Is Australia giving away its gas resources, virtually for free? That question is at the centre of this week's parliamentary inquiry into the taxation of gas resources. Over the last decade, Australia has become one of the world's largest exporters of liquefied natural gas.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats that deploy mines in the Strait of Hormuz, he said Thursday, a day after Iran again displayed its ability to thwart traffic through the channel.
Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is encouraging residents to recognise local achievers by submitting nominations for the 2026 Toowoomba Region Australia Day Awards. Chair of the TRC Australia Day Coordinating Working Group, Cr James O'Shea, urged the community to finalise nominations before Friday, November 14, 2025.
A major $515 million critical minerals project in North Queensland has been fast-tracked, with the Sugarbag Hill Ultra High Purity Quartz Sand Project declared a prescribed project to accelerate its delivery. The development is expected to generate around 600 jobs during construction and support 140 ongoing roles once operational.
David George Joseph Malouf AO, one of Australia's most accomplished, internationally renowned and beloved writers, has died aged 92. Malouf's novels are cherished by readers - from Johnno (1975), An Imaginary Life (1978), Child's Play (1981) and Fly Away Peter (1982) to Harland's Half Acre (1984), The Great World (1990), Remembering Babylon (1993), Conversations at Curlow Creek (1996) and Ransom (2009).
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – U.S. weapons deliveries to Ukraine haven’t stopped despite the Iran war, and Ukrainian long-range strikes continue to hammer Russian oil production and manufacturing plants, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday.
More than 100 new social and affordable homes are set to be built in Toowoomba, as part of the Queensland Government's push to deliver more housing sooner. The 108 homes, to be constructed in Glenvale, were recently fast-tracked through the new Ministerial Infrastructure Designation (MID) pathway.
The Queensland Government has taken control of the proposed Boral Resources quarry at Reedy Creek on the Gold Coast, following significant community feedback and calls for greater oversight. More than 2,900 submissions were received regarding the project, prompting the Government to "call in" the application.
While a federal YouGov poll has Labor's primary vote down three points to a tie with One Nation, that hasn't been the case in any other federal poll this week, with Newspoll, Resolve and Morgan all much better for Labor. A Farrer byelection poll has given One Nation's David Farley a 52.7-47.3 lead over independent Michelle Milthorpe.
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