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New state plan seeks to reduce disadvantage among Indigenous peoples
Queensland has launched its first “Closing the Gap Implementation Plan” that aims to reduce disadvantage…
School staff and childcare workers are given priority for COVID-19 vaccine
The vaccination rollout of school staff and childcare workers in Queensland will be brought forward in light of the…
Final design of the future Breakfast Creek Green Bridge is finally revealed
The future Breakfast Creek Green Bridge has finally got a final design, as construction work is planned to be…
Brisbane City Council reveals plans to extend South Bank for the 2032 Games
Plans to extend South Bank with the acquisition of a seven-hectare site on Montague Road to become the…
Brisbane 2032 Olympics excitement strains against economic reality
On Wednesday, Brisbane is expected to be confirmed as the official host city for the 2032 Olympics in a vote by the…
UN urges Australia to commit to First Nations rights
Australia appeared on the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday (8) to present a formal response to the…
Cameras will catch drivers using phones behind the wheel
Cameras that can catch drivers using phones or not wearing seatbelts will be introduced to Queensland roadsides…
New plan to transition Australia out of COVID-19
Australia’s national leaders have developed a new plan to help transition the country out of COVID-19…
Pfizer might be available in October, says Ms Palaszczuk
Queenslanders looking forward to receiving their first COVID-19 vaccine will have to be patient and perhaps…
Reform for migrant and refugee women is needed, says study
In an address to the National Press Club, the Harmony Alliance and the Monash Migration Inclusion Centre…
QLD to close border to NSW amid new COVID-19 cases
Queensland Government has declared six Local Government Areas (LGA) in Sydney a hotspot following an…
Online travel declaration for visitors to enter QLD
Visitors entering Queensland from New Zealand or another state or Territory within Australia are now required to…
State Budget: seniors and people with disabilities
Seniors and people with disabilities have been significantly (and negatively) impacted by COVID-19…
State Budget: $138 million to respond to domestic family
The State Government has set aside $1.4 billion for the frontline services budget, with over $138 million to…
$50 million to boost sporting facilities in Brisbane
Brisbane’s sporting facilities will receive a boost of more than $50 million worth over the next 12 months as the city…
Brisbane’s one step closer to hosting the 2032 Olympics
Brisbane has entered the final stretch to host the 2032 Olympic Games, following the International Olympic…
Interview with Kara Cook: Morningside Ward councillor
Solutions Council, a weekly show broadcast by Reading Radio, has received Councillor Kara Cook in its…
Social Isolation and Loneliness addressed in QLD parliament
In 2020, COVID-19 brought to light the extraordinary toll social isolation and loneliness had upon people…
New designs of Kangaroo Point Green Bridge revealed
Brisbane City Council has revealed new designs of the future Kangaroo Point Green Bridge, responsible for…
New green bridges have the locations unveiled
The locations of the following two new green bridges have been unveiled as Brisbane City Council received more…
Support for workers with PTSD to be eased in QLD
Support and compensation are now more accessible for first responders who have PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress…
$30 million boosts for domestic violence victims
Domestic, family and sexual violence victims are said to receive extra support, with the state’s government…
GPS devices will be used to reduce youth crime
From today, courts will be able to order that youth offenders are fitted with GPS devices as a bail condition as part of…
Budget includes $3.4 billion for women’s wellbeing
The National Budget of 2021–22 delivered yesterday by the Federal Government foresees the use of…
Sexual harassment protections to be investigated
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced at the Labour Day Celebrations in Barcaldine that the…
Study finds strong support for constitutional Indigenous Voice
87% of submissions to a government report on the co-design process of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament…
Money over democracy or the other way around?
