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Cattle using a feed lot. | Newsreel

Business, Community, Environment, Rural

Aussie tech targets Brazil’s methane juggernaut

An Australian climate technology company is closer to introducing its methane-reducing product into the world’s largest cattle herd. Rumin8, based in Western
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Woman shopping online. | Newsreel

Business, Community, Retail, Support & Services

OECD warning over ‘dark commercial patterns’

Deceptive commercial tactics are impacting 90 percent of global consumers, sparking a warning from the OECD. A new survey from the intergovernmental economic
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Qantas planes. | Newsreel

Business, Community, Transport, Travel

Qantas fined $100m for selling tickets on cancelled flights

Qantas has been ordered to pay a $100 million fine for selling tickets on flights that didn’t exist. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chair Gina
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Tesla driver. | Newsreel

Business, Federal, Government, Technology, Transport

Is your car sharing your image and voice with others?

Most car makers capture and share Australian driver data with third-party companies, sparking a call for updated privacy laws. Research by consumer advocacy group CHOICE
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Unit complex. | Newsreel

Business, Community, Professional Services, Property, Support & Services

Complex laws the key to harmonious living

As the housing crisis increases the demand for high-density living, a series of seminars is being rolled out across south-east Queensland to help the people tasked with
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Road train Queensland Outback. | Newsreel

Community, Education, Higher Education, Safety, Schools

Regional focus for student road safety program

A road safety program for Queensland high school students will be enhanced to focus on rural and regional drivers. Built off the award-winning BRAKE Driver Awareness
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NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars - Newsreel

Business, Defence & Aerospace, Education, Research & Science

Mars study fails to confirm ancient biosphere

Latest data from NASA’s Curiosity mission on Mars has failed to find evidence that the planet previously supported life. Samples collected by the Curiosity rover were
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City worker. | Newsreel

Education, Research & Science

Cool clothes nothing to do with fashion

City workers battling scorching pavements and stifling streets will soon be able to better dress to combat the urban oven. A team of international researchers have
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Information Technology courses are changing to address AI and cybersecurity.

Business, Education, Higher Education, People, Technology

AI set to transform technology training and jobs

Information technology training and jobs are set to evolve significantly over the next five years as Artificial Intelligence creates new organisational needs. Southern
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Apprentice using a computer. | Newsreel

Economy, Education, Employment, Vocational

Non-trade apprentice numbers down more than 20%

The number of apprentices in training dropped by almost nine percent in the most recent reporting. The latest data from the National Centre for Vocational Education
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Smart phone security. | Newsreel

Business, Community, Federal, Government, Safety, Technology

Cyber Act to set minimum security standards for devices

Smart devices must meet minimum security standards and ransomware reporting will be mandated for some businesses under new laws proposed by the Federal
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University students. | Newsreel

Education, Federal, Government, Higher Education

$3 billion in student debt relief step closer

Legislation to cap the indexation of student debt in Australia has been passed by the House of Representatives in Federal Parliament. Federal Education Minister Jason
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Australian soldiers marching. | Newsreel

Business, Defence & Aerospace, Federal, Government

Defence hits the mark with Indigenous Procurement

The Australian Department of Defence not only bears the burden of protecting our shores, it is also propping up one of the Federal Government’s major procurement
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Australian War Memorial Canberra. | Newsreel

Federal, Government

Geothermal powers Australian War Memorial

The Australian War Memorial in Canberra is now powered by one of the largest geothermal powers systems in the world. Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris
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Care park. | Newsreel

Business, Government, Infrastructure, Local, Property

Plan to ease car park burden for developers

By Steve Zeppa Developments in inner-city suburbs will have new car parking requirements under a Brisbane City Council proposal to make housing more affordable. Public
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Aged care worker and client. | Newsreel

Community, Economy, Employment, Support & Services

Growing care workforce lowers national productivity

The number of care workers has grown to now represent 15 percent of the entire Australian workforce. A new study by economic research institute e61 has found, with the
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Food delivery worker. | Newsreel

Community, Economy, Employment, Support & Services

Robbery sparks call to boost rights for gig workers

The violent carjacking of a food delivery worker on the Gold Coast this week has renewed calls for extra protection for the nation’s gig workers. Transport Workers
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Story costs are starting to be passed on in higher fuel costs - Newsreel

Business, Economy, Energy & Resources, Finances, Legal, Transport

Fuel storage laws starting to push up costs

Fuel prices are likely to rise as importers begin to pass on the compliance costs of new storage requirements. The second stage of Minimum Stockholding Obligations took
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Vietnam is growing at 7.4 percent per year - Newsreel

Economy, Finances

‘Remarkable’ Vietnam a rising economic power

Vietnam has emerged as a major winner from the trade ructions between China and western democracies. The country has just reported a 7.4 percent rise in Gross Domestic
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Housing insecurity is the main reason dogs are left in shelters - Newsreel

Community, Economy, Finances, Support & Services

Housing insecurity main reason for giving up pets

Housing insecurity has been found to be the leading reason for people leaving their pets at animal shelters. A La Trobe University study found 9000 cats and dogs were
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Musicians in a recording studio. | Newsreel

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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Lightscape at the Brisbane Festival.

