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Time to celebrate those who make a difference
From critical thinking to library tinkerers, through family dynasties and rural kinship, teachers are shaping the minds of Queensland students every day.
As the state
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Business, Community, Energy & Resources, Environment
Need to make minerals ‘less critical’ for sustainability
Australia’s push to leverage its abundance of critical minerals needs to be paired with a recycling program to optimise the clean energy transition.
A white paper from
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5 October 2024
Business, Community, Environment, Professional Services, Transport
EV range still an issue for Aussie motorists
More than half of Australian motorists see driving range and battery charging times as the main barriers to purchasing an electric vehicle.
A new report from insurer
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2 October 2024
Business, Community, Support & Services, Technology
Brisbane leads nation in telco complaints
Brisbane residents lodged more complaints with the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) in last financial year than any other area in Australia.
The TIQ annual
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2 October 2024
Business, Economy, Property
High-rise apartment approvals collapse in August
A more than 16 percent drop in building approvals for unit complexes drove an overall decrease in the number of dwellings approved in August, reversing recent
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1 October 2024
Business, Federal, Government
$10 billion milestone for Indigenous businesses
Indigenous businesses have secured $10 billion worth of Federal Government contracts over almost 10 years.
Federal Minister for Indigenous Australians Senator
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1 October 2024
Education, Research & Science
Australian innovation to support Moon rescues
Australian researchers are at the forefront of ensuring future inhabitants of the Moon are safe.
An international project, led by the University of South Australia
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5 October 2024
Education, Research & Science
Scientists watch water being made in real-time
Scientists, for the first time, have watched water being made in real-time and unlocked the potential of rapidly generating water in arid environments, including other
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4 October 2024
Education, Research & Science
Squid skin helps create heat-adjusting clothes
Clothes that adjust to your own body heat are set to end the infernal question, “do I need a jumper?”
Researchers in the United States have studied the
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4 October 2024
Education, Schools
Time to celebrate those who make a difference
From critical thinking to library tinkerers, through family dynasties and rural kinship, teachers are shaping the minds of Queensland students every day.
As the state
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Education, Government, Higher Education, Local, Queensland Election, State
Class of 2024 straight to State election campaign
Four candidates in this month’s State election went straight from the classroom to the campaign trail and one could become the 100th woman elected into the Queensland
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3 October 2024
Business, Economy, Federal, Finances, Government, Rural
Moves to ensure unit price is right in sight
Improved visibility of unit pricing and consistency across supermarkets are part of a Federal Government push to tackle “shrinkflation”.
Prime Minister Anthony
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7 October 2024
Business, Community, Federal, Government, Safety, Technology
Leaders of Evil Corp hit with sanctions
Australia has targeted Russian members of Evil Corp, one of the world’s longest running cybercrime groups.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said financial sanctions and
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2 October 2024
Business, Community, Economy, Federal, Government, Tourism, Travel
Call for First Nations focus to aid tourism recovery
A Federal Parliamentary committee has recommended establishing a national First Nations tourism body and prioritising “accessible and affordable” regional air
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2 October 2024
Brisbane 2032, Business, Community, Education, Government, Local, Schools, Sport, Technology
Students in fast lane to sport tech careers
Sunshine Coast schools will be able to embed sports tech teaching into their curriculum through a partnership between industry and Council.
Sunshine Coast Council has
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Government, Queensland Election, State
Government flurry signals official election countdown
Queensland councils will share in $500 million in funding for hundreds of projects, as the State Government made a flurry of pre-election announcements yesterday.
The
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1 October 2024
Economy, Finances
Switching health policies prompts big savings
Most people who changed health insurance policies over the past 12 months saved money, according to the latest iSelect Health Pulse Survey.
The survey, conducted by
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3 October 2024
Economy, Employment
Hiring patterns changing to address talent drought
Companies are changing the way they hire staff for technology jobs to overcome a chronic global shortage of qualified people.
