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Emergency relief need doubles in 12 months

Over 1000 Queensland families reached out for emergency relief in August, more than doubling over the course of a year. Queensland Council of Social of Social Service
Read more 17 October 2024
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Global conflicts risk to clean energy momentum

Low-emissions sources are on track to generate more than half of the world’s electricity before 2030, but geopolitical tensions remain an underlying risk to the clean
Read more 17 October 2024
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Artist William Robinson to shine in ballet Soiree

One of Australia’s foremost living artists William Robinson will feature in Queensland Ballet’s student showcase Soirée this year. Designed to highlight the
Read more 16 October 2024
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Tech boost needed to maximise benefits of trade and travel

Outgoing Australian Border Force Commissioner Michael Outram addressed the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra today. Here is an extract of his speech, focussed
Read more 16 October 2024
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Lawsuits ensure renewable energy projects are just

The push to net zero has given rise to a new legal battleground, as renewable energy projects are increasingly subjected to litigation over the impacts on local
Read more 16 October 2024
Woman being stalked. | Newsreel

Two million Australian women stalked

Two million Australian women have experienced stalking since the age of 15. New analysis from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has also shown that in the past
Read more 16 October 2024
Hungry hands waiting for grain. | Newsreel

Food as a weapon common in global conflicts

Up to 21,000 people are dying of hunger each day in countries impacted by war. A new Oxfam report, which looked at 54 conflict-affected countries, found they account for
Read more 16 October 2024
Steven Miles and David Crisafulli at the Queensland Media Club today.

Leaders fail to cut loose from rhetorical rut

By Shane Rodgers You would think listening to latest “debate” between the two main contenders for Premier of Queensland that there are only four issues that
Read more 16 October 2024
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Cash-strapped employees see pay as top priority

Cash-strapped workers have moved salary levels to the top of their priority list as workplaces begin to stabilise after the pandemic upheaval. The latest global
Read more 16 October 2024
Woman frustrated with online purchase. | Newsreel

Deception and manipulation target of new consumer laws

Businesses will no longer be able to ask consumers to create an account to make an online purchase under proposed changes to consumer law. Prime Minister Anthony
Read more 16 October 2024