Tourism

Young travellers. | Newsreel

Many Aussie travellers opting not to pack insurance

Almost a quarter of young Aussie travellers are heading overseas without travel insurance. Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) CEO Andrew Hall said a recent survey
Read more 21 October 2025
Brisbane River. | Newsreel

Businesses urged to unlock our River of dreams

Brisbane businesses are being asked to help shape the guidelines to better use the city’s river as backdrop for commercial and recreational activities. Lord Mayor
Read more 17 October 2025
Passengers in airport queue. | Newsreel

Aussie airports land passenger records

A Thursday in September was the busiest day in Australia for airline travel since before the pandemic, with Brisbane Airport recording it busiest day ever in that
Read more 16 October 2025
Caxton Street, Brisbane. | Newsreel

Caxton Street lights up for future Suncorp events

Sporting teams which grace Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium in future years will have their colours put up in lights. Brisbane City Council plans to illuminate Caxton
Read more 10 October 2025
Manager and worker on production floor.

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 more 10 October 2025
New project on The Spit, Gold Coast. | Newsreel

Ignite to develop Southern Gateway on The Spit

A new development agreement under The Spit Master Plan on the Gold Coast has been approved. Queensland Deputy Premier and State Development, Infrastructure and Planning
Read more 7 October 2025
Sunshine Coast Open House. | Newsreel

Homes with stories of past and future on show

Historic homes that tell stories of a region’s past to innovative designs pointing to the future, will feature in this year’s Sunshine Coast Open House
Read more 7 October 2025
Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding and Artist Duncan Mattocks.

Ed Sheeran Ipswich mural perfect lure for music star

Ipswich’s push to lure music star Ed Sheeran to the south-east Queensland city has stepped up a gear with the unveiling of a mural of the signer-songwriter, who has
Read more 2 October 2025
Brisbane Festival Walk This Way installation. | Newsreel

Millions exposed to Brisbane Festival’s magic moments

Take a breath Brisbane, your festival is over for another year, with more than five million engaging in the September extravaganza either in person … or
Read more 1 October 2025
Dubai UAE. | Newsreel

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 more 30 September 2025