6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1161+ words) Universities in Melbourne are launching start-ups, embracing industry on campus and positive uses of AI as their students integrate with businesses and the community. Melbourne’s biggest universities will launch dozens of start-ups each year in a bid to lift innovation…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (939+ words) August 25, 2026 — 6:20pm Welcome to CityChats, where Brisbane Times meets our city’s most interesting characters on our most iconic form of transport. This week, children’s book author and illustrator Sophie Beer tells us about her unlikely corporate background, how her real-life experiences…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (396+ words) August 22, 2026 — 1:25pm A senior government minister says Queenslanders can have confidence in the path ahead for the child safety system, despite a key watchdog raising concerns about reduced transparency and a lack of change. Principal Queensland Family and Child Commissioner Luke…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (783+ words) Updated August 20, 2026 — 3:03pm,first published 2:09pm Isaac Heeney’s children’s books have been dumped by major retailers and bookstores and a third instalment put on hold following an allegation of sexual assault against the Sydney Swans player. The first two books in Heeney’s…...