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Tips to prepare students for delayed NAPLAN testing
Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE) schools have delayed the start of annual NAPLAN testing due to the impact of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Many of its 146 schools across
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14 March 2025
Business, Defence & Aerospace, Federal, Government, Manufacturing
Aussie laser weapon closer after Adelaide test
Australia is a step closer to a home-grown laser weapon after a successful test in South Australia.
In a national first, the Adelaide laboratories of QinetiQ
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14 March 2025
Business, Defence & Aerospace, Federal, Government
Brisbane hub for $200m Navy communications upgrade
Brisbane will be the base for a $200m program to upgrade communication systems on Royal Australian Navy ships.
Federal Minister for Defence Industry and Capability
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14 March 2025
Business, Economy, Finances, Legal, Professional Services
ASIC accuses AustralianSuper of death benefit delays
Australia’s largest superannuation fund is being accused of delaying death benefits claims for nearly 7000 of its policyholders.
The Australian Securities and
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13 March 2025
Business, Education, Higher Education, Property
Student accommodation pipeline adds thousands of beds
More than 11,000 student-specific beds are currently under construction in Australia, as the industry looks to ease the pressure on the private rental market.
The latest
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12 March 2025
Business, Community, Federal, Federal Election, Government, Health, Rural, Support & Services
Tassie poppy fields key to local pain meds industry
Tasmania’s poppy fields should be better leveraged to create an Australian-based pain medication manufacturing industry.
While welcoming a Federal Government
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12 March 2025
Business, Education, Research & Science, Technology
Deep flaws in deepfake detection tools
Critical flaws have been uncovered in widely used deepfake detection tools, sparking a call for urgent improvements in deepfake detection technologies.
A study by
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14 March 2025
Education, Federal, Government, Schools, State
Tips to prepare students for delayed NAPLAN testing
Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE) schools have delayed the start of annual NAPLAN testing due to the impact of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Many of its 146 schools across
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14 March 2025
Appointments, Education, People, Schools
Female leaders enhance Brisbane Catholic Education
Seventeen female educators have recently stepped into leadership roles at Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE), with many beneficiaries of an in-house development
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14 March 2025
Community, Education, Health, Research & Science
New robot hand has a little of that human touch
A prosthetic robotic hand than “knows” what it is holding and adjusts grip accordingly has been developed in the United States.
Johns Hopkins University engineers
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12 March 2025
Education, Research & Science
Water a brighter spark than we believe
Running water creates electricity at 10 times the intensity than previously thought, according to new Australian research.
Scientists at RMIT University and the
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12 March 2025
Business, Defence & Aerospace, Economy, Employment, Energy & Resources, Federal, Government, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Property, Transport
Focus on gender equality in male-dominated industries
Many of Australia’s peak business bodies and unions have been funded to deliver programs to support gender equality in the workplace.
Federal Minister for Women Katy
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14 March 2025
Business, Government, Property, State
Productivity Commission to probe construction industry
Legislation to create a new Queensland Productivity Commission has passed State parliament.
Treasurer David Janetzki said the new Commission would aim to cut unnecessary
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13 March 2025
Government, Local, State
State and councils renew partnership agreement
The Queensland Government and the state’s local authorities have signed a new partnership agreement.
Premier David Crisafulli said Equal Partners in Government
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12 March 2025
Business, Community, Government, Retail, State, Support & Services, Tropical Cyclone Alfred
State expands 24-hour resupply emergency declaration
An emergency planning declaration, which allows the 24-hour resupply of essential businesses in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, has been expanded.
Deputy
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12 March 2025
Economy, Employment, Federal, Government, People
Gender equality improving but gaps remain
Australia has improved its global ranking for gender equality and is now sitting at 24, according to the latest Status of Women Report Card.
The report details Australia
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12 March 2025
Business, Economy, Finances, Retail
No love for non-essential spending in February
Valentine’s Day failed to open wallets this year, with consumer spending dropping in key sectors last month.
The CommBank Household Spending Insights (HSI) Index fell
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14 March 2025
Business, Economy, Finances
Sustained growth in business turnover figures
Business turnover in Australia is showing signs of sustained growth, despite ongoing challenges in the mining sector.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
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13 March 2025
Business, Economy, Finances, Property
Dip in property prices slows growth in housing value
The rising value of Australia’s housing stock has slowed, as property prices fall in some parts of the country.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows the
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11 March 2025
Economy, Employment
Job vacancies jump for first time since 2022
Job vacancies rose for the first time in more than two years in the final quarter of last year.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Head of Labour Statistics Bjorn
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11 March 2025
Economy, Finances
Per capita GDP returns to the black
Australia’s per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew for the first time in almost two years last quarter.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows overall
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6 March 2025
Arts, Music, Theatre
Here we go again, no Brisbane show for Dolly fans
Brisbane fans of Dolly Parton will need to start saving for plane tickets with a hit musical featuring the songs of the American country music legend skipping Queensland
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13 March 2025
Arts, Dance, Federal, Government, Music, Theatre
Tax relief call for live music industry
A tax offset was one of a raft of recommendations handed down by a Government inquiry into Australia’s live music industry.
