State’s vulnerable sitting on cladding ‘time bombs’
Queensland still has 800 “ticking time bombs” waiting for remedial building work, almost seven years after the danger of combustible cladding grabbed global
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New Fire Department for Queensland
The structure of Queensland’s emergency services will change from June this year under new laws passed in State Parliament this week.
From July 1, the state will have
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New risk-based approach to foreign investment
A new risk-based approach to foreign investment will see more scrutiny of investment proposals around critical infrastructure, minerals and technology and a more
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Greener pastures drop red-meat emissions
Improved land management has helped Australia’s red meat industry reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by almost 80 percent.
A CSIRO report found that in 2021 net
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Fake email barrage leads to charges
Two Gold Coast residents, who allegedly sent almost 2 million fake text messages over a two-week period earlier this year, have been charged by Queensland Police.
A
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Mayor’s warning as scammers hijack identity
Fraudsters have been masquerading as Rosanna Natoli, with the newly-elected Sunshine Coast Council Mayor urging the community to be aware of fake approaches under her
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First Nations children given education boost
The vast distances some First Nations children need to travel just to attend school each term can prohibit them from an education.
But now children from Yalari, which
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Billion-dollar boost for medical research
Almost $2 billion will be invested in medical research under a new Federal Government initiative.
The bulk of the funding, $1.4 billion, will be allocated through the
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Long weekend meteor shower for Brisbane
Set your alarm clocks Brisbane if you want to sneak a peak of the Eta Aquariid meteor shower this long weekend.
The celestial show is one of the best visible in the
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Rampaging Taylor Swift closes in on Beatles records
Music powerhouse Taylor Swift is continuing to break chart records, moving to the top of the historic soloist number one album ranks.
Swift’s latest album, The
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