Automated farm equipment. | Newsreel

Mandate for millions to be invested in Queensland

A Queensland Government mandate will see more local retirements savings pumped into state-based projects. State Treasurer David Janetzki said the $50 million mandate
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Small business owner. | Newsreel

Fresh faces set to advise State on small business

A diverse mix of business leaders have been enlisted to form a new Queensland Small and Family Business Ministerial Reference Group. State Small and Family Business
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Person welding. | Newsreel

Manufacturing experts create new advisory council

A new Manufacturing Advisory Council will advise the Queensland Government on ways to strengthen the sector. State Manufacturing Minister Dale Last said the 11-person
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Jenni Walke, Founder of Elephant in the Room Consulting. | Newsreel

Indigenous businesses provide $42 billion of social value

Australia’s Indigenous businesses create more than $40 billion in social benefit each year, according to a new report. Supply Nation Chief Executive Officer Kate
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Man studies tree in forest. | newsreel

Forests grow under sustainable wood harvesting methods

Australian forests grew by almost 3 million hectares in just over a decade and now store more than 19 billion tonnes of carbon. A new Australian Bureau of Agricultural
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US President Trump with his tariffs chart. | Newsreel

Fewer tariff headlines, but July 8 deadline looms

By Peter Draper, Kumuthini Sivathas and Nathan Howard Gray US President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on implementing so-called “reciprocal” tariffs on some 180
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Business owner looking at bills. | Newsreel

$45 billion tax debt warning for small business

Australian small business are being to urged to review cash flow strategies as a tax change next week has costly implications. Chartered Accountants Australia and New
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Construction site. | Newsreel

Demand for construction workers jumps 20 percent

Job vacancies increased over the three month to May, driven by a more than a 20 percent jump in the need for construction workers. The latest Australian Bureau of
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Female engineering student. | Newsreel

Students shown the impact of engineering

A new digital engineering academy has been established to support the next generation of engineers, particularly young women. The partnership between Engineers Australia
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City under blazing sun. | Newsreel

Green plastic film cuts building energy costs by 20 percent

An Australia-China collaboration has developed a bioplastic film which can cool buildings by almost 10 degrees during the heat of the day. Researchers from Zhengzhou
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