Annual inflation indicator drops to 2.1 percent
Australia’s monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator has again registered its smallest increase since the pandemic.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics
Read more25 June 2025
Queensland lures back overseas holidaymakers
International holiday visitor spending in Queensland has passed pre-Covid levels for the first time.
New data from Tourism Research Australia shows overseas
Read more25 June 2025
Lifespans falling as chronic disease spikes
By Shane Rodgers
Queensland children are facing a shorter life span than their parents as juvenile diabetes and high cholesterol become more prevalent in kids.
Health
Read more25 June 2025
Aura around new Parklands. Watch the flythrough
Work has begun on a new 5.3-hectare leisure destination on the Sunshine Coast.
Stockland General Manager Queensland Development David Laner said the first sod had been
Read more25 June 2025
Green plastic film cuts building energy costs by 20 percent
An Australia-China collaboration has developed a bioplastic film which can cool buildings by almost 10 degrees during the heat of the day.
Researchers from Zhengzhou
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Bold ballet trilogy leads Brisbane Festival gems
The Brisbane Festival promises to be even bigger and better in 2025, with a blockbuster lineup.
Leading the charge is the world premiere of Gems, a bold ballet trilogy
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Rio Tinto and Hancock commit $1.6b to Hope Downs 2
The next wave of Australian iron ore production has been confirmed with a $1.6 billion commitment to a new operation in Western Australia.
Rio Tinto and Hancock
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Maryborough to make the most of a road well-travelled
Maryborough is set to become home to one of the Australia’s most advanced recycled asphalt facilities.
A $20m investment into recycled bitumen technology and asphalt
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Where Queensland State Budget billions will flow
A more than $8 billion investment to deliver one million homes over 20 years and a $100 voucher for every primary school child in Queensland are among the announcements
Read more24 June 2025
Top tips when exercising in cold weather
By Harry Banyard
Temperatures have dropped in many parts of Australia which means runners, cyclists, rowers, hikers, or anyone physically active outside need to take
Read more24 June 2025