Bats and boxers drive billions for defence industry
Queensland’s defence manufacturing industry has received a shot in the arm with two recent billion-dollar announcements.
Following approval by the German Parliament
Read more3 April 2024
GMG explores graphene for cleaner battery
A Brisbane-based clean-technology company has secured a $2 million grant to support construction of an Automated Battery Pilot Plant.
Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG),
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Job vacancies may be coming off the boil
Job vacancies in Australia have fallen 23.5 percent below their May 2022 peak but remain above pre-pandemic levels.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) job vacancy
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Energy changes fill gaps but ‘need a closer look’
Three Federal Government energy bills recently introduced into Parliament will have serious implications and deserve closer scrutiny, according to a leading national
Read more3 April 2024
Resources sector wary of dark clouds above and abroad
The resources sector has one eye on the clouds and one overseas as it looks to forecast the nation’s export earnings over the coming year.
The March Resources and
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Data dashboard tracks Indigenous youth plight
A new online interactive dashboard aims to shine a light on the over-representation of First Nations youth in Australia’s child protection system.
Launched by the
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Billionaire boom boosts mega-rich ranks
In a world with a growing divide between the “haves” and the “have nots” the mega rich are amassing staggering fortunes.
The annual Forbes rich list, released
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Aussies content despite generational ‘happy gap’
Australia has been ranked in the top 10 happiest countries in the world as new data shows a significant generational “happy gap” across the globe.
The Gallup World
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Let’s build for Queensland not the Olympics
By Steve Zeppa
Remember 2025.
No, it’s not a tagline for Back to the Future 4.
It’s a date which burned bright before the kerfuffle that is the Olympics cast its
Read more2 April 2024
New Authority to support transition to net zero
A new authority will be established to support the Australian economy’s transition to net zero.
As global efforts to reduce emissions intensify, the $180m Net Zero
Read more2 April 2024