Funding to explore new central Ipswich river crossing
The Queensland Government has confirmed funding of $4 million to investigate a new Bremer River crossing in Ipswich, west of Brisbane.
The city currently relies on the
Read more2 March 2026
More offences added to youth crime adult sentencing
An extra 12 offences are being added to the Queensland Government’s “Adult Crime, Adult Time” laws.
This will bring to 45 the number of youth crime offences
Read more2 March 2026
Work starts on new pavilion at historic Suttons Beach
Work has begun on the new Suttons Beach Pavilion at Redcliffe, north of Brisbane.
The project includes a new pavilion structure, extensive landscaping and public
Read more2 March 2026
New appointments to Qld Youth Orchestra board
Queensland Youth Orchestras (QYO) has announced three new appointments to its board.
Shaun Kenny has been appointed as QYO Board President, and he will be joined by new
Read more2 March 2026
Discouraged workers are the forgotten wasted labour
By Sora Lee
When we hear that Australia’s unemployment rate is low, it sounds like good news. The Australian Bureau of Statistics defines an unemployed person as
Read more2 March 2026
Advice to Australians caught in Middle East conflict
For Australian’s living in in the Middle East, or planning to travel there, the Australian Government has warned there is a risk of ongoing reprisal attacks and
Read more2 March 2026
International legal order is now in ‘free-fall’
By Shannon Brincat and Juan Zahir Naranjo Cáceres
The joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran represent a further erosion of the international legal order. Under
Read more2 March 2026
Stave off school holiday boredom at QPAC
The Easter break will soon be here and QPAC has a new lineup to stave off school holiday boredom with plays from Andy Griffiths, Toy Story and the elusive Green Sheep in
Read more26 February 2026
Tivoli Drive-In final farewell
It’s the end of an era with the last movie to show at the Tivoli Drive-In Theatre at Ipswich tomorrow night.
The theatre, which opened in 1976, will screen Takeover:
Read more26 February 2026
Loud emergency alert to be sent to all mobile phones
A loud emergency warning will be sent to every mobile phone in Australia on Monday, July 27, at 2pm AEST to test the government’s new national alert messaging system,
Read more26 February 2026