Paul McCartney back in the Australian top 10
Prolific former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney’s The Boys of Dungeon Lane has debuted on the Australian ARIA charts at number 5.
This marks 83-year-old Sir Paul’s 18th
Read more8 June 2026
Some weight-loss drugs may help prevent breast cancer
A major study has identified a potential link between some weight-loss medication and a lower risk of breast cancer.
An analysis of more than 110,000 women found those
Read more8 June 2026
Retirement decisions becoming harder in fragile system
Longer life expectancy, rising living costs and market instability are putting increased pressure on retirees trying to achieve sustainable income.
Many are likely to
Read more8 June 2026
Blue collar job decline disrupts class voting habits
By David Peetz
Class has always mattered, and now social democratic parties that sprung from a working class — including the Australian Labor Party – are finding out
Read more8 June 2026
Half of Australia’s bookstores have closed in a decade
By Katherine Day, Bec Kavanagh and Matthew Holden
In the past year alone, at least 13 independent bookshops have closed in Australia.
Some have operated for decades
Read more8 June 2026
Respiratory virus strikes 50,000 so far in 2026
More than 50,000 Australians have been officially diagnosed with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) so far this year.
Known cases of RSV, at 52,383, are more common than
Read more8 June 2026
South Bank live site set up for soccer World Cup
A free live site for the FIFA World Cup has been set up in the Cultural Forecourt at Brisbane’s South Bank.
The site will screen all Socceroos matches, while also
Read more8 June 2026
Local councillor conduct under the microscope
The conduct of local councillors will come under the microscope with the start of a Parliamentary Inquiry into the rules governing their conduct.
The Inquiry led by the
Read more5 June 2026
Reconciliation sentiment rings true all year
National Reconciliation Week may have just wrapped up for 2026, but for Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE), the sentiment rings true year-round.
This year’s theme All
Read more5 June 2026
Queenslanders vote best places to eat, drink and visit
Queensland’s best café is at Kedron, while the Sunshine Coast has the best beach, and Toowoomba the best bakery according to nearly 75,000 people who voted in All the
Read more4 June 2026