Aussies under 50 have world’s highest bowel cancer rates
Australia has the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world for people aged under 50.
New research by the University of Melbourne has revealed that there were more than
Read more28 May 2025
As retirement dream fades, ageism comes into focus
Younger Australians believe they will never be able to retire, with the revelation raising concerns about increasing ageism in the workforce.
A survey by Australasian
Read more28 May 2025
Double trouble for Story Bridge traffic Friday and Sunday
UPDATE: On Thursday (May 29) a Brisbane magistrate ruled the protest could not proceed, supporting a submission by the Queensland Police Service that the event could
Read more28 May 2025
PFAS detected in 85 percent of Aussie population
More than 85 percent of all Australians have at least three types of PFAS in their system, with Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releasing statistics for the first
Read more28 May 2025
$40,000 incentive for trainee Queensland GPs
General Practice doctors who begin their training in Queensland this year will be given $40,000.
State Health Minister Tim Nicholls said $24 million would be invested
Read more27 May 2025
$30m in fines for misleading students
A former vocational college which misled students, leaving them with debts of more than $60 million, has been handed a multi-million fine by the Federal
Read more27 May 2025
‘Big Australian’ creates AI hub in Singapore
Australian mining giant BHP will establish an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub in Singapore to accelerate digital transformation and AI adoption in the mining and
Read more27 May 2025
Gold Coast economy nears $50 billion milestone
The Gold Coast economy has grown to just under $50 billion, cementing the South-East Queensland destination as Australia’s largest regional economy.
Mayor Tom Tate
Read more27 May 2025
Modern warfare on show in US ‘experimental event’
Australian soldiers were given a glimpse of the battlefield of the future, joining an exercise in the United States, where drones and uncrewed vehicles
Read more27 May 2025
Lipstick index losing its gloss
By Susan Schwartz
The lipstick index may be losing its gloss after long being seen as an early indicator of tough economic times.
The index – which measures sales of
Read more27 May 2025