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Scenic Rim event serves up Camel Milk Vodka

It’s not a mirage – camels, the ships of the desert, are now providing thirsty Scenic Rim visitors with camel milk vodka. As part of the Scenic Rim Eat Local Month

Crime prevention boost for business districts

Queensland councils can apply for grants of up to $800,000 to improve security in their business districts. Premier David Crisafulli said the State Government funding

McDonald’s hack for cheap eats

By Susan Schwartz The legendary 30 cent cone may now be worth a dollar, and international sales may be falling, but there is still some savings gold underneath the

Don’t wait for Government to drive productivity gains

Businesses need to tackle Australia’s productivity issues head-in and not wait for a Government response to the crisis. That was the message Queensland finance leaders

Fitness industry keen to clean out criminal gangs

Criminal gangs are entering the fitness industry, sparking calls for government intervention. Gold Coast-based fitness operator Jenny Singh said there needed to be a

Move to jail landlords who allow illegal tobacco sales

Tobacconists could soon face three-month closures and seizure of legal smoking products if they are caught selling illegal tobacco or vapes. Queensland Health Minister

Snaffle sued over inflated prices and interest charges

Online consumer goods retailer Snaffle is being sued over allegedly inflated prices and unlawful interest charges on thousands of contracts. ASIC Deputy Chair Sarah

Bedshed fined for ‘misleading’ NDIS claims

Retailer Bedshed has been fined for falsely claiming certain products were approved by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb

Pearler of a business opportunity on Moreton Bay

The largest of Queensland’s three land-based oyster operations is up for sale. Kooringal Oysters, located in the Moreton Bay region of South-East Queensland, comprises

Misleading energy bills cost consumers $65 million

Consumer group CHOICE has lodged it first “super complaint” to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), targeting energy retailers. In July

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