Playwright Suzie Miller. | Newsreel

Strong message in Miller’s Brisbane Festival play

The Brisbane Festival will share in a multi-million dollar grant allocation to present a powerful new Australian play. Strong Is The New Pretty, is a new work written by
Read more 11 July 2025
Barramundi fillet. | Newsreel

Queensland barramundi set to hook European chefs

A trade deal with the United Kingdom which eliminated tariffs on barramundi imports has created a gateway for the iconic Australian fish to make a splash throughout
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Road under construction. | Newsreel

Call for insights into infrastructure delivery readiness

With the runway to the Brisbane 2032 Games shortening, a peak body representing Queensland’s infrastructure industry is looking to gather on-the-ground intel around
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People gambling on roulette. | Newsreel

Gamblers back off and land turnover in the red

Business turnover in Australia has fallen for the first time in seven months. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed a fall of 0.1 percent, in
Read more 10 July 2025
Caboolture watchhouse. | Newsreel

Woeful watchhouses keep police from frontline

Queensland police are diverted from frontline response to transport and hospital guard duties for an equivalent for 37,000 shifts each year. A review into the State’s
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Person putting money in piggy bank. | Newsreel

Kiwi plan to divert income tax into personal accounts

A former New Zealand finance minister is pushing tax reform in our nearest neighbour, which may give Australian policy makers pause for thought. Sir Roger Douglas, who
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Australian Aboriginal flag. | Newsreel

First Nations flags portal marks anniversary

A new education tool has been launched to promote the meaning and history of Australia’s First Nations flags. Federal Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri
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Personal Color Analysis

Fashion flaunts its true colours

By Susan Schwartz Shopping for clothes once seemed to be such a simple thing. You’d be drawn in by certain colours and styles, and things that brought you joy found
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Mouse and mushrooms. | Newsreel

Anti-ageing compound in psychedelic mushrooms

Psychedelic mushrooms have been found to have anti-ageing properties. New research from the United States suggests psilocybin, the active compound in psychedelic
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Claris the Mouse

Fashion’s favourite mouse comes to Southbank

Fashion’s favourite mouse, Claris is coming to Southbank to read to children from July 11-13. Designed for little readers with big imaginations, join Claris for
Read more 10 July 2025