October 24, 2015

National Australia Bank has lifted its variable mortgage rate by 17 basis points to 5.60 per cent per annum. It follows Westpac raising by 20 basis points last week, and

A local government planning expert has called for a portion of GST to go straight to councils. Currently GST is distributed between states but Griffith University planning professor Darryl Low

With supermarkets already stocking Christmas goods on their shelves, Queenslanders have been urged to play it safe with the Christmas lights and electrical decorations they buy. Treasurer and Minister for

A magnitude four earthquake that registered 76 kilometres north-east of Brisbane this morning could be an aftershock from the earthquake that shook the area in July. Residents across south-east Queensland

Clear Mountains Oliver Armstrong is going places with his art. After being awarded the $2000 Tyson Evans Youth Art Scholarship for outstanding teenaged Moreton Bay Region artists in August, Oliver

The share market has staged a late recovery to close with modest gains, powered by a rally for energy shares and some healthy gains for bank stocks. The All Ordinaries

Our clouds are being sucked out to sea, increasing the risk of fires, drought and scorching heat. We could be in for a hot – a really hot – summer.

The Queensland Government’s plan to merge five state-owned power companies will be clarified later this year, with Cabinet still to decide on the mix. Labor made an election commitment to

The Turnbull government on Wednesday introduced fresh legislation to amend Australia’s family tax benefits system. The move is a compromise on measures from the former Abbott government’s 2014 budget that