The news spread through ambulance stations across Queensland like a rapid dispatch call. More than 6,700 frontline Queensland Ambulance Services staff—a dedicated group including paramedics, patient transport officers, and Emergency Medical Dispatchers

Elara, a specialist in construction management—a sector facing critical workforce shortages in Queensland—sat reviewing the various pathways that could lead her to the Sunshine State. Queensland welcomes talent from around the world to fill critical skills shortages that support its diversified economy and vibrant communities.

The problem had festered for a decade. During what was described as a time of "decline" and a "soft-on-crime approach," rogue traders, often backed by organized crime, had set up shop across Queensland communities, putting hard-won progress in tobacco control at risk. Hundreds of these illegal stores had opened, often selling dangerous goods to children.

The air in Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, buzzed with expectation for an intimate creative gathering set for Thursday, 20 November 2025, at 06:00 PM. The venue for this special evening was the HOTA Gallery Foyer, situated at HOTA, Home of the Arts.

Australia has withdrawn its bid to host the COP31 UN climate summit in Adelaide in 2026 after reaching a diplomatic settlement with Türkiye. As part of the arrangement, Australian Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will assume leadership of crucial negotiations at the conference, subject to final confirmation from Turkish officials.

Australia has experienced unprecedented migration levels during the first nine months of 2025, according to analysis of official government statistics. The year-to-September period recorded 415,760 net permanent and long-term arrivals, establishing a new nine-month record and exceeding the previous benchmark set in 2024 by 6 percent.

A staggering almost a quarter of a million children have been plunged into poverty in just four years, marking a 33 per cent increase. This alarming trend, highlighted in the new Child Poverty in Australia 2025 report, has prompted advocates across Australia to call for urgent legislation defining and measuring the impacts of poverty on childhood wellbeing.

A staggering almost a quarter of a million children have been plunged into poverty in just four years, marking a 33 per cent increase. This alarming trend, highlighted in the new Child Poverty in Australia 2025 report, has prompted advocates across Australia to call for urgent legislation defining and measuring the impacts of poverty on childhood wellbeing.

The 2025 Telstra AFL Draft is set to be held over two nights, offering dozens of young footballers the opportunity to realize their dreams and allowing clubs to secure talent for a brighter future. The draft begins tonight, Wednesday, November 19, and concludes on Thursday, November 20.

The Gold Coast’s Planning and Regulation Committee has rejected a proposal for a major affordable housing development intended to provide transitional and temporary accommodation.