aussies work on US sub in west

The first operational component of the AUKUS partnership in Australia is under way with a United States nuclear-powered submarine arriving in Western Australia for
Read more 23 August 2024