Unemployment steady at 4.3% in March
The seasonally adjusted national unemployment rate was steady at 4.3 percent in March off the back of 18,000 new jobs.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures
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McR celebrates two lawyers of the year
McCullough Robertson Partners Damien Clarke and Tim Longwill have been recognised as Lawyers of the Year in the 2027 Best Lawyers rankings released today.
Mr Clarke
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‘Spinster’ stigma on female singlehood still lingers
By Maddison Sideris
Being a single woman isn’t the social taboo it once was. Singlehood seems to be on the rise, with more single person households, and more women
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NIOA extends drone and guided weapon alliances
Brisbane-based NIOA has extended its collaboration with global defence company L3Harris to explore the manufacture of guided weapons components in Australia.
It has also
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Bus-sized crocodile once feasted on dinosaurs
A 10-metre “terror croc” that once preyed on dinosaurs has been reconstructed by scientists in the United States.
Columbus State University researchers have pieced
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Streaming is stifling the emergence of new music
By Tim Kelly
In September, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) excluded catalogue music (recordings more than two years old) from the Australian
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Early warning signs emerge on AI job impact
By Clinton Free
There has been no shortage of bold claims recently about artificial intelligence (AI) and jobs – from mass unemployment to over-hyped distraction
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Visitor numbers to Australia up 20 percent
The number of visitors to Australia jumped almost 20 percent in the year to February, 2026.
China was the largest source country, accounting for 23.3 percent of all
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Nominations open for Queensland export awards
Nominations are officially open for the 2026 Premier of Queensland Export Awards.
The awards celebrate the achievements of businesses in the state’s $138.9
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Loneliness does not seem to be speeding up brain decline
Loneliness has been found to negatively impact memory in older adults but not accelerate brain decline.
A major new study has found lonely people perform worse than
Read more15 April 2026