One in four students receive special disability help
By Linda J. Graham and Callula Killingly
New data shows 27.2 percent of Australian students are receiving an adjustment for disability at school. This is up from 25.7
Read more25 May 2026
Surf park and zipline planned for the Gold Coast
The Gold Coast is set to have two major new tourist attractions – Australia’s largest zipline tour and a new surf park.
The Queenland Government has announced
Read more25 May 2026
Golden Lor opens fifth restaurant at Yamanto
Vietnamese chef and entrepreneur Ven Pham has opened her fifth restaurant in south-east Queensland, just 15 years after leaving her family farm to settle in
Read more25 May 2026
Jobless jump increases prospect of stagflation
By Shane Rodgers
A jump in the unemployment rate in April has increased fears that the economy is on a path to “perfect storm” stagflation.
Stagflation occurs when
Read more21 May 2026
Our Lady’s College in Annerley moves to co-ed schooling
Our Lady’s College in the Brisbane suburb of Annerley is the latest Catholic school to embrace a co-ed offering.
The school will be accepting expressions of interest
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Forever renting quickly becoming the new norm
By Dorina Pojani
For a growing swathe of Australians, “forever renting” has become the new norm.
Renting is no longer a youthful rite of passage or a transitional
Read more21 May 2026
Remains found in Britain date back 11,000 years
Scientists have uncovered human remains in Northern Britain dating back 11,000 years, the oldest ever discovered in the region.
DNA testing has confirmed the young girl,
Read more21 May 2026
New master-planned community for Twin Waters
The Stockland Twin Waters master-planned community on the Sunshine Coast has been officially opened for expressions of interest
The project will deliver 450 new
Read more21 May 2026
New 186-bed hospital opened at Springfield
A new 186-bed public hospital has opened this week at Greater Springfield, south-west of Brisbane.
The Mater Hospital Springfield will provide care for around 185,000
Read more21 May 2026
Underwater fish operate ‘beauty salons’ on coral reefs
A newly discovered fish species is operating underwater “beauty salons” in Australia’s coral reefs.
The two new-to-science species of the Cleaner Wrasse genus
Read more20 May 2026