Early sales spark small lift in May spending
End of financial year sales helped drive a small boost in retail spending in May as consumers remained cautious with their spending.
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Read more3 July 2024
Wahlberg in Queensland Balls Up
Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg will be out and about in South-East Queensland over the coming weeks as feature film Balls Up begins filming.
The Peter Farrelly (Green
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New bionic leg moves with thoughts and reflexes
A new type of bionic limb controlled by the brain and spinal cord is giving speed and balance back to amputees.
A study report published in Nature Medicine said some
Read more3 July 2024
Aussie music struggling to make local charts
Australian music is struggling to find its place in a fractured market dominated by “heritage artists” and international mega-star tours.
The Australian Recording
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Risk and reward in AI workplace monitoring
Businesses using artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor employees’ behaviour and productivity can expect them to complain more, be less productive and want to quit
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Deadline for online industry to protect children
The online industry has six months to create codes to protect children from pornography or have standards set for them.
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman
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Long COVID impacts up to 30% of infected patients
An estimated 39 million people have experienced “long COVID” across the OECD, representing between 10 and 30 percent of people who contracted the infection.
An OECD
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Manufacturing workers can now vote to leave CFMEU
The manufacturing members of the Construction Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) can now vote to leave the parent organisation after legislation was passed in
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Database fast-charges battery connections
Queensland manufacturers can target new markets and opportunities through Australia’s first Battery Supply Chain Database.
Launched today, the database aims to help
Read more2 July 2024
Call to co-locate schools and retirement villages
The co-location of schools and retirement villages in high-density areas could help ease the growing pains caused Queensland burgeoning population.
A leading Brisbane
Read more2 July 2024