Weather worry sparks fire ban in Queensland
Tinderbox weather conditions have led to a fire ban being imposed across south-west Queensland this week.
The Queensland Fire Department (QFD) said the fire ban would be
Read more23 September 2024
Construction’s annual workforce shortfall hits 130,000
Australia’s building and construction industry needs an additional 130,000 workers this year to overcome shortages.
New figures revealed in Master Builders
Read more23 September 2024
Hinterland’s dark skies set to be preserved
Almost 90,000 hectares of Sunshine Coast hinterland is set to become Australia’s second Dark Sky Reserve, following overwhelming support from the local
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An Australian is now one in 27 million
Australia’s population has officially passed 27 million, with Queenslanders now making up more than 5.5 million.
The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of
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Volunteering did not recover from economic downturn
Falling rates of volunteering has been blamed on economic conditions and changed behaviours following the 2008 global financial crisis.
United States-based research, led
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13 million spare bedrooms key to housing crisis
Older homeowners would be incentivised to rent out their spare bedrooms in a bold plan to ease the current housing crisis.
QUT economist Dr Lyndall Bryant said housing
Read more22 September 2024
Largest social housing project targets downsizers
Work on Queensland’s largest social housing project begins next week, aimed at downsizers in an attempt to free up larger homes for families.
The 490-home complex in
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Time to register your superheroes and movie stars
Superman’s alter-ego is lurking in a backyard on the Sunshine Coast, as is one gifted with the Force.
In a novel way to encourage ratepayers to renew their pet
Read more21 September 2024
Homes underprepared for heatwaves ahead
Australian homes are largely underprepared for longer and hotter summers, RMIT University research has revealed.
Sustainability and social impacts researcher Sarah
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Commission’s crucial steps to universal childcare
By Melissa Tham
The Federal Government has released a highly-anticipated report into Australia’s childcare system. The report, by the Productivity Commission, says
Read more20 September 2024