Woman using e-gate at airport. | Newsreel

Global migration numbers drop for first time in three years

Permanent migration to the world’s developed countries fell by 4 percent in 2024, though total numbers remain well above pre-COVID levels. A new OECD report found last
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Traffic Brisbane. | Newsreel

Tolerance for commuting grows as travel times top an hour

The average Aussie is now spending more than hour commuting to and from work each day, with travel times busting the 60-minute mark over the past three years. New data
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Air traffic control tower and plane

Risks loom as “infrastructure of the sky” reaches end-of-life

A $40 billion investment in Australian airports is at risk of being under-utilised as a “largely invisible” piece of infrastructure approaches the end of its
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Dog on the Tucker Box Kiosk and Farm Shop. | Newsreel

New feel for four-legged icon on road to Gundagai

An iconic pitstop on many an Aussie road trip has undergone a transformation after almost 70 years of operation. The much-loved Dog on the Tucker Box Kiosk and Farm Shop
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Driver using mobile phone while driving.

Confident Aussies want to use mobile phones while driving

The majority of Australian motorists believe it should be legal to use your mobile phone while driving, with an increasing number saying they were confident to drive
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Uluru. | Newsreel

Uluru-Kata Tjuta on National Geographic must see in ’26 list

Australia’s red centre has been named as one of the 25 best places in the world to visit in 2026 by National Geographic. The iconic publication listed the Uluru-Kata
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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
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Artist's impression of the entrance to the new Albert Street train station in Brisbane. | Newsreel

10km Cross River Rail to now cost $19 billion

The first passengers on Brisbane’s Cross River Rail’s are still four years away, with the project costing taxpayers more than $19 billion by then. Following almost a
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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
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Development 190 Melbourne St, South Brisbane. | Newsreel

Cars optional as 5000 homes planned for South Brisbane

South Brisbane residents are being urged to ditch their cars, with an active and public transport focused plan set to bring more than 5000 new homes into the inner-city
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