Long-term funding response to domestic violence
A $36 million funding boost to help prevent domestic violence in Queensland, delivered in April, will not be a one-off, with that amount set to be embedded in future
Read more31 May 2024
April building approvals fall from March spike
Australian housing approvals fell by 0.3 percent in April, after a 2.7 increase in March, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures released today.
ABS
Read more30 May 2024
$250m boost to small business support
Queensland small businesses will have a $250 million support package to access over the next three years.
Launched today in Far North Queensland, the State’s Small
Read more30 May 2024
80% of Aussies hit with scam texts weekly
More than 80 percent of Australians receive at least one scam text every week, with fake shipping or package delivery messages the most common.
New research,
Read more30 May 2024
New app helps shoppers find greener options
Australian households can cut the carbon footprint of their grocery shop by more than a quarter by switching to similar, but more environmentally friendly
Read more30 May 2024
Games boss urges Queensland to shine bright
By Steve Zeppa
Queensland’s heritage, natural wonder, welcoming nature and sense of ambition are set to feature in the branding of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and
Read more30 May 2024
Complaining workers harming their careers
Workers who constantly “brag” that they are stressed and overworked are harming their reputations and careers.
New research from the University of Georgia
Read more30 May 2024
Robotics strategy guides safe integration
A new national robotics strategy will aim to better integrate automated technologies into workplaces and ensure worker safety.
The strategy, announced the week, outlines
Read more29 May 2024
Inflation remains stubbornly high at 3.6%
Australia’s inflation rate remains stubbornly high and outside the zone where the Reserve Bank is likely to reduce interest rates.
April Consumer Price Index data,
Read more29 May 2024
No more knives out for retailers
The Queensland Police Service and the National Retail Association will join forces in an awareness campaign in the lead up to new knife laws coming into effect.
From
Read more29 May 2024