RSS FeedFinance & Business

Riverlink staff want change in parking policy

Riverlink staff want change in parking policy

Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 4:29 pm | Reported by Ellen-Maree Elliot

Some staff at the major Ipswich shopping centre, Riverlink, west of Brisbane, are confused and angry about car parking regulations.

Designers target ‘wardrobe-building’ buyers to survive

Designers target ‘wardrobe-building’ buyers to survive

Sunday, August 22, 2010, 8:21 pm | Reported by Tijana Jaksic

Shifting consumer trends are directing the future of fashion as customers tighten their belts and cut back on spending in response to the economic downturn.

Byron Bay business wants Splendour back

Byron Bay business wants Splendour back

Sunday, August 22, 2010, 7:23 pm | Reported by Dominique Wiehahn

Many businesses at Byron Bay on the northern New South Wales coast say they are struggling to survive this winter without the tourism spike Splendour in the Grass usually provides. The music festival’s move to Woodford, north of Brisbane in south-east Queensland, this year has left Byron Bay without the 17,500 people and around $6 million that Splendour attracted in 2009.

Undecided Queensland voters grill leaders

Undecided Queensland voters grill leaders

Thursday, August 19, 2010, 6:08 pm | Reported by Tom Doyle

Prime Minister Julia Gillard emerged well from some questions at the public forum at the Broncos Leagues Club in Brisbane on Wednesday night, speaking after Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott. Each candidate took one hour to answer questions from a 200-strong audience.

LNP: There is no justification for rent hike on Crown land

LNP: There is no justification for rent hike on Crown land

Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 11:44 am | Reported by Eleisha Rogers

The Queensland Liberal National Party said if they were in government there would never have been an increase in rent for Crown land.

New concept gym ‘popular with students’

New concept gym ‘popular with students’

Thursday, September 24, 2009, 8:44 pm | Reported by Wendy Fung

There is a new gym chain in Australia that now gives members the option to workout and train whenever they want, even at 3am.

Construction forces closure of QUT child care centres

Construction forces closure of QUT child care centres

Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 7:46 pm | Reported by Tom Monsen

Kids kicked out. Both child care centres on QUT’s Gardens Point campus are to close because of construction of a new precinct.

DNA to test exercise compatibility

DNA to test exercise compatibility

Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 7:23 pm | Reported by Anna Beresford-Smith

Once exclusive DNA testing may be rolled out in Queensland gyms using genetic coding to customise exercise regimes.

One-day strike action affects Qld unis

One-day strike action affects Qld unis

Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 6:57 pm | Reported by Derek Barry

Members of a union representing Queensland academic staff at three Brisbane universities went on a one-day strike last week. This article examines the cause and impact of the strike and looks at what might happen next

Drop-outs increase: Teen nippers want web, not waves

Drop-outs increase: Teen nippers want web, not waves

Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 6:16 pm | Reported by Olivia Pollard

Junior Gold Coast nipper numbers are on the rise but it appears their teenage counterparts prefer surfing the internet to riding the waves.