Billion-dollar hit to agricultural production in 2025-26
The drought in southern Australia is expected to lead to a drop in Australia’s agricultural production of more than $2 billion in the next financial year.
The latest
Read more3 June 2025
Push to localise supply chains a risk to global GDP
Global moves to on-shore manufacturing and production could undermine, rather than strengthen, supply chain resilience, according to the OECD.
In its latest Supply Chain
Read more3 June 2025
Services Australia slammed as $1.9b in child support unpaid
Services Australia lacks the systems and processes to tackle financial abuse being perpetrated in a Child Support system where almost $2 billion is unpaid.
A
Read more3 June 2025
Queensland comeback not enough for retail figures
A Queensland bounce-back was not enough to stop national retail figures slipping into the red in April.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showed
Read more2 June 2025
Numbers behind interest rates cuts and house price rises
By James Graham
With the Reserve Bank of Australia easing monetary policy, interest rates are on the way down.
Already this year, mortgage pre-approvals had begun to
Read more2 June 2025
New ‘transformer’ robot able to morph in midair
Shapeshifting machines depicted in the Transformers movies are becoming reality in a California University a short drive away from Hollywood.
A team of Caltech engineers
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New life for former Public Trustee building at 450 Queen St
A planned 6-star rating will see Brisbane’s former Public Trustee building transformed into one of Australia’s most sustainable commercial buildings.
The 51-year-old
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Hidden cost of Aussie food production highest in world
The first stocktake of Australia’s $800 billion food system has revealed we have the highest per capita hidden costs of any food sector in the world.
The CSIRO report
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Ecotourism focus of drive to $84 billion destination
New dark sky experiences and light-foot accommodation options are among a plan to deliver 45 new ecotourism options and double the value of visitor expenditure in
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Caffeine impacts brains of young adults during sleep
Coffee may prevent you falling asleep, but a new study has found then even when you do sleep caffeine can play havoc with your brain.
Researchers from the Université de
Read more2 June 2025