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Study finds surprise variations in coral heat tolerance
New research has revealed evidence of variable heat tolerance in corals. The surprise findings will be important for reef adaptation and restoration as the world’s
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Business, Community, Safety, Technology
Deep fake video calls join cyber security threat list
Companies are starting to report “deep fake attacks” where artificial intelligence is used to impersonate people on video calls.
Business Aspect Cyber Security and
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17 October 2024
Business, Federal, Government, Local, Property, State
Rezone to build homes ‘where people want to live’
A rezoning blitz is needed to radically move the dial on the current housing crisis.
The Business Council of Australia (BCA) has called on governments to undergo an
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17 October 2024
Business, Community, Energy & Resources, Environment
Global conflicts risk to clean energy momentum
Low-emissions sources are on track to generate more than half of the world’s electricity before 2030, but geopolitical tensions remain an underlying risk to the clean
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17 October 2024
Business, Community, Environment, Legal
Lawsuits ensure renewable energy projects are just
The push to net zero has given rise to a new legal battleground, as renewable energy projects are increasingly subjected to litigation over the impacts on local
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16 October 2024
Brisbane 2032, Business, Community, Transport
Brisbane 2032 to launch a million air taxi flights
Airservices Australia is preparing for around one million air taxi flights each year across Australia in less than 20 years, with the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and
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16 October 2024
Education, Research & Science
Future technology channels ancient paper art
An ancient Japanese form of paper art could hold the key to the future reliability of our wireless networks.
Researchers in North America believe kirigami, the ancient
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17 October 2024
Community, Education, Environment, Research & Science
Study finds surprise variations in coral heat tolerance
New research has revealed evidence of variable heat tolerance in corals. The surprise findings will be important for reef adaptation and restoration as the world’s
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Education, Research & Science
Real Spider-Man web-slinging developed by accident
Web-slinging technology inspired by the Spider-Man comic character has been developed by silk researchers.
The Tufts University team created a process in which a fluid
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16 October 2024
Community, Education, Federal, Government, Health, Research & Science
WHO calls for extra effort in drug resistance battle
A lack of urgency in finding new antibiotics to counter resistant illnesses is putting millions of lives at risk, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
In
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15 October 2024
Education, Higher Education
Future life skills focus for new all-access uni subjects
First the first time in Australia, a university is set to offer all students access to cross-disciplinary subjects, regardless of their degree, with the aim of enhancing
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Business, Defence & Aerospace, Federal, Government
$245 million worth of tanks headed to Ukraine
Australia will supply almost 50 tanks to Ukraine in the largest contribution to the war effort since the Russian invasion.
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said
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17 October 2024
Government, Queensland Election
Leader fail to cut loose from rhetorical rut
By Shane Rodgers
You would think listening to latest “debate” between the two main contenders for Premier of Queensland that there are only four issues that
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16 October 2024
Business, Community, Federal, Government, Retail, Support & Services
Deception and manipulation target of new consumer laws
Businesses will no longer be able to ask consumers to create an account to make an online purchase under proposed changes to consumer law.
Prime Minister Anthony
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16 October 2024
Community, Federal, Government, Support & Services
Extra focus on readiness in humanitarian priorities
The Federal Government will commit $5 million to a new Asia-Pacific Regional Humanitarian Fund as it launches a new national Humanitarian Policy.
Foreign Minister Penny
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16 October 2024
Business, Community, Federal, Government, Health, Rural
Extra funding to combat virulent avian flu strain
The rapid global spread of a dangerous strain of avian flu has prompted a $95 million boost to efforts to prevent it from arriving in Australia.
Federal Agriculture
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15 October 2024
Economy, Employment
Record participation as unemployment remains steady
Australia’s unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1 percent in September, as the job participation hit a record high.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Head of
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17 October 2024
Economy, Finances
Government global debt blows out to $100 trillion
Global public debt is expected to pass $100 trillion for the first time this year and be approaching 100 percent of Gross Domestic Product by 2030.
The latest
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16 October 2024
Business, Defence & Aerospace, Economy, Energy & Resources, Finances, Infrastructure, Legal, Manufacturing, Professional Services, Property, Retail, Rural, Technology, Tourism, Transport
Businesses late to pay at an increasing rate
Businesses are struggling to pay their bills, with late payments at their highest level in more than three years.
The latest CreditorWatch Business Risk Index (BRI)
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16 October 2024
Business, Community, Economy, Finances, Professional Services, Support & Services, Technology
ASIC warns data breaches expose share portfolios
A spike in reports of stolen shares due to identity theft has triggered a warning from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
In a statement, ASIC
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16 October 2024
Business, Economy, Federal, Finances, Government, Retail
Government timeline to ban debit card surcharges
The Federal Government will look to ban debit card surcharges from 2026, as cash disappears from the economy.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, in the meantime, the
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15 October 2024
Arts
Downward dog and profits in La Boite’s cultish new show
The spiritual vs business side of yoga will be hilariously portrayed in Yoga Play – at the La Boite Theatre from November 7-23.
