What will be the impact of the super El Niño event?
By David Fleming-Muñoz and David Ubilava
Climate models are now confidently projecting the world will experience a very strong El Niño weather event this year.
For
Read more24 June 2026
Tax and finance changes that come into effect on July 1
By Liz Minchin and Victoria Thieberger
July 1 ushers in a new financial year – and a raft of changes that will affect both workers and businesses.
From changes in
Read more24 June 2026
Area 51 space age playground to open at Skygate
Space age indoor playground Area 51 will open at Skygate near Brisbane Airport in 2027.
The facility will cover more than 7000 square metres, making it the largest
Read more24 June 2026
Daryl Braithwaite calls time after six decades of live gigs
Legendary Australian performer Daryl Braithwaite has announced his retirement from live gigs.
Braithwaite has been a regular on the touring circuit for nearly 60 years
Read more24 June 2026
Queensland Budget focuses on cost of living and services
The Queensland Government has delivered a State Budget it says is built around better services and cost of living savings without new or increased taxes.
It said the
Read more23 June 2026
Monoculture is a recurring Australian theme
By Frank Bongiorno
Pauline Hanson’s National Press Club address last week reminded us she doesn’t like multiculturalism.
She sees immigration as responsible for
Read more23 June 2026
Long-life families linked to mutant inflammation killer
Families with a history of long life have been found to have a mutation that appears to temper body inflammation.
A European Society of Human Genetics study, reported
Read more23 June 2026
Bird flu risk is low but mutations could change that
By Raina MacIntyre and Pan Zhang
Australia was the only continent free of H5N1 bird flu, until last week when a brown skua was found in Cape Le Grand National Park in
Read more23 June 2026
Pickleball courts scuttled after sustained campaign
A planned expansion of pickleball courts at Joachim Street Park in Holland Park West will not go ahead.
Brisbane City Council Holland Park Ward Councillor Krista Adams
Read more23 June 2026
Keir Starmer exits – Can anyone survive as UK PM?
By Nicholas Dickinson
Keir Starmer has resigned as leader of the British Labour Party, and so ends his time as the UK’s prime minister.
In the end, despite his
Read more23 June 2026