Indonesia battling “apex predator” underground fires
Indonesia is experiencing a sharp rise in high intensity, underground peatland infernos off the back of an El Niño-induced dry season.
The fires have caused hazardous
Read more7 September 2026Travel
Funding deal secured for Gympie Music Muster
The Queensland Government has announced three-year guaranteed funding for the Gympie Music Muster.
The country music festival, held at the town of Gympie north of Noosa
Read more1 September 2026
Details released for ‘missing link’ Brisbane bikeway
Brisbane City Council has announced details of a new cycling link between the Western Freeway Bikeway and the Bicentennial Bikeway.
It says this will mean a safer, more
Read more12 August 2026
Fellowship Place prime position for plane spotters
Brisbane plane spotters will have a new vantage point at Brisbane Airport to appease their passion for aviation, with Fellowship Place set to open on Sunday (July
Read more17 July 2026
Digital entry declarations set to take off in Australia
Filling out paper forms will soon be a thing of the past for millions of travellers to Australia as the Federal Government rolls out digital passenger cards.
Federal
Read more15 July 2026
New beach for Redcliffe’s Woody Point
A new beach area is being built at Redcliffe’s Woody Point to protect the foreshore from erosion and storms.
The 60m long area is being created as part of the Crockatt
Read more2 June 2026
Council calls for early start on Bruce Highway alternative
The City of Moreton Bay is lobbying the Queensland Government to bring forward the Bruce Highway Western Alternative by a decade.
Mayor Peter Flannery said the Bruce
Read more1 April 2026
Major Brisbane road and rail closures in April
There will be major Brisbane road and rail closures over the school holidays in April, with a Story Bridge shut down, plus Beenleigh, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast train
Read more30 March 2026
Brisbane without a car is ‘unrealistic’ and disorienting
“Liveable Brisbane” is not so liveable without a car – that’s according to new research which asked 10 car-owning residents to go without their vehicles for 20
Read more23 March 2026
Tourist spending up 15% as Japanese numbers surge
Japanese tourists are flocking to Brisbane in record numbers as spending by international visitors rose nearly 15 percent in a single year.
Figures released by the
Read more23 March 2026