The House of Representatives Standing
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11 March 2025
Arts, Federal, Film & Television, Government, Music
Something so strong in Aussie documentary industry
Documentaries on iconic band Crowded House and the Federal Government Robodebt scandal are among projects to receive Screen Australia funding.
Screen Australia Head of
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5 March 2025
Arts, Theatre
Witches’ toil and trouble bubbles to the surface at La Boite
With witches currently taking centre stage in many productions, it is timely that La Boite’s latest offering allows the witches of Macbeth to star.
The Brisbane
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3 March 2025
Arts, Film & Television, People, Perspectives
Gene Hackman remembered as the actor’s actor
By Will Jeffery
Gene Hackman, an acting titan of 1970s and ‘80s Hollywood with more than 80 screen credits to his name, has died at 95. He was found dead in his home
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28 February 2025
Community, Government, Safety, State, Support & Services
Programs target youth crime re-offending rates
Two Queensland Government programs aimed at addressing re-offending rates have been put out to tender.
Premier David Crisafulli said the Regional Reset and Staying on
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14 March 2025
Community, Government, Local, Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Sunshine Coast beach access one focus of Alfred recovery
Restoring beach access for lifesavers is one of the priorities as Sunshine Coast Council continues recovery efforts following Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Deputy Mayor and
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14 March 2025
Community, Education, Environment, Research & Science
Bushfire management teams tune into bird songs
Bird listeners are shaping the management of forests in the United States and could offer a blueprint for bushfire-prone areas of Australia.
A new study has used a large
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13 March 2025
Business, Community, Education, Health, Research & Science, Rural
Aussie diets in downward spiral as fruit falls out of favour
Fruit is disappearing from Australian diets, sparking a health warning from the national science agency.
A new CSIRO study found Australians’ eating habits were on
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13 March 2025
Business, Community, Support & Services, Technology
Not-for-profits grapple with rising cyber risks
Almost 20 percent of Australian not-for-profit organisations reported a cyber security breach last year, with social service groups the hardest hit.
The Australian
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12 March 2025
Community, Education, Health, People, Research & Science
Eating disorders more stigmatised than depression
People with an eating disorder are more stigmatised than those suffering with depression, according to a new study.
University of South Australia Honours student Carlye
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14 March 2025
Community, Federal, Government, Health, People, Support & Services
Aussie life satisfaction drops to COVID lockdown levels
Life satisfaction of Australians has dropped to its lowest level since the COVID-19 lockdowns.
Results from the latest Australian National University (ANU) Election
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11 March 2025
Community, Government, Health, People, Safety, State, Support & Services
DV offenders rise as overall numbers hit record low
Australia recorded the lowest number of criminal offenders in more than 16 years last year, but domestic violence offenders still increased.
New data from the Australian
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10 March 2025
Community, Education, Health, People, Research & Science
Chasing happiness triggers “self-destructive decisions”
Chasing happiness is exhausting and destroys a person’s willpower.
Those are the findings of a new study into the “happiness paradox”, a phenomenon where trying to
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4 March 2025
Appointments, Business, Government, Local, People, Tourism
Luke Edwards steps up as new MBRIT CEO
Experienced tourism executive Luke Edwards will step up and take full control of Moreton Bay Region Industry & Tourism (MBRIT).
Currently the General Manager of
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3 March 2025
Business, Education, Manufacturing, Perspectives, Research & Science
3D printers the tool of choice for Martian pioneers
By Sven Bilén
Throughout history, when pioneers set out across uncharted territory to settle in distant lands, they carried with them only the essentials: tools, seeds
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14 March 2025
Business, Economy, Federal, Finances, Government, Manufacturing, Perspectives
First US tariff hit minor, but beware of ripple effects
By Lisa Toohey
“Unjustified” and “not the way that friends and allies should be treated”. That’s how Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny
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13 March 2025
Community, Perspectives, Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Alfred took our beaches, but the sand will return
By Javier Leon
For many people, the most visible impact of Cyclone Alfred was the damage big waves and storm surge did to their local beaches.
Beaches in South-East
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13 March 2025
Federal, Federal Election, Government, Perspectives
Polls show Federal election is still neck and neck
With ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred disrupting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s reported plans to call a Federal election for April 12, the poll is likely to now be
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11 March 2025
Community, Federal, Government, Health, Perspectives
With 50 more on the way, are urgent care clinics working?
By Henry Cutler
Over the weekend the Australian government announced $644 million to build an extra 50 Medicare urgent care clinics around Australia. This is on top of
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8 March 2025