Mobile woes drive 46 percent jump in complaints
Complaints to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman increased last year, with financial hardship cases jumping by almost 50 percent.
In her annual report, Ombudsman
Read more15 October 2025Technology
Updated defamation laws a response to the digital age
New Queensland defamation laws aim to better protect people making complaints to police and those managing online platforms.
State Attorney-General Deb Frecklington said
Read more15 October 2025
6 million Aussies struggle to access internet services
Almost a quarter of all Australians have difficulty accessing the internet, preventing them from full participating in society.
New research from UNSW Sydney found the
Read more14 October 2025
Business confidence surges to 10-year high
Queensland business confidence is at its highest levels in more than a decade.
Business Chamber Queensland CEO Heidi Cooper said the group’s latest sentiment report
Read more10 October 2025
Weekly use of generative AI doubles in a year
Weekly use of generative AI has almost doubled in 12 months, with only 10 percent of people now saying they are unaware of the technology.
A survey by the Reuters
Read more9 October 2025
Most public servants ready to embrace AI
The majority of Australia’s public servants believe artificial intelligence (AI) will help them deliver better government services.
A survey commissioned by public
Read more7 October 2025
Backing for Central Queensland robots to reduce emissions
Autonomous farm robots built in Central Queensland will receive a multi-billion-dollar boost in efforts to reduce agricultural emissions across Australia.
SwarmFarm
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Solving the tech talent shortage
Talent shortages in the technology sector can be addressed if employers and governments focus on skills (regardless of how they have been acquired), micro-credentials,
Read more3 October 2025
Quantum machine learning makes a leap into the real world
One of the first projects in Australia to use quantum machine learning in a non-quantum industry aims to improve food security and student wellbeing.
Not-for-profit Food
Read more1 October 2025
Australia’s first Middle East trade deal nets extra $678m
A new free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will facilitate an extra $678 million worth of Australian exports into the Middle East country each
Read more30 September 2025