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Net Zero Economy Authority CEO David Shankey. Newsreel

Shankey inaugural Net Zero Economy Authority CEO

A former Deputy Director-General at Queensland’s Department of Energy and Public Works is the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of Australia’s Net Zero Economy

Government purse props up national GDP

Australia’s gross domestic product (GDP) ticked up by 0.3 percent in the September quarter, as public investment leapt by more than six percent. The latest Australian

Billion-dollar boost to community legal services

Queensland’s community legal services has received a billion-dollar boost with the path cleared for a national funding agreement to be activated. State

$200m green hydrogen investment in Brisbane

Japan’s largest oil company will produce green hydrogen at a new purpose-built facility near the Port of Brisbane. Queensland Finance, Trade, Employment and Training

Free RSV vaccine offered to pregnant Queenslanders

Pregnant Queenslanders now have access to free RSV immunisation, after an existing program was expanded. State Health Minister Tim Nicholls said the updated program

Record $760m cocaine bust off K’gari as boat breaks down

Australia’s largest seizure of cocaine has taken place off the coast of K’gari after a boat carrying more than two tonnes of the illegal drug broke down. The

50 cent fares drive patronage past pre-COVID levels

Confirmation 50 cent public transport fares will remain in South-East Queensland has been announced alongside the latest patronage figures, which show a widespread

Mandatory life sentences for children under new laws

Queensland’s Childrens Court will be opened to victims and the media under new laws introduced into State Parliament last week, which also place a mandatory life

New stadium for Brisbane 2032 not off the table

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has left the door slightly ajar for a new stadium in Brisbane when announcing the members of an Advisory board which will undertake a

Bill frenzy to clear decks before Christmas

By Michelle Grattan In the chaotic dying days of 2024’s final Federal parliamentary sitting, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reverted to a role he played in Julia

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