‘Tidal wave’ of date rape drug hitting Aussie shores
The main driver of GHB overdoses in Australia is reaching our shores in unprecedented volumes.
Australian Federal Police Acting Assistant Commissioner Paula Hudson said
Read more7 May 2025Government
$25m funding milestone for Sunshine Coast start-up
A Sunshine Coast start-up, focussed on supporting business innovation, has reached a major funding milestone.
Strategic capital firm Advanced, founded by former Coolum
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Election promises made. Now it’s time to deliver
By Michelle Cull
With a convincing win for a second term of government, the pressure is now on the new Labor government to deliver the economic policies central to its
Read more6 May 2025
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 2025
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