No lives lost in Cyclone Yasi, but Queensland faces another huge clean up
Thursday, 03 February 2011
Queenslanders are breathing a sigh of relief this morning after Premier Anna Bligh confirmed that there have been no reports of lives lost from Cyclone Yasi, which ripped through the far north of the state last night.  ...

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A stalled state
Thursday, 13 January 2011
The Queensland flood crisis is far from over, but this morning Queensland Anna Bligh slightly shifted her focus from disaster management to disaster recovery, when she said her state faces its greatest reconstruction effort since World War II.  ...

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Brisbane floodwaters peak, but over 70 still missing and city centre shut down
Thursday, 13 January 2011
Floodwaters in the Brisbane CBD have reached their peak but the crisis is far from over, with the death toll reaching 12, the number of missing people rising to 71 and hundreds of thousands of homes either still underwater or without electricity.  ...

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Floods hit Brisbane and Ipswich, 90 people still missing as business shuts down
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
The city of Ipswich has been shut down and water levels are continuing to rise in Brisbane today as evacuation efforts accelerate throughout South East Queensland.  ...

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A flood of despair
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
This morning we took a few minutes out from putting SmartCompany together to watch an emotional Queensland Premier Anna Bligh hold a media conference to update her state on the flood situation in Toowoomba.  ...

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Costs from Queensland floods rise, but economists say disaster will not impact interest rates
Thursday, 06 January 2011
The mining, agribusiness, insurance and consumer staples sectors have started counting the costs of the Queensland flood disaster, with the Queensland Premier Anna Bligh estimating the final toll could be as high as $5 billion.  ...

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Facebook reminds administrators to monitor pages
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Social networking giant Facebook has apparently emailed fan page administrators to remind them of the tools available to help moderate content on their discussion boards.  ...

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Queensland bows to pressure from billionaire and delays land tax changes
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
The Queensland Government will postpone debate on the controversial changes to land tax legislation after a number of industry groups, and billionaire Gerry Harvey and Westfield boss Stephen Lowy, spoke out in protest this week.  ...

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Fears for another meat processor as abattoir sector struggles
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Just days after a meat processing company in the NSW town of Young collapsed into administration, doubts have been raised over the viability of a Queensland firm which stood down 230 workers at its two abattoirs yesterday.  ...

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NBN Co. names CIO, announces location of technical team headquarters
Monday, 16 November 2009
Progress on the National Broadband Network has been given a boost, with Melbourne being named as the home for the technical team responsible with rolling-out the network's IT infrastructure.  ...

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States could share National Broadband Network headquarters
Thursday, 06 August 2009
The headquarters for the National Broadband Network may be located across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria instead of one location, it was revealed to a Parliamentary committee yesterday.  ...

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Another $300 million for training will boost education sector
Friday, 03 July 2009
The Federal Government has announced new plans to offer training services to over 100,000 unemployed Australians ahead of next week's labour force data, which is expected to show another rise in unemployment.  ...

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Qld budget provides payroll tax concessions but business costs jump by $500 million
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
Business groups in Queensland have welcomed payroll tax concessions, announced in the Queensland budget, for companies that hire apprentices but have hit out at a $500 million jump in business costs.  ...

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Queensland and NSW brace for big budget deficits
Tuesday, 16 June 2009
Businesses in New South Wales are bracing for big budget deficits and cost cutting as the state governments prepare to hand down their budgets for the 2009-10 year.  ...

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Scrapping fuel subsidy will cost Queensland business $320 million
Wednesday, 03 June 2009
The Queensland Government's decision to scrap the state's fuel subsidy program will hurt small businesses to the tune of $320 million and force them to increase the cost of goods and services, the Queensland Chamber of Commerce & Industry says.  ...

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Bligh's promise on jobs in Queensland
Monday, 23 March 2009
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh will unveil her new cabinet in the next few days after winning Saturday's election, leading Labor to a fifth consecutive victory despite a number of seats lost to the Opposition.   ...

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Queensland election will go down to the wire
Friday, 20 March 2009
The Liberal National Party has edged ahead of Queensland's incumbent Labor Government as the state prepares to head to the polls tomorrow.  ...

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Queensland election could hinge on economic woes
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has called an early state election, just three days after the state lost its AAA credit rating because of its rising debt levels.  ...

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Queensland property sector hit with shock tax hike
Wednesday, 10 December 2008
Queensland property developers are crying foul over Premier Anna Bligh’s decision to impose a special tax on landholdings worth more than $5 million, claiming the decision will cost 3500 jobs. ...

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iPhone, Harvey Norman and Kevin Rudd top Google search results
Wednesday, 03 December 2008
Retailer Harvey Norman, Apple’s iPhone, US president-elect Barack Obama and Olympic swimmer Stephanie Rice have one thing in common – they top Google’s most popular search terms for 2008. ...

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