New QFES Commissioner Stephen Smith. | Newsreel

Commissioner and Department heads announced

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) Acting Commissioner Stephen Smith has been made permanent, after six months in the caretaker role. Commissioner Smith has
Read more 17 May 2024
Pizza and mobile phone

Spam a recipe for Pizza Hut deep pain

Pizza Hut has been fined $2.5 million for sending more than 10 million marketing messages in breach of Australian spam laws. An Australian Communications and Media
Read more 17 May 2024
Bulimba Barracks artists impression. | Newsreel

Fresh look for old Bulimba Barracks site

The site of the former Bulimba Barracks is being transformed into a residential development with 800 dwellings. New artist’s impressions for the site were recently
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Australian women's football team the Matildas at the 2023 World Cup. | Newsreel

Matildas chase more Cup glory on home soil

The Matildas have the opportunity to again galvanise a nation, with Australia to host the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup. Queensland will join New South Wales and Western
Read more 16 May 2024
People waiting on chairs.| Newsreel

Unemployment edges higher in changing economy

Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rose to 4.1 percent in April. This was up from a revised 3.9 per cent in March as jobless numbers jumped by 30,000 during
Read more 16 May 2024
Lowering of Brisbane car parking requrements

Minimum car parks scaled back for city apartments

Brisbane City Council is scaling down mandatory car parking requirements in the inner city as part of efforts to make housing more affordable. The Inner-City
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QUT professor Michael Flood. | Newsreel

Perpetrator naming key to male accountability

Greg Anderson, Adrian Bayley and Rowan Baxter. Do these names ring a bell? Perhaps if we mention Rosie Batty or Jill Meagher or Hannah Clarke, the penny will drop. The
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Inner voice gets us through the day - Newsreel

Inner voice a big part of getting through the day

People often talk about the “voice in their head” that advises, warns and sometimes confounds them. It turns out that most humans have this, and it plays a really
Read more 16 May 2024
Aerial view of the port of Brisbane

Robotic efficiency at ports focus of research

Research to improve the efficiency in our ports has received $1.5m in funding from the Queensland Government. Brisbane-based Young Guns Container Crew is developing
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Crowds at the Paniyiri Festival in Brisbane | Newsreel

Paniyiri adds to weekend buzz around Brisbane

More than 50,000 people are expected to attend this weekend’s Paniyiri Greek Festival in Brisbane. With the city already welcoming 140,000 rugby league fans for the
Read more 16 May 2024