Progress on two new state ‘green’ energy projects
Japanese energy giant ENEOS has opened its new “green” hydrogen facility in Brisbane.
The $200 million demonstration facility at Bulwer Island is expected to support
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New Beatles Rubber Soul album storms up the charts
The expanded version of the classic Beatles album Rubber Soul, including a “new” John Lennon song, looks set to take the group back to the top of the charts around
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Cash makes a comeback off card surcharge changes
Australian consumers are returning to cash payments off the back of the October 1, 2026 card surcharge ban.
RMIT Associate Professor of Marketing Marian Makkar said the
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Early learning boost ‘could reduce future social issues’
Child poverty could be addressed much faster with greater investment in early childhood learning and care, a new OECD report says.
The report found that higher health
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Counting and Cracking makes its Queensland debut
Award-winning play Counting and Cracking will have its Queensland debut at the Brisbane Powerhouse in 2027.
The play has won the Helpmann Award seven times, including
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Work begins on new Sea World marine wildlife hospital
Construction has started on a new marine wildlife hospital at Sea World on the Gold Coast.
It is the first facility of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, providing
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‘Scandinavian’ beige barely resembles Nordic chic
By Nina Hillenberg
Australian furniture showrooms, newly-styled apartments and lifestyle magazines remain devoted to the Scandinavian look: pale oak, linen, white
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Happy teachers lead to students learning more
By Theresa Dicke
The OECD reports schools worldwide are under growing strain from teacher shortages. “It is getting harder to recruit, retain and deploy qualified
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Migration polices ignore regional population challenges
By Stewart Lockie, Nick Osbaldiston and Rana Dadpour
Migration policy is emerging as one of this year’s defining political battlegrounds. The Albanese government,
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Retail to return to Toombul shopping centre site
Retail will return to the old Toombul shopping centre site through a new masterplan designed to resurrect the flood-ravaged site as a major community
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