$2.7 billion price tag on back-to-school purchases
Back-to-school spending is tipped to inject around $2.7 billion into the Australian retail economy.
New research by the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) found the
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QPS flying squad soars with 41 extra officers
More than $30 million is being invested to grow a Queensland Police Service’s (QPS) rapid response unit to almost 60 officers.
Premier David Crisafulli said the QPS
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New dataset shines light on Earth’s “ignorosphere”
A 60km wide blindspot in Earth’s atmosphere has been mapped, paving the way for improved weather forecasting.
A team led by University of Tokyo researchers have
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Bank data reveals summer holiday hotspots
Iconic Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast beaches enjoyed some the largest holiday spends in the country, according to the National Australia Bank.
Analysis of NAB’s
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Anti-scam campaign taps into consumers’ inner-voice
A new campaign to help Australians avoid being scammed has been launched around three simple actions.
The Stop, Check, Protect advertising campaign, to be screened on
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5 steps to having a more chilled life in 2025
By Shane Rodgers
This is a tough time of year for a lot of people. We put so much stock into the Christmas-New Year wind-down that the prospect of cranking up a new year
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Insomnia risk rises for desk-bound workers
Desk-bound employees are much more likely to develop insomnia than non-sedentary workers.
A study conducted by the University of South Florida found that people whose
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Time to serve up best ideas for The Curated Plate
Sunshine Coast culinary aficionados have less than a month to stake their claim to be part of the region’s award-winning food festival The Curated Plate.
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New Brisbane cell to ensure safer Australian skies
Brisbane will be on the frontline of keeping Australian skies safe with Airservices Australia rolling out new technology in the nation’s first airspace management
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Parents feel the pain of back-to-school costs
More than a quarter of Australian parents are having difficulty affording an internet connection in their home, as they prepare to send their children back to school.
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