Andrea Moor stars as Joan, a savvy
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17 October 2024
Arts, Dance
Artist William Robinson to shine in ballet Soiree
One of Australia’s foremost living artists William Robinson will feature in Queensland Ballet’s student showcase Soirée this year.
Designed to highlight the
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16 October 2024
Arts, Education, Film & Television, Research & Science
3-Body Problem theory called into question
The Netflix series 3-Body Problem educated the population about the chaos that ensues from the gravity impacts of three planets in close proximity.
Now that conventional
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15 October 2024
Arts, Business, Community, Events, Film & Television, Tourism
Bluey’s World extends its Hamilton season
Bluey’s World is yet to open its doors, but its season has already been extended for an extra five months.
Tickets go on sale on Monday, October 21, for a November
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14 October 2024
Arts, Business, Music, Technology
Musicians now the masters of a new domain
In the ongoing battle to protect their intellectual property from artificial intelligence (AI), musicians now have access to their own top-level internet domain.
The
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14 October 2024
Community, Sport
Tru Blu Johnson offering for motorsport fans
Queensland’s most famous motor racing family is auctioning a race-winning car and iconic licence plate.
Steve Johnson’s Tru Blu #17 Touring Car and his father,
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17 October 2024
Community, Economy, Finances, Support & Services
Emergency relief need doubles in 12 months
Over 1000 Queensland families reached out for emergency relief in August, more than doubling over the course of a year.
Queensland Council of Social of Social Service
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17 October 2024
Community, Safety
Two million Australian women stalked
Two million Australian women have experienced stalking since the age of 15.
New analysis from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has also shown that in the past
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16 October 2024
Community, Health, Safety
Food as a weapon common in global conflicts
Up to 21,000 people are dying of hunger each day in countries impacted by war.
A new Oxfam report, which looked at 54 conflict-affected countries, found they account for
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16 October 2024
Community, Education, Health, Research & Science
Sweet tooth linked to depression and stroke
People who gravitate towards sweet foods and sugery drinks have been found to have a higher risk of depression, diabetes and stroke.
A new study by the University of
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16 October 2024
People
Australian fertility rate hits record low
Australia’s fertility rate has dropped below 1.5 babies per woman for the first time ever.
Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today showed
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16 October 2024
Economy, Employment, People
Cash-strapped employees see pay as top priority
Cash-strapped workers have moved salary levels to the top of their priority list as workplaces begin to stabilise after the pandemic upheaval.
The latest global
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16 October 2024
People
Journalist George Negus dies, aged 82
Veteran Australian journalist George Negus has died, aged 82, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Tributes poured in for the well-known author and
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15 October 2024
Business, Economy, Employment, People
Crisis of confidence in Australian professionals
More than two thirds of Australian professionals are concerned by the pace of change in the workplace, according to a new survey.
The LinkedIn research found 67 percent
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15 October 2024
Appointments, Federal, Government, People
Reynolds new Border Force Commissioner
Lieutenant General Gavan Reynolds will be the next Australian Border Force (ABF) Commissioner.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Mr Reynolds would take over from
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14 October 2024
Business, Community, Economy, Federal, Government, Perspectives, Transport, Travel
Tech boost needed to maximise benefits of trade and travel
Outgoing Australian Border Force Commissioner Michael Outram addressed the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra today. Here is an extract of his speech, focussed
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16 October 2024
Business, Economy, Perspectives
Is Australia’s trade war with China now over?
By Peter Draper
Finally, Australia’s rock lobster industry will be able to export to China again, following a deal struck on the sidelines of the recent ASEAN
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15 October 2024
Community, Environment, Health, Perspectives
Five myths around eco-friendly eating
By Dr Bianca Wassmann
Choosing food that is both healthy and good for the planet can be confusing.
“Organic beef”, “GMO-free” and “100%
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14 October 2024
Community, Health, Perspectives
Life expectancy for Aussies under 50 a concern
By Sergey Timonin and Tim Adair
Global life expectancy has increased dramatically over the past century, with Australia among the best-performing countries.
But during
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11 October 2024
Business, Community, Energy & Resources, Environment, Perspectives
Disasters signal march to 2.7 degrees of warming
By Thomas Newsome and William Ripple
You don’t have to look far to see what climate change is doing to the planet. The word “unprecedented” is everywhere this
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9 October 2024