Nay Myo Steven Han is a Myanmar man who moved to Australia ten years ago. Jacques Maudy is a French-born…
Parliament to review vilification and hate crime laws
The state’s vilification and hate crime laws are set for a review in the hope to deliver a fair and inclusive community…
$2.5M in grants for violence service providers in QLD
Queensland Government has injected a $2.5M boost in the state’s domestic, family and sexual violence service…
Gabba is set to be the house of the 2032 Olympic Games
Gabba Stadium has been revealed as the main arena for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games in case…
Vaccine will be anticipated for patients over 50
The Australian Government will anticipate the COVID-19 vaccine rollout for patients over 50 amid tensions and…
Restrictions to remain in Queensland until 15 April
Following the lift of tree-days-lockdown in Greater Brisbane, Queensland Government has decided to…
Green grants building greener futures in Brisbane
Brisbane City Council has rewarded more than $300,000 in grants to community groups and not-for-profit…
Government delivers consent law reforms in Parliament
Queensland Government delivered significant consent law reforms in Parliament this week…
10 new cases in QLD as doctors call for more protection
With two ongoing clusters in Brisbane stemmed from the contact between health workers and COVID-19 patients…
New funding secures disability advocacy services in QLD
Queensland Government has announced non-recurrent funding of $ 8.1 million to aid disability advocacy…
Recovery Hotline has received more than 20,000 calls
Community Recovery Hotline has received more than 20,000 calls for information, advice and assistance…
Frontline workers received second jab of Pfizer vaccine
Today, at the Gold Coast Hospital, the first Queenslander received the second crucial booster of the COVID-19…
New legislation bans the single use of plastic in QLD
The Queensland Parliament passed yesterday new legislation that further toughens the use of plastic…
State to examinates clarity of sexual consent in schools
Queensland Government will kick off an examination process into the way sexual consent is being…
More regions in QLD receive the AstraZeneca vaccine
Bundaberg Hospital and Logan Hospital will be ready to commence with AstraZeneca this week…
Over 4200 frontline workers have been vaccinated in QLD
Queensland Health Department has informed that 4212 recipients of the “Priority Group 1a” received the…
First stage of Hanlon Park will be ready in May
The first stage of Hanlon Park will be ready in May, Coorparoo Ward Councillor, Fiona Cunningham, has…
QLD temporarily closes border to New Zealand
Queensland Health Department has decided to remove the label of safe travel country from New Zealand…
2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane is [almost] a reality
Brisbane chances of hosting the 2032 summer games have soared as the International Olympic…
Immunization in QLD will start on Gold Coast
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced the initial jabs of the COVID-19 vaccine in…
New stations aimed between Ipswich and Springfield
Nine new railway stations are being proposed between Ipswich Central and Springfield Central, including…
First shipment of COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Australia
The first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Australia as the initial jabs are set to…
Interview with Nicole Johnston: Tennyson Ward councillor
Solutions Council, a weekly show broadcast by Reading Radio, has received Councillor Nicole…
Brisbane parking meters to be cashless in two weeks
Brisbane parking meters will undergo a cashless routine from February 22 responding to a…
Everyone with a visa will get access to a vaccine for free
Minister for Health and Aged Care, Greg Hunt, has unveiled that all visa holders in Australia will be granted…
200,000 adults must be vaccinated a day, scientists say
Researches of the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have affirmed that 200,000 adults must be…
Developments to Brisbane’s North-West Corridor
Brisbane City Council has committed up to $10 million to the development of a major transport…
Government wants vaccines for all by October
The Federal Government has announced a country-wide vaccination plan to reach the whole…
Queensland declares Perth and surroundings a hotspot
Perth, Peel and the South West regions of Western Australia have been classified as hotspots by the…
QLD border to NSW to be open on Monday
Visitors from all of New South Wales will be allowed to enter Queensland without mandatory hotel…
Five new state schools for South-East Queensland
Five new state schools are set to open this week in a joint initiative from Education Queensland and…
Campaign urges Australians to get COVID-19 vaccine
The Australian Government has rolled out a $23.9 million multimedia campaign encouraging the…
More speed signs in Brisbane school zones
Brisbane is set to receive the largest smiling speed signs (SAMS) installation since the program…
Greater Brisbane restrictions set to ease
Restrictions including the mandatory use of masks have been lifted in Greater Brisbane after 14 days…
What are the main projects for Brisbane city in 2021?
