Energy retailers a designated target for ACCC
Energy retailers will be investigated for misleading consumers over energy plans in only the second probe under a new complaints framework.
Australian Competition and
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Council steels itself to open Story Bridge footpath
Pedestrian access on one side of Brisbane’s Story Bridge will be restored by the end of the year with work under way to install 1.5km of steel supports.
Lord Mayor
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Satisfaction index puts Sunshine Coast on top
Sunshine Coast ratepayers are the most satisfied in the State, based on a recent community survey on Australia’s local governments.
Conducted by Snap Send Solve, an
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From caravan parks to cancer breakthroughs
Professor David Whiteman’s hunt for answers about skin cancer has meant criss-crossing Queensland in an old Ford Falcon, taking skin samples from people in caravan
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New patch to replace blood tests … and big needles
The need for a range of blood tests may soon be over with researchers developing a new patch to test for various conditions.
Scientists in the United States have created
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The Wharf hits the market after 10-year ‘passion project’
A Sunshine Coast tourism hotspot, which attracts more than two million visitors a year, is up for sale after an almost decade-long rejuvenation.
The Wharf Mooloolaba has
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Brisbane Roar back onside with ATO after $1.5m tax debt
The Brisbane Roar Football Club’s stoush with the Australian Tax Office (ATO) is over with the Federal Court this week dismissing a matter involving a $1.5 million
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COVID lessons being steadily forgotten
By Shane Rodgers
Five years after COVID-19 knocked the world off its axis for a while, it is worth asking whether we have learnt much from the experience.
During those
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O’Byrne new Ambassador for Gender Equality
Former Tasmanian politician Michelle O’Byrne is Australia’s next Ambassador for Gender Equality.
Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong said the ALP State and Federal
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September opening date for $45m Caloundra library
A new $45 million library and home to Sunshine Coast Council’s contact centre will open its doors next month.
Division 2 Councillor Terry Landsberg said Library+
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