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Palettes of our starry nights inspire astrophotographers
The night sky in its entirety was the star in an Australian photography awards which celebrated celestial beauty.
Renowned astrophotographer Alex Cherney was among the
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29 September 2025
Business, Defence & Aerospace, Federal, Government
Sydney focus of global industry’s space race
The Federal Government has used the backdrop of the world’s leading space event, being held in Sydney this week, to shore up agreements with NASA and the European
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29 September 2025
Business, Products, Retail
Spook-tacular Halloween ideas for 2025
It’s creepy and it’s spooky, it’s all together kooky. Get ready for Halloween’s eerie arrival on Friday, October 31 with our round up of some of the most
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29 September 2025
Business, Government, Infrastructure, Property, State
Business case to look at redeveloping the MCG
Those who are eventually tasked with designing and building the new Brisbane Stadium at Victoria Park, will have to keep one eye on down south to ensure we stay ahead of
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26 September 2025
Business, Community, Government, State, Tourism, Travel
Overseas visitors spend record $6.9 billion in Queensland
Spending by international visitors holidaying in Queensland last year jumped by almost a third, driving record results.
State Tourism Minister Andrew Powell said
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26 September 2025
Brisbane 2032, Business, Community, Government, Infrastructure, Local, Property
$180m North Lakes plan to boost Games’ accommodation
An almost 2ha site north of Brisbane will undergo a $180 million transformation into a new tourism and commercial precinct.
City of Moreton Bay Mayor Peter Flannery said
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25 September 2025
Education, Higher Education, Schools
Students at risk from lawless “shadow education” industry
An unregulated billion-dollar shadow education system is exposing students to deepening educational inequity, according to a new study.
The research, from the University
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29 September 2025
Education, People, Research & Science
A life of social connection reflected in ageing biomarkers
A lifetime of social advantage has been shown in DNA measurements to slow the ageing process.
New research from Cornell University, in the United States, suggests the
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29 September 2025
Community, Education, Health, Research & Science
3D-printed diamond-infused implant targets battery pain
A 3D-printed diamond–titanium device, that generates its own power, has the potential to overcome the need for batteries in medical implants.
Developed by RMIT
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26 September 2025
Business, Community, Education, Environment, Research & Science, Transport, Travel
Power of rooftop solar and EVs is a two-way street
Combining suburban rooftop solar with electric vehicles could reduce a city’s emissions from electricity and transport by up to 90 percent.
A new study by Japan’s
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25 September 2025
Community, Education, Health, Research & Science
Super-charged vinegar targets antibiotic resistance
Queensland researchers have helped to super-charge vinegar into a possible solution to antibiotic resistance.
A new study, led by scientists at Brisbane-based QIMR
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Arts, Business, Fine arts, Government, Local, Music, Tourism
Ed Sheeran Ipswich mural perfect lure for music star
Ipswich’s push to lure music star Ed Sheeran to the south-east Queensland city has stepped up a gear with the unveiling of a mural of the signer-songwriter, who has
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29 September 2025
Business, Community, Government, Infrastructure, Local, Transport, Travel
Metro lines complete with opening of Adelaide St tunnel
Brisbane’s Adelaide Street bus tunnel opens today (September 29), with a number of routes now using the new thoroughfare and completing the Metro M1 and M2 lines.
Lord
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29 September 2025
Community, Economy, Federal, Finances, Government, Health
Billing calculator bulks up GPs knowledge
The Federal Government is rolling out a calculator for GPs to measure the impact of introducing more bulk billing in their practices.
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler
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26 September 2025
Business, Community, Defence & Aerospace, Energy & Resources, Events, Government, Infrastructure, Legal, Local, Manufacturing, Professional Services, Property, Retail, Rural, Technology, Tourism, Transport
The business success stories driving a $200b economy
Almost 40 Brisbane companies and business leaders have been recognized for their achievements as finalists in the Lord Mayor’s Business Awards.
A quartet of corporate
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25 September 2025
Community, Government, Local, People, Support & Services
Sunshine Coast displays its welcoming ways
There’s a welcoming theme across the Sunshine Coast this week in a variety of forms.
As the region looks to shape a more inclusive future after being recognised as a
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Economy, Federal, Federal Budget, Finances, Government
$18 billion improvement as 2024-25 Federal Budget finalised
The 2024-25 Federal Budget has been finalised, showing a cash deficit of just under $10 billion, an almost $18 billion improvement on the 2025 Pre-election Economic and
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29 September 2025
Business, Economy, Finances
Global growth tipped to drop below 3 percent
The OECD has predicted global economic growth will dip below 3 percent next year as the stockpile of goods obtained in the lead-up to increased tariffs
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26 September 2025
Economy, Employment, Finances
Job vacancies down, household wealth up in ABS data
Job vacancies have dropped by 2.7 percent, while total household wealth jumped by the same rate, according to recent Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data.
The
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25 September 2025
Business, Economy, Employment, Retail
Cheap eats target of Fair Work inspectors’ Queensland blitz
Restaurants and cafés in Brisbane and Cairns are in the crosshairs of the Fair Work Ombudsman this week with a series of surprise inspections underway.
