Job vacancies jump to highest level since 2024
Job vacancies rose in the three months to February to their highest level since November 2024.
Figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed a 2.7
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Mission launches for first moon flyby in 50 years
NASA’s Artemis II mission to perform the first crewed flyby of the moon in more than 50 years has launched.
The rocket launched at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida
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Nominations open for Queensland Day awards
Nominations have opened for the 2026 Queensland Day Awards and voting has begun for for the All the Best program that helps pick the state’s best locations and
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Most Queensland businesses impacted by war fallout
The majority of Queensland businesses say they are experiencing some impact from the Middle East war.
One in five have cancelled jobs or contracts as a result and more
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Children’s privacy caught up in ‘woefully out of date’ laws
By Tama Leaver
Australia’s privacy laws have been woefully out of date for a long time – not fit to address the realities of the digital world.
As part of the long
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More than half of students admit to some plagiarism
By Guy Curtis
People using other peoples’ ideas, words and creations without acknowledgement is a widespread problem. Plagiarism occurs everywhere from restaurant
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PM warns of tough times ahead for many months
By Michelle Grattan
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has warned Australians to brace for difficult months ahead, but pledged the government will protect them as well as
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The Star casino sells Queens Wharf Brisbane property
Beleaguered casino operator The Star has sold its stake in Queen’s Wharf Brisbane to its Hong Kong-based partners in a deal that allows the gaming giant to continue to
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Over 100 cruise ships dock in Brisbane in bumper season
More than 100 cruise ships have docked in Brisbane so far in 2025-26 and the number is expected to reach 139 by the end of the cruise season.
Brisbane International
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Council calls for early start on Bruce Highway alternative
The City of Moreton Bay is lobbying the Queensland Government to bring forward the Bruce Highway Western Alternative by a decade.
Mayor Peter Flannery said the Bruce
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