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Wellington Port. New Zealand is one of four Pacific trading partners that Queensland is targeting. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI.

Queensland eyes greater, stable Pacific trade amid global oil shocks

Queensland is keen to boost its stable $3 billion trading ties with the Pacific amid ongoing global oil shocks from the Middle East. The state government has just released a three-year plan to boost trade, investment and political ties with […]
A Tweed Heads man has been denied bail over a cocaine haul onboard a catamaran. Photo: supplied/ABF

200kg cocaine haul found onboard catamaran with man denied bail

A 200kg cocaine haul found onboard a catamaran sailing from Queensland to NSW has resulted in a NSW man facing court. The Australian Border Face says a Tweed Heads man, 41, faced NSW Bail Division Court on Friday (April 17) […]
A city loop bus in Auckland. Almost 40 Kiwi drivers from NZ have been or will be lured to drive buses in Sydney. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI.

NSW signs up Kiwi bus drivers to serve on Sydney’s Northern Beaches routes

NSW is signing experienced Kiwi bus drivers from New Zealand to fill a shortage on its Northern Beaches routes in Sydney. The state government says three out of 10 bus service cancellations in Sydney are on Northern Beaches routes. It […]
The Census this year will be held on Tuesday, August 11, and the search is on for staff. Photo: awesomecontent on Freepik.

Search on to fill 16,000 Census jobs nationally including on Norfolk Island

The search is on for a ‘few’ good men and women to deliver the 2026 Census – 16,000 of them to serve as field officers, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) says. Held every five years, Census Night will be […]
Aussies ... One in five survey respondents who are contributing to their superannuation are middle-aged. Photo: kstudio on Freepik

Aussie superannuation funds meeting in Europe on greater investment deals

Australian superannuation funds are eyeing French and United Kingdom investments amid continuing geopolitical tensions with the US. A delegation comprising of IFM Investors AustralianSuper, Australian Retirement Trust, Aware Super, CBUS, HESTA, Rest, and Super Members Council is meeting in France […]
The divers are rescued from the raft that was dropped to them. Photo: Qld Police.

Two Qld divers ‘safe, well and home’ after 20+ hours drifting in the ocean

Two divers were found alive and well off the Gold Coast after they had drifted in the waters for about 20 hours. But another man who reportedly jumped from a cruise ship in the neighbouring Moreton Island vicinity on Friday […]
The new deal with Indonesia will only cover 20% of the current growing season’s needs, says PM Albanese. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

Indonesia to export 250,000t more urea which still can’t fill shortfall for current growing season

Indonesia is to export an extra 250,000 tonnes of fertiliser urea for Australian farmers under a new commercial deal. But it will only supply about 20% of what is needed for the current growing season, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says. […]
Ipswich City Council says they have space for more large-scale industrial and commercial developers. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

Ipswich pitches 8000 hectares to boost its manufacturing, defence status

Ipswich stands ready to reinforce its claim as Queensland manufacturing and defence hub with council releasing 8000 hectares of land to market. The city council says the land is the largest available in the state’s south-east and released a new […]
Emergency transport fuel quality has to be up to standard, the transport industry in NSW says. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

NSW transport operators fret over fuel quality as PM says 100 million litres are coming from Brunei, South Korea

NSW transport operators warn that poor-quality emergency fuel coming into the country can damage trucks, raise costs and disrupt supply chains. The warning came in a joint statement from Road Freight NSW (RFNSW), Refrigerated Warehouse and Transport Association of Australia […]
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