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Sydney has again reached the official
top 10 of the world's most liveable cities in Mercer's Worldwide Quality of
Living Survey 2008, while four other Australian capitals are ranked in the top
35.
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The Queensland
State Government has announced a plan to underwrite flights to Queensland tourist
destinations to compensate for domestic flight cuts by the major airlines with
a $4 million rescue package.
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According to some, reopening
Exhibition railway station to commuters would provide an ideal transport
gateway to the inner-city. However, the Queensland State Government is not
currently considering the move.
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Businesses in highrise commercial office space in Brisbane's CBD will be hit with 27 per cent
rates increases from 1st January 2009.
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Queensland's State
Government plans to build a "bypass" link from Oxley to Yamanto via
the Centenary Highway, expected to be ready by June next year. In addition, work
to widen the Ipswich Motorway will move to the stretch of road from Goodna to
Dinmore from early 2009.
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A potential oil and gas
bonanza could follow Australia
extending its continental shelf under an agreement with the United Nations. "I am pleased to
announce that Australia,
the largest island in the world, has just been dramatically increased in
size," said Resources Minister Martin Ferguson on 21 April 2008.
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April 16 2008, Myer
announced that it would open new stores at Mt Gravatt, Robina (by 2010) and
Mackay (by 2011) as part of its expansion plan. Another store location will be
announced in the coming weeks, believed by some to be at the Grand Plaza
Shopping Centre, Browns Plains in Brisbane's
south-west.
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The Queensland State Government has moved to tighten fire safety regulations in
budget accommodation. The changes allow council fire inspectors greater
powers when visiting properties suspected of providing budget
accommodation but not declaring it.
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There
have been calls from the Queensland government
to lift holiday visa restrictions to allow baby boomers from across the world
to work in Australia.
Tourism Minister Desley Boyle says this will help solve the Queensland's skills crisis.
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Australia's second hub for cutting-edge stem cell research opened
in Brisbane 3
April 2008.
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