Fair Work
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25 September 2025
Economy, Finances
Power rebate relief over lifting annual inflation rate
An almost 25 percent jump in electricity costs over 12 months has lifted Australia’s inflation rate back up to 3 percent.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Head of
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24 September 2025
Arts, Community, Events, Literature, People
Black Witness earns McQuire State’s top literary award
Journalist and researcher Amy McQuire’s literary piece Black Witness has won her the $30,000 Queensland Premier’s Award at the 2025 Queensland Literary
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29 September 2025
Arts, Community, Health, Music
Ninajirachi grabs eight ARIA Award nominations
Electronic music star Ninajirachi has dominated the ARIA Award nominations, snaring eight appearances in the rollcall.
ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd said 2025 awards, to be
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26 September 2025
Arts, Fine arts
Lives on canvas – the Brisbane Portrait Prize
The Brisbane Portrait Prize finalists exhibition celebrates the city’s portrait artists and their sitters until November 9 at the State Library of Queensland.
The
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24 September 2025
Arts, Theatre
Every love story needs a little cultivating
Cult comedy musical Little Shop of Horrors is returning to Brisbane bigger, bolder, and hungrier than ever.
Since its premier in 1982, the kitschy and camp production
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23 September 2025
Arts, Music
Paul Kelly to headline the 2026 Red Hot Summer Tour
The ultimate Australian summer celebration of live music is turning up the heat with the newly announced Red Hot Summer Tour 2026.
This epic day of live music will be
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23 September 2025
Arts, Community, Environment, Events, Fine arts
Palettes of our starry nights inspire astrophotographers
The night sky in its entirety was the star in an Australian photography awards which celebrated celestial beauty.
Renowned astrophotographer Alex Cherney was among the
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29 September 2025
Community, Education, Environment, Government, Local, Research & Science
Guide to nature’s way of reducing impact of floods
Studies in two South-East Queensland river catchments have helped create a new toolkit to counter flood risks.
An Australian National University (ANU) study into natural
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29 September 2025
Business, Community, Federal, Government, People, Support & Services, Technology
One-third of Aussie kids being exposed to porn
Almost one-third of Australian children have seen sexually explicit images or videos online, according to new research.
eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said a
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29 September 2025
Community, Events
Join Oktoberfest for October’s best
It’s time to dust of your lederhosen, chill your beer stein and slap your thighs because it’s Oktoberfest time.
Oktoberfest dates back to 1810 when the marriage of
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25 September 2025
Business, Community, Support & Services, Tourism
Second round of Aussie Big Things make their mark
An Aussie road trip ticking off as many “Big Things” as you can is a rite of passage for many, with many iconic destinations now honoured in a new coin
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25 September 2025
Appointments, Business, Community, Environment, Events, Government, Infrastructure, Local, People
Juliet Alabaster to steer Brisbane parklands entity
Brisbane Economic Development Agency (BEDA) Chief Operating Officer Juliet Alabaster is the new Chief Executive Officer of City Parklands.
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner
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29 September 2025
Business, Community, Economy, Finances, People, Property, Support & Services
Support for right-sizing would free up 60,000 homes
A change to Australia’s Age Pension system could free up almost 60,000 homes and help ease the national housing crisis.
Off the back of a recent report which found 85
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29 September 2025
Appointments, Economy, Finances, Government, People, State
Johnston set to replace Frawley as QTC Chair
Suncorp CEO Steve Johnston will take over as Chair of the Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) next year, replacing the retiring Damien Frawley.
State Treasurer David
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26 September 2025
Business, Economy, Finances, People, Retail
Millennials serving up support for dining out sector
Younger Australians are keeping the dining out scene alive, despite the cost-of-living crunch.
New research commissioned by FoodService Association Australia (FSAA)
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25 September 2025
Community, Economy, Finances, Health, People
Change in spending habits locked in for Queenslanders
The cost-of-living crisis has prompted Queenslanders to adjust their spending habits, with new research suggesting the changes are permanent.
A national YouGov survey,
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23 September 2025
Education, Perspectives, Schools
Forget click-bait lists. Find the best school for your child
By Nicole Brownlie and Renee Desmarchelier
Lists of Australia’s “top” schools regularly make headlines.
We see this every year with Year 12 and NAPLAN results
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29 September 2025
Perspectives
Why can’t we have Pepsi and Coke?
By Shane Rodgers
The Ricky Gervais movie The Invention of Lying is set in a society where nobody can lie.
One of my favourite scenes is when Gervais walks past an
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29 September 2025
Federal, Government, Perspectives
Prime Minister Albanese’s full speech to the United Nations
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has made his maiden address to the United Nations. Here is his speech in full:
Eighty years ago, the people of our nations
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25 September 2025
Community, Health, Perspectives
Should I use paracetamol in pregnancy? Here’s the science
By Nicholas Wood and Debra Kennedy
United States President Donald Trump has urged pregnant women to avoid paracetamol except in cases of extremely high fever, because of
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24 September 2025
Business, Community, Environment, Perspectives, Rural
Extreme heat risk to Northern Australia food bowl plans
By Steve Turton
Australia’s worrying future under climate change was laid bare when the first National Climate Risk Assessment was released recently. It revealed
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23 September 2025