Tenders to be called for Mowbray Park upgrade
Heritage-listed Mowbray Park in East Brisbane will be revitalised, with tenders for the work to be called in October.
The revamped 4.4-hectare park will include a new
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Ban on covert filming at Brisbane pools
Brisbane City Council has introduced tougher device rules at its public pools to prevent covert filming.
The new rules will prevent the non-consensual use of all
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60 years of The Monkees – a unique cultural experiment
By Shane Rodgers
In 1966, Hollywood created a unique, genre-jumping television juggernaut that still holds a unique place in popular culture.
The Monkees were a
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New ‘dragon’ lizard discovered in Thailand
A new species of lizard has been found by researchers in western Thailand.
The dragon-like reptile has been named Acanthosaura syrax, based on the dragon Syrax in the
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Woolworths puts 1000 products on ‘lower shelf’ pricing
Woolworths has announced it will add an extra 105 products to its “Lower Shelf Price” scheme this week.
The move expands the range to more than 1000 products.
In a
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New parkland ‘village green’ opens at Samford
The new $5.8 million Samford Parklands Village Green is now open for public use.
The parkland has open lawns, picnic shelters, children’s play spaces and walking
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Albanese and Crisafulli face off over data centres
By Michelle Grattan
Anthony Albanese will outline to national cabinet this week proposed national legislation for conditions and guardrails around data centres – but
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The secret world of political lobbying exposed
Jennifer Lacy-Nichols
The secret world of political lobbying has been thrown into the spotlight by ABC Four Corners this week.
The program examined the loopholes in
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NASA finds Moon impact site for Musk’s SpaceX craft
NASA has identified and captured images of the crater formed on the Moon from the crash of part of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9 craft.
Images released this week show
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British group The Hollies call it quits after 60 years
British supergroup The Hollies have announced an end to touring after more than six decades of continuous performances.
Despite changes in line-ups over that time, the
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