Crowds in Queen Street mall Brisbane. | Newsreel

Retail industry groups set to merge

Australia’s two retail peak bodies will merge to create a unified voice for the nation’s $420 billion sector. The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and the
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Doctor in telehealth appointment with mother and son. | Newsreel

Digital health investment would boost care

The use of digital technology and artificial intelligence in healthcare could reduce staff workload by 30 percent and free up more resources for patient care. New
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Growth in sole proprietors - Newsreel

Rapid growth in side hustle and “me” businesses

A growing number of Australians are setting up “me” businesses as aspirations around self-employment and testing side hustles take off. Business count figures
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Young Aboriginal woman talking to group. | Newsreel

Focus on thousands of jobs in remote regions

The creation of 3000 remote jobs is the goal of a Federal Government plan to being launched late this year. Consultation has started on a $707m Remote Jobs and Economic
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Queensland Police safe space at Petrie station. | Newsreel

DFV safe places in all Queensland police stations

Every Queensland police station now has a “safe-space” for domestic violence victims. Assistant Commissioner of the Domestic, Family Violence and Vulnerable Persons
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Mother and young child with flowers| Newsreel

Aussie mums almost one in a billion

Aussie mums are set to be showered with $995 million worth of love this Sunday. The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) said this year’s Mother’s Day spend is
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Artist painting mural. | Newsreel

Full-time artists in rapid decline

Less than one in 10 Australian artists work full-time in their field, a drop of more than 60 percent in under a decade. A recent Creative Australia-commissioned report
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QUT's Ingrid Larkin at a pop-up clothes shop. | Newsreel

Free clothes help students become work-ready

Students struggling with cost-of-living pressures will have access to free clothes to help them become work-ready. A “Clothes for Careers” pop-up shop will operate
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Most landlords mess up their tax returns - Newsreel

Most landlords getting tax returns wrong

The Australia Tax Office has rental property deductions in its sights after discovering that 90 percent of landlords get their tax returns wrong. ATO Assistant
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Artist's impression of an exoplanet. | Newsreel

A maximum of 1250 degrees with an 8000km/h breeze

Winds exceeding 8000km/h, daytime temperatures of 1250 degrees Celsius, dropping to 600 degrees overnight. That’s the environment of a planet 280 light years away. An
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