Finalists named for 2026 Lord Mayor’s Business Awards
Finalists have been named for the 2026 Lord Mayor’s Business Awards (LMBA) with the winners to be announced at a ceremony on October 30.
Thirty-three businesses
Read more8 October 2026
Home sale volumes drop but more dwellings up for sale
House sale volumes have fallen by nearly 20 percent over three months, despite a big increase in homes listed for sale.
The Savill’s October residential market report
Read more7 October 2026
Bluey live QPAC stage show sales begin
Pre-sales for the Bluey stage show at QPAC have begun and general sales will be underway on Friday, October 9, 2026.
Bluey’s Big Play – The Stage Show is being
Read more7 October 2026
Southern Queensland parched coming into summer
Southern Queensland is one of five areas of Australia with below average rainfall in 2026.
Others are the west of Western Australia, north-eastern New South Wales,
Read more7 October 2026
Special John Farnham cinema concert begins next week
Screenings of a special cinema-packaged version of last month’s John Farnham celebration concert will begin next week.
HOYTS said the repackaged version of John
Read more7 October 2026
Partnership to boost strike drone defence capability
A new defence partnership will help Australia develop the capacity to produce a “loitering munitions” capability.
Brisbane-based NIOA and US-based AeroVironment
Read more7 October 2026
Card surcharge change puts new pressure on inflation
By Fengfei Li
Since Australia’s card surcharge ban took effect on October 1, social media users have questioned new “service fees” and “daily surcharges”
Read more7 October 2026
Coalition’s big migrant cut plan ‘based on mythology’
By Alan Gamlen
Following months of discussions and partial announcements, Liberal leader Angus Taylor has unveiled the Coalition’s migration policy, including the
Read more7 October 2026
2027 ballet season embraces Evita, Hamlet and INXS
Queensland Ballet has announced the line-up for its 2027 season, including the Australian premiere of Doña Perón: The Story of Evita.
Other highlights include Hamlet,
Read more6 October 2026
Author Jeffrey Archer dies suddenly at age 86
Author and former politician Jeffrey Archer has died “suddenly and peacefully” at age 86.
Archer sold more than 320 million books over 50 years and was promoting his
Read more6 October 2026