Reef water quality focus of city-centred fund
An innovation fund has been established to improve the water quality of the Great Barrier Reef.
The joint Federal-State $24 million Great Barrier Reef Urban Technology
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World first for Australia’s starry-eyed Bogong moth
An Australian moth has become the first insect shown to use the stars to navigate hundreds of kilometres.
A world-first study, by an international team of scientists,
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Free health checks for Queensland kindergarten children
Queensland children attending approved kindergarten programs will receive free health checks under a new State Government program.
Premier David Crisafulli said up to
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50 years on and Jaws’ two notes still quicken heartbeats
By Alison Cole
Our experience of the world often involves hearing our environment before seeing it. Whether it’s the sound of something moving through nearby water, or
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Melt Festival colours Brisbane culture
By Susan Schwartz
Brisbane’s Melt Festival is back for 2025 after last year’s phenomenal debut celebration of the vibrant LGBTQIA+ arts and culture scene.
It will
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Outback camels kick up red dust
Camel jockey Emily Sansom will race 4000km in an epic journey across the Queensland Outback Camel Trail, bringing her children along for the ride.
Ms Samson is a
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Commercial fishing released from investment warning
A decade-long investment warning related to Queensland’s commercial fishing industry has been revoked.
State Primary Industries Minister Tony Perrett said the
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Brisbane budgets on new Story Bridge footpath this year
More than $18 million has been allocated in this year’s Brisbane City Council Budget to the restoration of the Story Bridge, with almost half for work on the
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Optus agrees to $100m penalty over sales practices
Optus is set to pay a $100 million fine for selling products to consumers who did not want, nor could afford, them.
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
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$600 million for pre-construction work on faster rail project
Hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent next year on a project to deliver faster rail to the Gold Coast.
Queensland Transport Minister Brent Mickelberg said a
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