Business

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will extend trading hours in the state.

Palaszczuk government backs extended trading hours

Trading hours are set to be standardised across the state, with inconsistent rules about when certain types of businesses could trade set to be simplified, allowing early morning weekend trips to the hardware store and car purchases on Sundays.

New research shows lower income households are most likely to install solar panels.

Solar uptake more popular in outer suburbs

A Queensland researcher has identified the kind of people most likely to install solar panels on their homes, and it was not the latte-sipping, inner-city greenies of political lore.