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Queensland business not confident of Olympic boom

Less than 20 percent of Queensland businesses believe they will benefit from the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Business Chamber Queensland today released
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Kings Beach. Caloundra, Queensland. | Newsreel

Sunshine Coast targets high-end hotel brands

The Sunshine Coast has an eye on the upcoming Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics as it looks to attract more luxury hotel brands to the region. Sunshine Coast Mayor
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New homes under construction. | Newsreel

Shaky start to housing accord building goals

Australia is slipping behind in the race to build 1.2 million new homes identified in the National Housing Accord. New figures from Master Builders Australia show the
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New tunnel option for south-west Brisbane

A new road traffic tunnel is being explored to ease congestion on the Centenary Highway south-west of Brisbane. The QIC and State Department of Transport and Main Roads
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Worker looking at solar panels. | Newsreel

Technology not enough to reach net zero

A review into Australia’s transition to net zero emissions has called for a major reorganisation of finance and production systems and workforces, in order to meet the
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Small business owners worried about bills. | Newsreel

Unexpected costs hit small business owners hard

Australian small businesses faced billions of dollars in unexpected costs in the past year, impacting the mental health of the majority of owners. In new CommBank
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Electrical equipment in power pole. | Newsreel

Honours for Queensland exporting powerhouses

A Brisbane electrical equipment manufacturer is Queensland’s Exporter of the Year. NOJA Power designs, manufactures and sells switching equipment to protect and
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Second M1 motors on as Connector takes shape

The $3 billion “Second M1” between Brisbane and the Gold Coast is taking shape with one million work hours clocked up on Stage 1. The Coomera Connector, sometimes
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Worker inspecting a solar panel in a factory.

Billion-dollar shot for local solar panel production

Australian manufacturers can now access a $500m pool of funding to advance local production of solar panels. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is
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QUT researchers. | Newsreel

Heat on urban design as Brisbane swelters to end winter

As Brisbane’s last day of winter tomorrow is set to see the mercury soar well into the 30s, a new study has looked at ways we can mitigate heat in our urban
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