Sensationalist news reporting of the bushfires that are raging across parts of south-eastern Australia could have a negative effect on tourism in other parts of the nation, according to a senior University of Queensland academic.
Most weekday mornings Simon Rowell grabs a Boris bike and cycles through Hyde Park, Green Park and St James’ Park to his Fleet Street office in the former Agence France Press building from his Earls Court home.
Since the Federal election, major concerns have been raised about the possible weakening of environmental protections through delegation to State governments. In particular, there is a potential conflict of interest where the State has a financial or political stake in the project submitted for approval.
Since the Australian Crime Commission report into Organised Crime and Drugs in Sport was released in February the issue of drugs in sport has been at the forefront of Australian Media and the subject of much public debate.
Recently James Packer commented that the Chinese middle class is going to change the world and that Australia’s flagging tourism industry can be saved by large casinos. He warned that Australia can’t rely on its natural beauty alone and a lot of Chinese tourists like man-made attractions as well as natural attractions.
With the cost of living and petrol prices increasing dramatically over the past decade, the idea of saving as much money as possible at the bowser is of huge importance. However with increased competition and the introduction of discount dockets by major chains the true best value is often unclear.
Nearly two-thirds (62%) of Brisbane businesses surveyed in the 2012 Brisbane Innovation Scorecard have made at least one significant innovation in the past three years.
