Sarah Richards
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 15
- Latest publication
- Sep 29, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for ABC Australia
- Top 5K sites
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 6, 2026
Latest articles
Queensland government department loses $800k in cyber attack (opens the original)
Read excerpt
The Customer Services, Open Data, and Small and Family Business department lost $809,000 in public money due to an external cyber attack for financial gain. The department plays a lead role in strengthening the state government’s cyber security capabilities. No government data or sensitive information was compromised during the incident. The Queensland government department delivering the state's first cyber security strategy lost more than $800,000 in a cyber attack, a new report has revealed.
Number of Qld children known to child safety who died up 60 pc (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Ninety-one children known to child protection services died in the last financial year in Queensland, up 59.6 per cent from the previous year. It's also the highest number known to the child protection system to have died in five years. Overall, 452 children died, 312 of those from a natural cause. The number of Queensland children known to child safety who have died has gone up almost 60 per cent in a year, a new report reveals. The Queensland Family and Child Commission's annual report showed
Drug drivers will face higher fines under new Queensland laws (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Increased penalties for drink and drug drivers have been passed through Queensland parliament. Transport Minister Brent Mickelberg says the reforms aim to improve road safety. From December, a motorist with the presence of methamphetamine, cocaine or cannabis in their saliva will face a fine of up to $4,835 and a loss of licence for at least two months. Drivers with a drug present in their blood or saliva will face higher fines under new laws passed in the Queensland parliament. From December, p
Autism added to driving fitness standards triggers complaint (opens the original)
Read excerpt
A human rights complaint has been lodged over autism being included in the national medical standards to determine if a person can drive safely. The guidelines are used across Australia, but the final licensing decisions are state or territory-based. Casey Archbald is waiting to hear the outcome of his complaint. A Queensland man has lodged a human rights complaint over the latest national fitness-to-drive standards, calling the guidelines "demonstrably ableist". Casey Archbald, who is autistic,
Breaking: Queensland's credit rating downgraded for first time since 2009 (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Queensland's credit rating has been downgraded for the first time in almost 20 years, putting pressure on the state's multi-billion-dollar debt and Olympic infrastructure. S&P Global Ratings today confirmed it had lowered its "long-term issuer credit rating" on Queensland to AA from AA+. The state has had an AA+ rating since early 2009. In a statement, S&P Global said the outlook on the long-term for the state remains stable. "The stable outlook on the long-term rating reflects our view that Que
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
Top 5K sites
For ABC Australia, the outlet · Measured Aug 1, 2026
Website popularity band, not a count of readers or article views.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.