Arts, Community, Events

Lights going out on Brisbane Festival favourite

One of the last remnants of this year’s Brisbane Festival will fade to black this weekend as Lightscape closes. The multisensory experience of light, colour and sound
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Sequels are dominating the Hollywood film schedule - Newsreel

Arts, Film & Television

Sequels dominate ‘safe’ Hollywood film schedule

Hollywood seems to be running out of ideas, or perhaps the big studios are becoming more averse to taking risks on unproven  formulas. More than half of the big movies
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Arts, Business, Dance, Technology

Ballet base receives global healthy building tick

Queensland Ballet is renowned for dancers who are in top physical shape, but now its new headquarters is just as fit and healthy as the people who work there. The Thomas
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Vinyl record. | Newsreel

Arts, Music

Vinyl record sales jump 10 percent in United States

Vinyl records are continuing their renaissance, based on recorded music sales data from the United States. Figures released by the Recording Industry Association of
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Doctor and patient. | Newsreel

Community, Health

Dementia poised to become Australia’s biggest killer

Dementia is poised to become the leading cause of death in Australia. The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), released today, showed Ischaemic
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Paul Bettany in the movie Wimbledon - Newsreel

Community, Sport

Wimbledon drops line judges after 147 years

The legendary Wimbledon tennis championship will break a 147-year tradition in 2025 when it phases out human line judges. They will be replaced by electronic line
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Elderly couple. | Newsreel

Community, Health

Alzheimer’s disease to affect 1.2 million by 2050

More than a million Australians will have Alzheimer’s disease by 2050, with a $17 billion impact on the economy, according to a new report. The health advisory company
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Warmer temperatures are leading to more vegetation in Antarctica.

Community, Education, Environment, Research & Science

Warmer Antarctica is greening dramatically

Antarctica has 10 times more vegetation than 40 years ago despite the challenging growing conditions. The greening of the Antarctic Peninsula has been linked to warmer
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Bushfire. | Newsreel

Community, Environment, Safety, Support & Services

Queensland ground zero for nation’s disasters

More intense bushfires and sustained heatwaves are joining cyclones to form the trinity of devastation, as Queensland is labelled Australia’s most disaster-prone
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Life recording will impact how we remember events - Newsreel

Education, People, Research & Science

Constant recording has profound impact on memories

Constant digital recording of life will help ensure access to a picture of our lives that goes beyond sometimes unreliable memories. However, researchers also believe it
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Green space is necessary near workplaces, according to a new study - Newsreel

Community, Environment, Health, People

Healthy green space needed near workplaces

Green space needs to be available where people spend their working days, not just near homes, a new study has found. The research also revealed that use of green space
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Professor Paul Kelly

Community, Federal, Government, Health, People

Professor Kelly steps down as Australia’s CMO

The medical face of Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly, is stepping down. Federal Health Minister Mark Butler
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Australian Antarctic staff Rhonda Bartley, Anthea-Fisher and Tom de Leon. | Newsreel

People

Antarctic Aussies to return home after a year on ice

Australians working in the Antarctic are getting ready to return home with a re-supply vessel on its way to the nation’s most southern territory. The Antarctic science
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Central Queensland beef producer Melinee Leather. | Newsreel

Business, Community, Environment, People, Rural

Global award for sustainable beef production

A Central Queensland cattle company has been recognised as one of the most sustainable beef producers in the world. Leather Cattle Co (LCC), run by Melinee and Rob
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Hurricane viewed from a satellite. | Newsreel

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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Child with a tutor. | Newsreel

Education, Perspectives, Schools

Does my child need a tutor?

By Matthew White School tutoring is a huge business. Australian estimates suggest it was worth more than of A$1.5 billion as of 2021. In Australia, we see frequent media
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Artificial Intelligence graphic. | Newsreel

Business, Education, Higher Education, Perspectives, Technology

Seven stages to understanding artificial intelligence

By Sandra Peter and Kai Riemer You know we’ve reached peak interest in artificial intelligence (AI) when Oprah Winfrey hosts a television special about it. AI is truly
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Families found new connection opportunities during the COVID pandemic - Newsreel

Business, Economy, Employment, Perspectives

Have we squandered our best change opportunity?

By Shane Rodgers Just for a moment everything seemed possible. Overnight, companies learned to use technology to allow their knowledge economy workers to live a
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Waiting out the election caretaker period - Newsreel

Business, Federal, Government, Legal, Perspectives, Queensland Election, State

Caution needed during election caretaker period

By Michael Lucey, Rebekah Lines and Phoebe Powell – McCullough Robertson Lawyers It is important for businesses and individuals working with government entities or in
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