Online hate on the rise for targeted groups
More Australians are becoming victims of online hate, with the perpetrator usually a stranger and social media the platform.
eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said
Read more10 February 2025Government
Chesterman to cut red tape in Queensland councils
Former Redlands City Council CEO Andrew Chesterman is the Queensland Government’s pick to reduce red tape in local government.
State Local Government Minister Ann
Read more7 February 2025
2024 Australia’s second hottest year on record
Last year was Australia’s second-warmest year on record and the wettest in more than 12 years.
The figures were revealed as the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM)
Read more7 February 2025
Queensland satellite ‘hospitals’ to be ‘health centres’
Queensland’s Satellite Hospitals will be renamed Satellite Health Centres.
State Health Minister Tim Nicholls said the renaming followed a Queensland Audit Office
Read more6 February 2025
$414m boost to Queensland health services
Queensland will receive more than $400 million from a $1.7 billion Federal boost to funding for Australia’s public hospitals and health services next year.
Federal
Read more6 February 2025
Bird flu eradicated from Aussie flocks, but H5 threatens
Australia has been declared free of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI), as another strain of bird flu threatens.
The Federal Government has advised the World
Read more6 February 2025
New laws to guarantee three days of cheap child care
Federal Parliament is considering legislation which would guarantee three days a week of subsidised early education for all children from 2026.
Federal Education
Read more6 February 2025
Retailers keen on action to cut crime and red tape
A change in the definition of a small business and a concerted effort to address retail crime are among the issues peak retail bodies want the Federal Government to
Read more6 February 2025
Lifeguards to remain longer at popular beach
The increased popularity of a Sunshine Coast beach has prompted Council to extend the presence of lifeguards in the area.
Sunshine Coast Division 2 Councillor Terry
Read more5 February 2025
New employment laws drive spike in collective bargaining
A report on the impact of new Federal employment laws has shown an increase in collective bargaining and real wages since the legislation was passed, but has been
Read more5 February 2025