Queensland Police have reinforced road safety messages for South-East Queensland motorists as Cyclone Alfred is downgraded to a tropical low and crosses the coast north
DV offenders rise as overall numbers hit record low
Australia recorded the lowest number of criminal offenders in more than 16 years last year, but domestic violence offenders still increased.
New data from the Australian
An innovative tertiary sea training program casts off on Saturday to make a circumnavigation of Tasmania.
Thirty university students and trainers from across Australia
Generation Alpha has shown itself to value connection, with data analysis revealing “friend” as the children’s word of the year for 2024.
Director of Publishing at
Approved renewables output enough to power all homes
A number of new wind farms have lifted approved renewable energy projects to a level they could power the equivalent of nearly every household in Australia.
Federal
Unit approvals up more than 40 percent in 12 months
Housing approvals for units and apartments jumped to their highest level in more two years last month, with a more than 40 percent increase over 12 months.
Australian
With 50 more on the way, are urgent care clinics working?
By Henry Cutler
Over the weekend the Australian government announced $644 million to build an extra 50 Medicare urgent care clinics around Australia. This is on top of
Dune and seawall instability triggers Council warning
Sunshine Coast Council has urged people to stay off coastal dunes and seawalls as Tropical Cyclone Alfred continues to lash the region’s beaches.
In a statement,
As Tropical Cyclone Alfred prepares to cross the South-East Queensland coast, Queensland Police are reminding residents to be aware of Emergency Alerts which may come
First Queensland detection of damaging honey bee pest
One of the most damaging pests to honey bees has been detected in Queensland for the first time.
An alert from Biosecurity Queensland revealed the varroa mite (Varroa