Apartments. | Newsreel

High-rise apartment approvals collapse in August

A more than 16 percent drop in building approvals for unit complexes drove an overall decrease in the number of dwellings approved in August, reversing recent
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Early spring boosts spending on outdoor clothes, furniture and activities.

Unseasonal warm weather boosts retail spending

Warmer than usual weather is being credited for a lift in Australia’s retail turnover in August. Historically warm winter weather encouraged consumers to stock up on
Read more 1 October 2024
Young sports person and adult looking at computer. | Newsreel

Students in fast lane to sport tech careers

Sunshine Coast schools will be able to embed sports tech teaching into their curriculum through a partnership between industry and Council. Sunshine Coast Council has
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Brisbane artist William Robinson in his studio. | Newsreel

Robinson’s Numinous invites you to look and listen

Works from one of the country’s greatest living artists will be seen, and heard, in a new way at an exhibition which opened today. Brisbane-born William Robinson is
Read more 1 October 2024
Woman suffering heat stress. | Newsreel

National focus on climate-related health issues

The impact of climate change on the health of Australians will be the focus of a new 19-organisation national partnership. Federal Health and Aged Care Assistant
Read more 1 October 2024
Indigenous business owners. | Newsreel

$10 billion milestone for Indigenous businesses

Indigenous businesses have secured $10 billion worth of Federal Government contracts over almost 10 years. Federal Minister for Indigenous Australians Senator
Read more 1 October 2024
Extreme weather will make community recovery harder - Newsreel

More frequent disasters put recovery times at risk

Scientists have warned that communities risk being unable to recover from major weather events before the next one hits. El Niño climate patterns are likely to be
Read more 1 October 2024
Voting booths. | Newsreel

Government flurry signals official election countdown

Queensland councils will share in $500 million in funding for hundreds of projects, as the State Government made a flurry of pre-election announcements yesterday. The
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CD players in cars are on the way out - Newsreel

CD players rapidly disappearing from cars

First it was the Walkman, then the iPod. Now car CD players are going the way of the dinosaur. Not long after General Motors joined the growing list of car manufacturers
Read more 1 October 2024
Para cyclist. | Newsreel

World titles to test Coast’s Brisbane 2032 readiness

The Sunshine Coast will test-run its Brisbane 2032 para-cycling infrastructure by hosting the 2028 Para-cycling Road World Championships. The Championships, which will
Read more 1 October 2024