7+ hour, 48+ min ago   (278+ words) Australian folk and indie pop duo Angus and Julia Stone have debuted at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart with their new album Karaoke Bar. The siblings have now landed in the top 10 with all six of their albums....

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (341+ words) Sixty percent of Australians are dining out less than they were a year ago, according to new research. Around half of all Australians are also spending less, figures from FoodService Association Australia (FSAA) and consumer research platform Vypr reveal. The…...

6+ day, 11+ min ago   (398+ words) There will be more room at the inn when Brisbane pubs are allowed to provide extra hotel accommodation. The Brisbane City Council will introduce “practical changes” to support the industry in creating more suburban pub stay experiences with a Temporary…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (802+ words) Pauline Hanson’s attention-grabbing policy to give mortgage holders and renters greater access to their super is high populism while being – according to its many critics – low economics and bad for people’s retirement. That said, one “teal” independent, Kate Chaney, says…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (235+ words) Australia and New Zealand’s largest indigenous investment institutions have partnered to invest in major indigenous-led projects in Australia. The organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to investigate opportunities to expand investment in Australian mining and critical minerals, and in…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (261+ words) Experienced tourism leader John O’Sullivan has been appointed Chair of the Tourism and Events Queensland Board. The Queensland Government has also announced that Krista Adams, Jacob Cassidy, Damien Massingham and Roderic Rees are joining the board. Existing board members Kylie…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (561+ words) The Queensland Government has announced more details of the five developments in Brisbane’s Northshore Hamilton that will create more than 2200 homes. The developments will span 6.1 hectares with a mix of one, two, three and four-bedroom homes and a new hotel....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1057+ words) Jacqueline Peel and Wesley Morgan For over a decade, the world has been trying to limit global warming to 1.5°C. That’s no longer possible, according to a new United Nations report. We will likely pass 1.5°C in 2030. That’s not good…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (286+ words) A growing number of do-it-yourself renovators and gardeners are hitting dangerous overhead and underground power cables. Ergon Energy Network says it is seeing a rise in incidents involving digging and excavator arms. Last year alone Queensland’s power network was struck…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (555+ words) A succession of wars, natural disasters and the COVID pandemic has forced parties to rethink how they protect themselves against extraordinary events disrupting major projects. Now a succession of major events – including Queensland flooding, the pandemic and international conflicts – have…...