Teenagers looking at mobile phone. | Newsreel

What about AI in the social media ban discussion?

By Tama Leaver Julie Inman Grant, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, addressed the National Press Club this week to outline how her office will be driving the Social
Read more 25 June 2025
Inflation drop graphic. | Newsreel

Annual inflation indicator drops to 2.1 percent

Australia’s monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator has again registered its smallest increase since the pandemic. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics
Read more 25 June 2025
Snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef. | Newsreel

Queensland lures back overseas holidaymakers

International holiday visitor spending in Queensland has passed pre-Covid levels for the first time. New data from Tourism Research Australia shows overseas
Read more 25 June 2025
Health and Wellbeing Queensland CEO Robyn Littlewood - Newsreel

Lifespans falling as chronic disease spikes

By Shane Rodgers Queensland children are facing a shorter life span than their parents as juvenile diabetes and high cholesterol become more prevalent in kids. Health
Read more 25 June 2025
Aura Parklands, Sunshine Coast. | Newsreel

Aura around new Parklands. Watch the flythrough

Work has begun on a new 5.3-hectare leisure destination on the Sunshine Coast. Stockland General Manager Queensland Development David Laner said the first sod had been
Read more 25 June 2025
City under blazing sun. | Newsreel

Green plastic film cuts building energy costs by 20 percent

An Australia-China collaboration has developed a bioplastic film which can cool buildings by almost 10 degrees during the heat of the day. Researchers from Zhengzhou
Read more 25 June 2025
GEMS

Bold ballet trilogy leads Brisbane Festival gems

The Brisbane Festival promises to be even bigger and better in 2025, with a blockbuster lineup. Leading the charge is the world premiere of Gems, a bold ballet trilogy
Read more 25 June 2025
Rio Tinto mine Western Australia. | Newsreel

Rio Tinto and Hancock commit $1.6b to Hope Downs 2

The next wave of Australian iron ore production has been confirmed with a $1.6 billion commitment to a new operation in Western Australia. Rio Tinto and Hancock
Read more 25 June 2025
MR Roads Chief Executive Officer Daniel Mikus and co-founder James Rolph. | Newsreel

Maryborough to make the most of a road well-travelled

Maryborough is set to become home to one of the Australia’s most advanced recycled asphalt facilities. A $20m investment into recycled bitumen technology and asphalt
Read more 25 June 2025
Queensland Parliament building. | Newsreel

Where Queensland State Budget billions will flow

A more than $8 billion investment to deliver one million homes over 20 years and a $100 voucher for every primary school child in Queensland are among the announcements
Read more 24 June 2025