Power station, Gladstone, Queensland. | Newsreel

New guarantee for Queensland’s electricity network

Executives at Queensland Government-owned power assets risk losing bonuses if criteria set out under a new Electricity Maintenance Guarantee are not met. State Treasurer
Read more 28 November 2024
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Start of 100-day Brisbane 2032 review a little closer

Legislation to kick-start a 100-day planning review of the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympics has been tabled in Queensland Parliament. Premier David Crisafulli said
Read more 28 November 2024
Woman providing advice to another woman.

Community legal services turn away over 1000 every day

At least 150,000 people impacted by domestic violence were turned away from community legal centres in the past year. Community Legal Centres CEO Tim Leach said lack of
Read more 28 November 2024
Woman shocked looking at phone. | Newsreel

Something phishy around Black Friday sales

Online shoppers are being urged to think before clicking as scammers take advantage of the current Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales hype. Australian Federal Police
Read more 28 November 2024
Woman holding her nose. | Newsreel

Record $600,000 fine over Ipswich odour complaints

An Ipswich waste operator has been fined more than $600,000 following complaints by near-by residents of a “rotten egg gas” odour throughout 2022. Queensland’s
Read more 28 November 2024
Aboriginal man drinking coffee. | Newsreel

Access to finance limiting First Nations’ business impact

Australia’s First Nations businesses deliver higher social impact than many businesses, while contributing more than $16 billion to the national economy each year. A
Read more 28 November 2024
Tourist in London

Visa-free travel to UK ends for all Australians

The era of visa-free travel to the United Kingdom for Australians is over, with a new authorisation needed for all types of entry into the UK from January 8. The
Read more 28 November 2024
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Australia’s superannuation nest egg tops $4 trillion

Australians now have more than $4 trillion squirreled away in superannuation funds. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) Quarterly Superannuation
Read more 28 November 2024
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Thousands use witness-free digital stat decs

More than 20,000 Australians have lodged witness-free digital statutory declarations, since the service was launched in February. Federal Attorney General Mark Dreyfus
Read more 27 November 2024
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Cheap electricity keeps annual inflation rate stable

Annual inflation remained steady at 2.1 percent in October, supported by a continued fall in electricity prices. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) head of prices
Read more 27 November 2024