The OECD’s Bridging Talent Shortages in
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2 October 2024
Economy, Finances
Unseasonal warm weather boosts retail spending
Warmer than usual weather is being credited for a lift in Australia’s retail turnover in August.
Historically warm winter weather encouraged consumers to stock up on
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1 October 2024
Business, Economy, Finances, Professional Services
Retirement calculators missing crucial information
Many superannuation fund retirement calculators have been exposed as providing inappropriate advice, prompting calls for access to more independent information for
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30 September 2024
Economy, Employment
Queensland bucks national job vacancies trend
The Queensland labour market tightened in August, as the rest of the country saw a continued fall in job vacancies.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
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26 September 2024
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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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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3 October 2024
Arts, Education, Higher Education
Robinson’s Numinous invites you to look and listen
Works from one of the country’s greatest living artists will be seen, and heard, in a new way at an exhibition which opened today.
Brisbane-born William Robinson is
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1 October 2024
Arts, Music
CD players rapidly disappearing from cars
First it was the Walkman, then the iPod. Now car CD players are going the way of the dinosaur.
Not long after General Motors joined the growing list of car manufacturers
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1 October 2024
Arts, Film & Television, Music
Kris Kristofferson’s death ends a golden era
Legendary actor and singer Kris Kristofferson has died at age 88 after a prolific life of hits, accolades and sporting and academic achievements.
The artist’s family
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30 September 2024
Community, Safety
Dating apps to be rated under new safety code
Online dating apps have six months to conform to a new code focussed on user safety, which came into effect this week.
Co-designed with the industry, the
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7 October 2024
Community, Environment
OECD reveals pathway to end plastic pollution
A concerted global effort could almost eliminate plastics from entering the environment in less than 20 years.
A new OECD report has found comprehensive global policies
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4 October 2024
Community, Education, Environment, Health, Research & Science
‘Low-level’ pollution still impacts brain development
A multi-continent global study has found air pollution impacts the development of a child’s brain even at levels below government standards.
A University of
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4 October 2024
Community, Education, Health, Research & Science
COVID helps train the body to fight off other diseases
Having a bout of COVID has been found to help train the body to fight off other diseases.
Rockefeller University scientists said the body developed a kind of
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2 October 2024
Community, Health, People
Fizzy drinks and excessive coffee linked to stroke risk
New research has linked frequent consumption of fizzy drinks and fruit juice with an increased risk of stroke.
Drinking more than four cups of coffee a day could also
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2 October 2024
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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6 October 2024
Appointments, Federal, Government, People
Kiwi Major General new ADF Deputy Chief
Australia’s defence ties with New Zealand have been strengthened with the appointment of a Kiwi Major General as Australia’s newest Deputy Chief of Joint
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2 October 2024
Community, Health, People
Weekend exercise ‘just as effective’ as daily routine
A new study has found that “weekend warrior” physical activity may be just as effective as regular exercise across a week.
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers
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1 October 2024
Community, Health, People
Young people lead shift to non-alcoholic drinks
Global drinking habits are changing with young people in particular trending towards non-alcoholic alternatives.
A report in the Financial Times this week said that 39
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30 September 2024
Community, Economy, Education, Employment, Health, People, Research & Science
Lighting helps reduce negative impact of shift work
Linking exposure to light to the body’s circadian rhythm may help mitigate the ill-effects of shift work.
A research team at Flinders University found that
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30 September 2024
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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2 October 2024
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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1 October 2024
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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Business, Legal, Perspectives
Aged care bill brings clarity to vital sector
By Michael Lucey, Rebekah Lines and Phoebe Powell, McCullough Robertson Lawyers
Australia’s aged care sector has been the focus of reform for over a decade, spurred by
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Perspectives
Facing up to the innovation myth
By Shane Rodgers
The word innovation is one of the most overused in the English language. Even though it has been in the language for a very long time, sometimes it is
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24 September 2024