The cost of traffic congestion in Brisbane’s fast growing north west will almost triple to $7 billion within the next 20 years, according to just released traffic studies, building pressure on authorities to find solutions to ease the gridlock.
Liberal National Party leader David Crisafulli is highly critical of Labor’s decision to borrow more. But he has yet to come up with alternatives.
The GDP figures have given Australia hope and optimism about the recovery from what has been an economic catastrophe. And, if the economists are right, the December quarter GDP will be even better.
When BioNTech began work on a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in mid-January, the project was dubbed Lightspeed. The codename was blessedly prophetic.
In a year when so many customs we take for granted have had to be dispensed with, finding comfort in tradition is more important than ever, writes Madonna King
The Queensland government will ban single-use plastic straws, cutlery and plates next year and will consult on outlawing the sale of polystyrene containers.
An anonymous “Santa’s helper” has paid off all the lay-bys at a Gold Coast toy store, totalling more than $16,000, with customers surprised and emotional with the gesture of Christmas goodwill.
2020 has been a year of unprecedented trials, tribulations and triumphs. Each day this month, we will publish the stories of ordinary Queenslanders enduring an extraordinary year. Today, Qantas pilot Colin Steel recalls the day his high-flying career was grounded.
Global issues have left everyone a little hot under the collar this year but with Fraser Island on fire and another mass coral bleaching forecast for the Greater Barrier Reef, we can’t afford to forget about the impacts of climate change, writes Rebecca Levingston
If you want to learn valuable life lessons about accountability, cohesion, timing, teamwork, discipline, precision, endurance and courage, try sticking an oar in, writes Michael Blucher
In the last decade, we have seen the use, abuse, and overuse of the word “smart”. Everything with technology has become “smart” – from your phone to a car, and even smart weapons!
A Central Queensland mayor wants $190 million to build a wool-milling complex of international scale that will boost jobs in the region and loosen China’s grip on the trade.
One of Australia’s top rural doctors says it is no surprise regional Queensland is bloated with cardiovascular disease risk factors, as thinning ranks of GPs on the clinical frontline fight a losing battle against the obesity epidemic.
A southeast Queensland community hit hard by natural disasters and the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is counting on a resurgence of drive tourism and a welter of big music and environmental festivals to get it back on the road to prosperity.
Adani’s one-time chief executive Lucas Dow is back in the executive suites after being appointed as country head and chief executive of Adani Australia.
How do you make money out of thermal coal? When you are Queensland energy czar Trevor St Baker, even the most maligned commodity has the ability to be leveraged.
Brisbane’s emerging tech industry has found more success after two companies reported major financial deals with one forecasting it would double the size of its business in five years.
