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Dr Jeanette Young named Queensland's next Governor

Dr Jeanette Young named Queensland's next Governor

After 16 years as the Chief Health Officer of Queensland, Dr Jean...

CBA to sell CommInsure General Insurance for $625 million

CBA to sell CommInsure General Insurance for $625 million

While Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) has recently been...

Treasurer approves BOQ's $1.33 billion acquisition of ME Bank

Treasurer approves BOQ's $1.33 billion acquisition of ME Bank

Bank of Queensland's (ASX: BOQ) plans to double its retail of...

Why supporting men's mental health leads to stronger businesses

Why supporting men's mental health leads to stronger businesses

When I stop posting 20 Instagram stories a day, my friends know s...

Vital Signs: Why has growth slowed globally? It has something to do with technology

Vital Signs: Why has growth slowed globally? It has something to do with technology

Even before COVID-19 hit, Australia was experiencing slow growth...

Global competitiveness report shows Australia must lift its game

Global competitiveness report shows Australia must lift its game

"We are among the lowest-ranked of 64 nations on company agi...

"World's largest online workforce" Freelancer.com sees enterprises in desperate need of talent

"World's largest online workforce" Freelancer.com sees enterprises in desperate need of talent

"The defining characteristic of the 21st century will be the...

ACCC: Domestic tourism boom driving local airline market recovery

ACCC: Domestic tourism boom driving local airline market recovery

Australian airlines are on the up in recent months as a surge in ...

QLD reinstates travel declaration form requirements

QLD reinstates travel declaration form requirements

Australians and New Zealanders wishing to enter Queensland will o...

Outland Denim hopes to exceed previous raise with relaunched crowdfunding campaign

Outland Denim hopes to exceed previous raise with relaunched crowdfunding campaign

Sustainable fashion company Outland Denim is hoping to blow its p...

Wine for whisky, RM Williams for Burberry: Australia clinches UK FTA

Wine for whisky, RM Williams for Burberry: Australia clinches UK FTA

Australia's $19.47 billion goods trade relationship with the ...

Deloitte forecasts wining and dining to drive retail growth at expense of apparel, household goods

Deloitte forecasts wining and dining to drive retail growth at expense of apparel, household goods

Retail has won a greater share of the consumer wallet in 2020-21 ...

Byron hinterland eatery Harvest to set up shop on the Hawkesbury

Byron hinterland eatery Harvest to set up shop on the Hawkesbury

A new resort with a surfing wave pool planned for the bushland wi...

QLD Government to reel in more blockbusters with $71m screen funding

QLD Government to reel in more blockbusters with $71m screen funding

The Queensland Government has today announced a $71 million injec...

Brisbane one step closer to hosting 2032 Olympics

Brisbane one step closer to hosting 2032 Olympics

"It's not in the bag yet but we are at that final hurdle...

Australian businesses took $128m hit from payment redirection scams in 2020

Australian businesses took $128m hit from payment redirection scams in 2020

Scammers took advantage of the economic crisis last year by swind...

AUSTRAC launches money laundering probes into NAB, Crown Perth, SkyCity Adelaide, Star Sydney

AUSTRAC launches money laundering probes into NAB, Crown Perth, SkyCity Adelaide, Star Sydney

Australia's financial crime regulator AUSTRAC has launched fo...

PM announces $500 per week package for some lockdown-hit workers

PM announces $500 per week package for some lockdown-hit workers

Workers affected by state-imposed COVID-19 lockdown periods that ...

Hotel quarantine far from 'fit for purpose'

Hotel quarantine far from 'fit for purpose'

With Melbourne under lockdown for another seven days, the consequ...

The four GDP graphs that show us roaring out of recession pre-lockdown

The four GDP graphs that show us roaring out of recession pre-lockdown

Back in the first three months of this year when we had JobKeeper...

ASIC asks activist short sellers to play fair

ASIC asks activist short sellers to play fair

Australia's corporate watchdog has asked activist short sell...

Selecting what matters: skill shortages are no basis for picking permanent migrants

Selecting what matters: skill shortages are no basis for picking permanent migrants

Australia should not target skills shortages when it selects worker...

Sammut Developments plans $200m luxury Surfers Paradise project

Sammut Developments plans $200m luxury Surfers Paradise project

Sydney-based Sammut Developments has submitted a development...

Akubra sees highest sales in decades: "That tourist dollar is not here, but our dollar is here"

Akubra sees highest sales in decades: "That tourist dollar is not here, but our dollar is here"

"People have not stopped taking product off the shelves, so ...

Going electric and banning new petrol-powered cars could be Australia's next big light bulb moment

Going electric and banning new petrol-powered cars could be Australia's next big light bulb moment

In 2007 Malcolm Turnbull turned off an industry's life suppor...

Link found between finance industry CEO pay options and adverse events after they leave

Link found between finance industry CEO pay options and adverse events after they leave

A research team from Monash Business School has found a direct li...

We could be a superpower: 3 ways Australia can take advantage of the changing geopolitics of energy

We could be a superpower: 3 ways Australia can take advantage of the changing geopolitics of energy

The International Energy Agency confirmed last week what many alr...

Going local first is not a crutch for Australian manufacturing - it's the way forward

Going local first is not a crutch for Australian manufacturing - it's the way forward

Before we had even seen the words 'coronavirus' and '...

Housing construction to hit new high, but multi-unit starts are down

Housing construction to hit new high, but multi-unit starts are down

The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has predicted a new record...

Swim school franchisor ordered to pay $23m in penalties by Federal Court

Swim school franchisor ordered to pay $23m in penalties by Federal Court

A franchisor of swim schools called Jump Swim has been ordered to...