Brisbane City Council expects to support more than 3000 jobs with their future infrastructure projects…
Victoria Bridge will be closed to general traffic
Brisbane City Council will permanently close Victoria Bridge to general traffic from Sunday, 24…
Greater Brisbane lockdown ends tonight
Brisbane’s lockdown will end at 6pm tonight after being in force for three days and with no new cases registered…
Interview with Angela Owen: Calamvale Ward councillor
Solutions Council, a weekly show broadcast by Reading Radio, has received Councillor Angela Owen…
State campaign against domestic violence on holidays
Queenslanders of all ages are the main targets of a state campaign against domestic and family…
Interview with Jonathan Sri: Gabba Ward councillor
Solutions Council, a weekly show broadcast by Reading Radio, has received Councillor Jonathan Sri in…
Future visual of Victoria Park has been revealed
The future visual of Victoria Park has finally been revealed by the Brisbane City Council as it moves forward to…
Ticket prices on Queensland public transport to be frozen
Ticket prices on Queensland public transport services will not suffer alteration in 2021, Premier…
State budget will reserve $21.8 billion for hospitals
Queensland Government has announced $21.8 billion for the development and improvement of…
New laws to strengthen disability worker screening
Safeguards have now been enhanced for National Disability Insurance Scheme participants…
New electric bikes will replace CityCycle service
Brisbane residents will soon be able to cycle through the city more easily with the launch of a new e-bike…
QLD border will be open to Greater Sydney from December
Queensland will open its borders to visitors from Greater Sydney as of December 1, has announced State…
Brisbane Greeters will be retaken next month
The volunteering program Brisbane Greeters will be retaken next month following a break of months…
State Government provides aid for storm victims
Queenslanders impacted by the recent storms that strike the state can apply for Emergency Hardship…
Ferry services to be resumed on November 15 in Brisbane
The Brisbane City Council will resume cross River and CityHopper ferries services on Sunday…
River Loop will receive 400 new wayfinding signs
The River Loop, cycling track connecting Brisbane City to St Lucia, will receive more than 400…
Coorparoo’s Majestic Park will be upgraded soon
Cr Fiona Cunningham of the Coorparoo Ward has announced the funding approval to upgrade…
What will be the solution? Two ferry terminals closed
The announcement from Brisbane City Council to wind up services in two ferry…
Crossing in Coopers Plains will receive an overpass
The Boundary Road level crossing in Coopers Plains will finally receive an overpass…
Bus stops may get solar-powered paper displays
TransLink will begin in November the evaluation with the results obtained after trialling…
QLD gets extra $2.7 million in sexual assault services
Queensland Government is applying an extra $2.7 million in sexual assault services…
Intersection in West End ready to be upgraded
The intersection upgrade project at Montague Road and Victoria Street, in West…
Queensland NDIS rollout finally completed
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has completed its five-year rollout…
Queensland expands border zone with New South Wales
The Queensland Government has decided to extend its border zone with New South…
A well-deserved additional leave for health workers
Queensland frontline workers are being thanked for their dedication during…
Queen Street Mall assessed to receive a new look
A new development application for a 33-storey building above Queen Street Mall…
Council to improve safety on Ipswich Road
Earlier this year, Councillor Steve Griffiths, from the Moorooka Ward, and Councillor…
Fairfield Station gets 3D braille model
A 3D tactile model featuring future upgrades at Fairfield Station has allowed…
New bikeways to deliver safe transport in Brisbane
Brisbane City Council is utilising funds from the COVID-19 Stimulus to introduce…
Plan against jobseeker scam is released
Fearing the action of scammers, the Queensland Government has released a five-point…
Vaccine against COVID-19 would be free in Australia
The Australian Government has made the first move towards the acquisition…
New storage site will extend PPE production in QLD
Queensland Government has decided to augment the supplies of personal protective…
“Border restrictions will not be relaxed,” says Palaszczuk
There was no new register of COVID-19 in Queensland overnight, has announced…
Queensland closes its borders with NSW and ACT
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced the closure of Queensland borders…
QLD universities to access $150 million in loans
Queensland universities impacted by COVID-19 will have access to a $150 million.
Queensland puts restrictions on Sydney travellers
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has declared Greater Sydney a coronavirus hotspot…
Children’s book explains Australia’s voting system
The student’s desire to elect a new class representative to introduce some much-needed…
JobKeeper and Jobseeker will be extended; rates will be cut
Payments from JobKeeper and Jobseeker will be extended by the Federal Government…
Queensland bans travellers from two local areas in NSW
Two local areas in New South Wales have been declared COVID-19 hotspots by Queensland…
Travellers with COVID-19 symptoms will be tested
Travellers entering in Queensland who develop COVID-19 symptoms while in the state…