State

Bruce Highway being upgraded. | Newsreel

Enjoy a road-works-free drive to the Sunshine Coast

The Bruce Highway expansion between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast is officially completed. The $662.5 million project, which began in late 2020, widened 11km of
Read more 10 April 2024
Unhappy worker. | Newsreel

Public servants want leadership and career support

Many employees bemoan a lack of senior and executive leadership in the Queensland Public Service and a large majority say they do not receive any support to advance
Read more 10 April 2024
Artist's impression of Aldoga solar farm. | Newsreel

Build begins on 820,000-panel Gladstone solar farm

Construction has begun on a $500m solar farm in Central Queensland, with power expected to flow from mid-2026. Acciona’s Aldoga solar farm will be built on land owned
Read more 10 April 2024
Bus being manufactured. | Newsreel

No train. No worries. Here’s the replacement bus

When is a bus, not a bus? When it is rail replacement bus and Queensland now has a locally made one. The first of 200 rail replacement buses has rolled off the
Read more 10 April 2024
Steve Greenwood - CEO of Queensland Futures Institute. | Newsreel

Population policy needed to ignite the regions

Queensland needs a robust population policy to boost the appeal of regions and a 50-year plan to give certainty to investors, according to the head of the state’s
Read more 9 April 2024
Fortescue manufacturing facility in Gladstone. | Newsreel

Gladstone centre of green hydrogen manufacturing

Australia’s first manufacturing facility able to build hydrogen electrolysers at a commercial scale has been opened in Central Queensland. Fortescue’s Gladstone
Read more 8 April 2024
Aerial shot of Royal Brisbane Hospital. | Newsreel

Renouf a Deadly addition to state health board

Queensland’s hospital and health boards have a fresh look after a raft of new appointments, including a Bronco great and a former State Health Minister who joined
Read more 3 April 2024
Graphene Io Battery concept. | Newsreel

GMG explores graphene for cleaner battery

A Brisbane-based clean-technology company has secured a $2 million grant to support construction of an Automated Battery Pilot Plant. Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG),
Read more 3 April 2024
Cyclone damaged town. | Newsreel

National disaster resilience focus on latest funding

The Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA) has received federal funding to help the state’s communities prepare for disasters. The Authority was one of four
Read more 2 April 2024
Frustrated motorist in traffic. | Newsreel

Motorists caught in rising ‘traffic pain’

The RACQ has called for a Brisbane “Western Bypass” road to be placed on the transport agenda after new data confirmed major highways are down to a crawl during peak
Read more 27 March 2024